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West Texas Intermediate (WTI), the US crude oil benchmark, is trading around $59.30 during the early European trading hours on Monday. The WTI price holds steady amid easing tensions in Iran and wider risk-off sentiment. Traders brace for the American Petroleum Institute (API) crude oil stockpiles report on Tuesday. While there weren’t escalating tensions in Iran over the weekend, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei said that many thousands of people were killed in this month’s anti-government protests. Traders will closely monitor the developments surrounding the situation in Iran. Fox News reported, citing military sources, that at least one US aircraft carrier had been moving to…

The dollar survived criminal probes and tariff threats last week. This week brings PCE inflation, BOJ decisions, China GDP, and Davos drama, so it’s not for the faint of heart. Source link

Stocks, dollar take tariff hit; gold gets safety bid Source link

Have you ever written an exam? If you have, it’s safe to say you prepared using past question papers. Most people attempt them under exam conditions. The goal is to determine if the approach and strategy you have been using to study are actually effective. By going through past papers, you can see where your strengths lie and where you need to improve. Backtesting your trading strategy works the same way in trading, which means you take a trading strategy you plan to use, apply it to past market data, and then record the results. This process shows you where…

The U.K.’s December employment figures arrive at a tricky time for Sterling, with traders already positioning around weakening labor dynamics and persistent wage pressures that complicate the Bank of England’s inflation outlook. What exactly are markets expecting from this week’s report? Here are the points you need to know if you’re trading the news release: This Article Is For Premium Members Only Become a Premium member for full website access, plus get: Ad-free experience Daily actionable short-term strategies High-impact economic event trading guides Unlimited Access access to MarketMilk™ Plus More! Source link

High risk warning: Foreign exchange trading carries a high level of risk that may not be suitable for all investors. Leverage creates additional risk and loss exposure. Before you decide to trade foreign exchange, carefully consider your investment objectives, experience level, and risk tolerance. You could lose some or all your initial investment; do not invest money that you cannot afford to lose. Educate yourself on the risks associated with foreign exchange trading and seek advice from an independent financial or tax advisor if you have any questions. Advisory warning: investingLive is not an investment advisor, investingLive provides references and…

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US President Donald Trump said that he would slap tariffs on eight European countries that have opposed his plan to take Greenland, Bloomberg reported on Saturday. Trump vowed on Saturday to implement a 10% tariff on goods from EU members Denmark, Sweden, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Finland, along with Britain and Norway, starting from February 1, until the US is allowed to buy Greenland.European Union (EU) ambassadors reached a broad agreement on Sunday to intensify efforts to dissuade Trump from imposing levies on European allies, while also preparing retaliatory measures should the duties go ahead.Market reactionAs of writing, the EUR/USD pair…

Exclusive-US talks with hardline Venezuelan minister Cabello began months before raid Source link

This snapshot is from the investingLive economic data calendar.The times in the left-most column are GMT.The numbers in the right-most column are the ‘prior’ (previous month/quarter as the case may be) result. The number in the column next to that, where there is a number, is the consensus median expected.The data of most note today is from China, specifically:Retail Sales for December Industrial Production for DecemberFixed Asset Investment for DecemberGross Domestic Product for Q4 2025You can see the survey ‘expected’ median consensus and the priors above for all of these. Preview:Q4 GDP seen at 4.5% y/y, weakest in three yearsFull-year…