Asian Stocks Reach All-Time Highs as the Tech Rally Persists
With investors hoarding tech shares and dismissing concerns about Venezuela, Asian stocks recently reached all-time highs. The MSCI Asia index jumped 1.7%—that’s one of the best openings to a year since 2012. Chipmakers like Samsung Electronics and TSMC led the charge, soaring higher. Emerging market stocks broke records, too, and futures for US and European […]
US Stock Futures Steady After a Strong Start to the Week
US stock futures barely moved on Tuesday. After Monday’s rally, it looks like investors just needed a breather. Dow Jones futures ticked up less than 0.01%. S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 inched a bit higher, up 0.03% and 0.1%. Not much action, really, but that’s pretty typical after a strong start to a holiday-shortened week. […]
WTI crude hovers near $58.20 as a stronger US Dollar drags oil prices down
WTI crude is trading close to $58.20 early Wednesday in Asia. Oil’s losing steam, and the main culprit is the US Dollar. After fresh US job data surprised everyone, the Dollar got a boost. Since oil’s priced in Dollars, a stronger Dollar usually makes crude more expensive for buyers using other currencies, so demand slips […]
US Stock Futures Stay Calm as Markets Wait for Fed Rate Decision
US stock futures barely budged on Wednesday morning. Everyone’s just waiting for the Fed’s next move on interest rates. Pretty much everyone expects another quarter-point cut—the third one this year—but inside the Fed, there’s still a real split. Some officials think the economy needs more help, while others worry that too many cuts will only […]
RBA Keeps Key Rate at 3.6%, AUD/NZD Eases Towards 1.1440
AUD/NZD plummeted in early Tuesday trading, bottoming at 1.1440 in the wake of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) decision to leave its Official Cash Rate at 3.6%. The result was broadly expected, but policymakers’ tone heaped pressure on the Australian Dollar, which fell against most of its major trading partners. The faster inflation in […]
Dow’s 3-Day Rally Rolls On as Hopes for December Rate Cut Build
Tuesday saw the Dow maintain its winning streak, rising more than 650 points as traders became increasingly confident that the Fed would lower interest rates in December. The index closed at 47,112.45 after rising 664 points, or 1.43%. The Nasdaq increased 0.67% to close at 23,025.59, while the S&P 500 increased 0.91% to 6,765.88. Things […]
Gold Prices Stuck as Fed Rate Cut Hopes Fade
Gold Prices are going down as it got evident on Friday, where XAU/USD slipped again as traders gave up on the idea of a Fed rate cut in December. All week, the metal’s been stuck in a narrow band—not much momentum either way. The market seems confused, honestly. Thursday’s US jobs report only stirred the […]
Stock Futures Rise as Nvidia Blows Past the Expectations
Stock futures shot up Wednesday night after Nvidia blew past expectations yet again. The chip giant posted record revenue and profit, and its stock took off in after-hours trading. That kind of performance really woke up the whole market—especially for investors who’ve been anxious about the AI boom running out of steam. Nvidia’s optimistic outlook […]
Wall Street Drops Ahead of Nvidia Earnings
Wall Street just can’t catch a break right now. Stocks took another tumble on November 18, 2025, and you can feel the tension. Investors are on edge, waiting for key economic data and Nvidia’s earnings, but lately, all that hope for quick rate cuts has pretty much vanished. That’s not helping. Stocks Sink as Rate-Cut […]
Asian Stocks Edge Higher After Fed Cut as Traders Await Trump-Xi Meeting and BOJ Decision
Stocks in Asia moved slowly Thursday following a quarter-percent reduction in U.S. interest rates. Investors worldwide watched closely; meanwhile, metals and likewise currencies showed only slight responses. Folks started watching what the Bank of Japan might do, alongside talks happening in South Korea—President Trump from the U.S. was meeting with China’s President Xi. Japan’s central […]
Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP Recover as Selling Pressure Weakens
Friday brought a bit of relief to Bitcoin and Ethereum, alongside Ripple, as the downward slide seemed to ease up. Because the prices got stabilized above the key support levels, it certainly helped traders gain confidence after seeing huge volatility recently Bitcoin climbed following a dip to $106,453—a key point based on Fibonacci calculations. Earlier, […]
Nasdaq Futures (NQ) Targets New High as Wave (5) Rally Continues
The Nasdaq futures are rising and appear to be about to complete the pattern that began on April 7, 2025. According to ElliottWave-Forecast.com experts, a record peak is imminent due to the hourly charts’ evident momentum. After wave (3) peaked at 25,275, Wave 4, because of sideways correction with a flat shape, went to to […]
Japanese Yen extends weakness as policy outlook favors fiscal easing and delayed BoJ tightening
The Japanese Yen (JPY) continues to trade with a bearish tone against a mildly stronger US Dollar (USD), hovering near its lowest level since early August during Tuesday’s Asian session. The unexpected outcome of Japan’s leadership contest has set the stage for more expansionary fiscal policies, complicating the Bank of Japan’s (BoJ) efforts to normalize […]
Gold eases as risk appetite improves and USD ticks higher, focus shifts to US CPI
Gold (XAU/USD) faced mild selling pressure in Asian trading on Thursday, retracing part of the prior session’s gains. The retreat was driven by upbeat sentiment across global equities and a modest uptick in the US Dollar (USD), which together limited demand for the safe-haven metal. That said, expectations of a Federal Reserve (Fed) rate cut […]
Gold slips as US Dollar strengthens; Powell’s dovish tone may limit losses
Gold (XAU/USD) eased toward $3,350 in early European trading on Monday, weighed down by renewed US Dollar (USD) demand. However, growing expectations of a Federal Reserve (Fed) rate cut in September, following dovish remarks from Chair Jerome Powell at the Jackson Hole symposium, could cushion the downside for the precious metal. Powell acknowledged that while […]
GBP/USD Holds Near 1.3500 as Fed Rate Cut Bets Strengthen
GBP/USD traded steadily around 1.3500 in Wednesday’s Asian session, building on a 0.5% gain from the previous day. The pair extended its advance as the US Dollar weakened following softer-than-expected US inflation data, fueling expectations for a Federal Reserve rate cut in September. US CPI rose 2.7% year-on-year in July, matching June’s pace but falling […]
WTI Crude Bounces Back Above $64 on Inventory Drop and Hopes of US-Russia Talks
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil prices edged higher in early Asian trading on Thursday, climbing back above the $64.00 mark after a five-day losing streak. The rebound is supported by a larger-than-expected drawdown in US crude inventories and speculation about possible talks between the US and Russia amid escalating geopolitical tensions. As of writing, […]
Gold Slides Below $3,380 as Trade Optimism Dampens Safe-Haven Demand; Weaker USD Cushions Decline
Gold (XAU/USD) continues to face selling pressure for a second straight session on Thursday, falling below the $3,380 mark during the Asian trading hours. The pullback is largely attributed to a decline in safe-haven demand as optimism grows around global trade developments. Markets are responding positively to news of a finalized trade agreement between the […]