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The US administration seems to be softening on tariffs and pushing for peace in Ukraine. Does this mean a downturn in gold? Price action on gold hit $3,500 this week but we are seeing a retreat. We are seeing bearing activity on the stochastic oscillator and MACD is trying to fall below zero so we w

Risk assets have come under added pressure following President Trump’s Truth Social post demanding “preemptive” Federal Reserve rate cuts, accusing the Fed Chair of lagging and politicizing monetary policy. This has translated to three-year lows for the US Dollar against outperforming peers. Share:

The Dow tanked over 1,200 points — a brutal 3.1% drop — with the S&P 500 sliding 3.2% and the Nasdaq getting hammered by 3.5%. Not a single Dow component was spared, and the S&P looked like a sea of red. Futures were already wobbling in premarket, but by the time Wall Street clocked in, the

Markets US stocks got absolutely smoked Wednesday as Fed Chair Jerome Powell stepped up and delivered… an airball. Traders looking for even a whiff of a dovish pivot got nothing but rim. The Dow dumped 700 points (-1.73%), the S&P 500 sank 2.24%, and the Nasdaq faceplanted with a 3.07% dive — al

DXY was seen trading near the 99.50 area, weakening despite solid US Retail Sales.Trump’s probe into mineral tariffs and China’s export curbs weighed on sentiment.Key resistance remains around the 101.15–101.85 region; support sits near 98.93. The US Dollar Index (DXY) is under pressure on Wednesday

Trump vows new tariffs on pharmaceuticals, warns EU “took advantage” of US; auto aid also under consideration.China halts Boeing jet deliveries, targets US aircraft parts as trade war expands beyond electronics.Dow’s upside capped near 40,500; a drop below 40,000 could expose 39,877 and deepen beari

CPI inflation failed to rebound above the zero threshold in March as price pressures persist across the board. Combined with a sharp escalation of tariffs, this sets up a suitable window for the People's Bank of China to resume monetary policy easing Deflationary pressures remain significant CPI inf

On the radar President Trump paused reciprocal tariffs for 90 days but increased tariffs on China to 125% Trade deficit in Croatia was at EUR 1384 million in January, while tourism arrivals grew 0.2% y/y in February. Czechia will publish industrial output growth and final March inflation number at 9

This afternoon the Mexican statistics office will release the March inflation figures. However, they are unlikely to tell us much new, Commerzbank's FX analyst Michael Pfister notes. Banxico is likely to continue cutting in the coming months "Firstly, inflation figures are released every two weeks i

Valuations are getting torched — and suddenly, a lot of quality names are starting to look flat-out cheap. This is when you sharpen the pencil and lock in. Yeah, this will pass — they always do. But sitting out one of the fastest, most brutal repricings of the modern era? That’d be a serious miss, a

The Oil price has posted a fresh four-year low near $58.80 amid escalating concerns over the global economic outlook.US President trump has imposed a total of 54% tariffs on China.Trump has also announced a 10% baseline tariffs for all of his trading partners. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) recovers

The Federal Reserve finds itself in a tough spot as it navigates rising inflation and slowing growth. Traditional safe haven flows into the US dollar may falter, with investors eyeing alternatives like the Swiss franc and Japanese yen, Commerzbank's Head of FX and Commodity Research Ulrich Leuchtman