Headlines: Markets: WTI crude oil down 1.5% to $97.30, Brent crude oil down 0.2% to $103.20 US dollar lower across the board as risk sentiment improves European indices slightly higher, S&P 500 futures up 0.7% on the day US 10-year yields down 3 bps to 4.25% Gold down 0.1% to $5,017, Silver down 1.5% to…
On Monday, attention in Canada will turn to the release of February’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) figures. The data from Statistics Canada will offer the Bank of Canada (BoC) a fresh read on inflation dynamics just ahead of its March 18 meeting, where policymakers are widely expected to leave the policy rate unchanged at 2.25%….
For the third Monday in a row, trading in the oil market has opened with a bullish gap, although this time it is not as wide as the gap seen, for example, on 9 March. The reason for the volatility is clear — the ongoing military conflict in the Middle East, with no visible signs…
As the XAU/USD chart shows, gold prices today dropped below the 3 March low, reaching levels last seen in the third week of February. Why Is Gold Declining Despite the War? Geopolitical turmoil typically supports demand for gold as a safe-haven asset. However, in the current environment — with the Middle East conflict now lasting…
London Stock Exchange Group’s Post Trade Solutions has launched TradeAgent, a new post-trade processing platform designed to simplify and standardise workflows across the cleared and bilateral derivatives markets. Developed in partnership with a consortium of more than 10 major banks and buyside firms, the platform aims to address long-standing inefficiencies in equity and interest-rate swap…
StoneX Group has approached the board of CAB Payments Holdings with an unsolicited, non-binding proposal to acquire the company for 95 pence per share in cash. The possible offer represents a 32 percent premium to CAB Payments’ undisturbed closing price on 30 January and an 11 percent premium to the 85 pence per share firm…
StoneX Group has approached the board of CAB Payments Holdings with an unsolicited, non-binding proposal to acquire the company for 95 pence per share in cash. The possible offer represents a 32 percent premium to CAB Payments’ undisturbed closing price on 30 January and an 11 percent premium to the 85 pence per share firm…
2026.03.16 2026.03.16 S&P 500 Hits Fresh Lows as Middle East Tensions Mount. Forecast as of 16.03.2026 Dmitri Demidenkohttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/dmitri-demidenko/ Donald Trump is unlikely to allow Iran to gain a lasting strategic advantage by controlling the Strait of Hormuz. However, markets would probably interpret any further actions by the United States as an escalation, which could fuel…
Starmer says UK ‘will not be drawn into wider war’ as he opens No 10 press conference Keir Starmer is speaking at his press conference. The war is entering its third week, he says. He says he has been clear in his objectives. double quotation markFirst, we will protect our people in the region. Second,…
Daily Pivots: (S1) 1.1373; (P) 1.1452; (R1) 1.1494; More…. Intraday bias in EUR/USD stays on the downside as fall from 1.2081 is in progress. Deeper decline should be seen to 38.2% retracement of 1.0176 to 1.2081 at 1.1353 next. Firm break there will target 61.8% projection at 1.0904 next. On the upside, above 1.1506 support…