US orders chip equipment companies to stop shipments to China’s second-largest chipmaker
The OpenAI report today hit chipmakers hard and now there is this:Reuters reports that the US Department of Commerce ...
EU replaces its top trade official following deal with Trump
Earlier today Politico reported (and now the FT confirms) that Sabine Weyand, the Director-General for Trade at the E ...
What are Bollinger Bands?
April 28, 2026FX basics
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1. Let’s first understand the basics of Bollinger BanIran expected to submit revised peace proposal soon – report
CNN cites “sources close to the mediation process” and the report is from a journalist who is in Pakistan ...
Tech stocks face turbulence as energy sector surges
Tech stocks face turbulence as energy sector surgesToday’s stock market scene unveils a dichotomy of fortunes a ...
US April consumer confidence 92.8 vs 89.0 expected
Prior was 91.8The April 2026 release, with a survey cutoff of April 22, came in noticeably stronger than expected. Th ...
US Richmond Fed March composite index +3 vs 0 prior
Prior was 0Services index 9 vs 9 priorManufacturing shipments -2 vs -2 priorFor background, the Federal Reserve Bank ...
Trump: Iran has just informed us they want to open Hormuz as soon as possible
On Truth:Iran has just informed us that they are in a “State of Collapse.” They
want us to “Open the Hormuz Strai ...
From Speculation to Infrastructure: The Data Behind Crypto’s Maturity
Global confidence in traditional pillars of society—government and media—has eroded. TheEdelman Trust Barometer 2025 ...
US Case-Shiller February 20-city house price index -0.1% m/m vs +0.2% expected
Prior was +0.2%Prices up 0.9% m/m vs 1.1% expected (1.2% prior)FHFA monthly home price 0.0% vs +0.1% prior (revised t ...
UAE quits OPEC and OPEC+
UAE quits OPEC, likely in a protest over the war. They will be leaving May 1.Oil fell on this on what’s assured ...
ADP weekly NER Pulse 39,250 vs 54,750 expected
Prior was 54,750Report for the four weeks ending April 11The NER Pulse is a weekly private-sector employment tracker ...