Silver consolidates above a key support ahead of ceasefire deadline; eyes on US-Iran talks
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OVERVIEWSilver rallied on Friday
following a barrage of positive news on the US-Iran front. The s ...
BoJ to hold rates steady in April – Nikkei
The Bank of Japan is expected to maintain the policy rate at 0.75% at its upcoming meeting on April 27–28, 2026. Whil ...
Germany April ZEW economic sentiment -17.2 vs -5.0 expected
Prior -0.5Current conditions -73.7 vs -70.0 expectedPrior -62.9That’s the worst reading since December 2022 as ...
ECB’s de Guindos: ECB has to keep cool head, be cautious on rates
ECB Vice President Luis de Guindos suggests the central bank has to maintain a “cool head” and be cautiou ...
Iran state media says that no delegation has yet departed for Pakistan
The headline is via Reuters in citing Iran’s state media as saying that no delegation has yet departed for Paki ...
Heads up: Fed chair nominee Warsh to testify in Congress later today
This is very much a formality process but Warsh still has to play his part in keeping appearances to get officially b ...
Renewed US-Iran tensions weigh on gold as the focus turns to tomorrow’s negotiations
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OVERVIEWGold rallied on Friday
following a barrage of positive news on the US-Iran front that see ...
What are the main events for today?
EUROPEAN SESSIONIn the European session, the main highlight was the UK jobs report. The data showed a meaningful drop ...
UK February ILO unemployment rate 4.9% vs 5.2% expected
Prior 5.2%Employment change 25k vs 35k expectedPrior 84kAverage weekly earnings +3.8% vs +3.6% 3m/y expectedPrior +3. ...
FX option expiries for 21 April 10am New York cut
There are just a couple of expiries to take note of on the day, as highlighted in bold below.They are both for EUR/US ...
The cautious optimism holds as markets wait on US-Iran talks next
With the amount of headlines crossing, the misinformation and disinformation, I’m not sure we managed to gather ...
Trump says extracting the nuclear dust destroyed in Iran will be difficult and lengthy
Trump tweeting, is he laying the ground work for a deal not involving getting the dust?Operation Midnight Hammer was ...