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USD/JPY climbs to near 154.00 amid weakness in the Japanese Yen. BoJ Ueda cautioned about rise in food prices that could stimulate inflation expectations. Investors await the US CPI data for fresh cues about the Fed’s monetary policy outlook. The USD/JPY pair jumps to near 154.00 in Wednesday’s Euro

The S&P500 (ES) reversed more than a third of last week’s gains off its Monday low on Friday, and is vulnerable this week to a retest of last week’s low. Before bears get excited, ES will need to break below the weekly chart upchannel support. Nevertheless, the lower January low and high versus

German data is increasingly exceeding expectations, fuelling hopes for an improvement in the Eurozone economy. The industrial orders index increased by 6.9% in December, offsetting November's 5.2% decline. The year-on-year decline is 6.3% y/y. The low point of the current business cycle was reached

The DXY dollar index is roughly 2% off its recent highs and the question for investors is whether a further 1-2% is required. Driving this correction have been several factors, the largest of which has probably been this week's tariff news, where it looks like the Trump administration has been using

Markets This week kicked off with a gut punch to the tech sector, courtesy of DeepSeek’s low-cost AI model, which sent shockwaves through the AI and semiconductor heavyweights. Just as traders were catching their breath, Trump’s tariff war drum started beating louder, triggering another sell-off lat

The Australian monthly Consumer Price Index is foreseen at 2.5% in December. Quarterly CPI inflation expected to ease further below 3%, with core figures nearing RBA’s goal. The Reserve Bank of Australia will meet on February 18 to decide on monetary policy. The Australian Dollar falls ahead of the