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Australia printed another upbeat data point as the headline growth figure for Q4 2025 came in at 0.8% versus the 0.4% consensus. However, underlying GDP metrics painted a more concerning picture of spending and inventory buildup, triggering bearish AUD setups amid a complex market environment with tense geopolitical developments. Let’s see how it all played out! Watchlists are price outlook & strategy discussions supported by both fundamental & technical analysis, a crucial step towards creating a high-quality discretionary trade idea before working on a risk & trade management plan. If you’d like to follow our “Watchlist” picks right when they…

ING’s Frantisek Taborsky argues that Central and Eastern European markets remain highly exposed to the US–Iran conflict and rising Oil prices. While local data from Hungary, Turkey and Poland are due, he expects geopolitics to dominate. After Friday’s sharp rates sell-off, he sees renewed pressure on regional FX, especially EUR/HUF, where long HUF positioning is being unwound.Geopolitics and energy risks hit CEE assets”On Tuesday, Hungary will release its February inflation, which is expected to fall to this year’s lows of 1.5% YoY, below both market and National Bank of Hungary expectations. Of course, this is old news after the start…

The USD is marginally lower against the CAD today, while the greenback is generally higher against most other major currencies.Earlier in the session, the USDCAD bottomed during the late European morning, reaching a low of 1.35242. That move tested a modest support zone between 1.35219 and 1.35316, where buyers stepped in and pushed the price higher.The subsequent rebound took the pair up toward the 200-bar moving average on the 5-minute chart (green line on the chart below). Importantly, the price has now tested that falling 200-bar MA twice, and on both occasions sellers have leaned against the level, limiting the…

US index futures are attempting to repair early weekly damage in the London session, but the broader backdrop remains fragile as last week’s sell-off and Middle East-driven oil risk keep downside pressure in focus.MacroStructure Index Futures Desk report — March 9, 2026Markets covered: Dow Futures (YM), S&P 500 Futures (ES), Nasdaq Futures (NQ)Method: Structure-first map using Market Profile/TPO, Volume Profile, and MacroStructure decision zones.Opening dashboardIndex futures are trading in recovery mode through the London mid-session after early weekly damage established during Asia trade. The broader backdrop, however, has not changed. This remains a market operating under continuation pressure from last…

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Prior -1.9%; revised to -1.0%The drag here also comes after a more positive revision to the December numbers, so keep that in mind. Still, German industrial output was much weaker in January amid a steeper drop in production in the manufacture of metal products (-12.4%). Looking at the breakdown, the production of consumer goods fell by 4.2%, the production of intermediate goods by 2.6%, and the production of capital goods by 1.6%.The year-on-year reading shows overall German industrial production dropping by 2.6% after adjusting for calendar effects. Source link

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Pound Sterling declines as US Dollar gains on increased risk aversionGBP/USD depreciates after registering modest gains in the previous session, trading around 1.3300 during the Asian hours on Monday. The pair weakens as the US Dollar (USD) gains on safe-haven demand amid escalating Iran war with no clear resolution in sight.Mojtaba Khamenei was named Iran’s new supreme leader just over a week after his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed in US-Israeli strikes, signaling that hardliners remain firmly in control of the country. Last week, US President Donald Trump said the appointment would be “unacceptable” and suggested that Washington should have…

If you’re new to trading, it’s easy to assume that all “safe-haven” currencies do the same thing when markets panic: they go up. Last week was a brutal reminder that they don’t. After the US and Israel launched Operation Epic Fury against Iran, killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and triggering a widening regional conflict, traders rushed for safety. But the US dollar, Japanese yen, and Swiss franc didn’t move together. The franc surged to decade highs while the dollar rallied hard, and the yen actually slipped. That’s because safe haven flows aren’t one size fits all. The moves reflected…

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