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Gold (XAU/USD) remains on the back foot during the Asian session on Tuesday, though it lacks follow-through selling and trades in the previous day’s broader range. Hopes for a last-minute agreement between the US and Iran are fading ahead of President Donald Trump’s Tuesday evening deadline to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. This benefits the US Dollar’s (USD) global reserve currency status and exerts some pressure on the commodity. Apart from this, expectations for higher interest rates globally turn out to be another factor undermining the non-yielding yellow metal.Investors now seem convinced that the war-driven surge in energy prices would…

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The LWTI MT4 Indicator was designed to deal with that exact issue. It focuses on trend strength and direction rather than chasing every candle. Instead of reacting to noise, it helps traders see when a move has real backing behind it. Used correctly, it can filter weak setups, reduce whipsaw trades, and add structure to trend-following strategies. Here’s the thing. No indicator solves everything. But when traders understand how LWTI works and where it fits, it can become a steady decision-making tool rather than another line on the chart. Let’s break down how it actually works and how traders apply…

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Japanese Household Spending February 2026 -1.7% y/y vs. expected -0.7%, prior -1% +1.5% m/m vs. expected 2.6%, prior -2.5%—- Also … Summary:Katayama declines to comment on JGB yield levels Flags G7 concern over oil-driven market volatility Notes close coordination with G7 finance ministers and central banks Oil price swings impacting FX and broader financial markets Yen remains sensitive to energy prices and global yields BOJ normalisation lifting domestic yields adds pressure Signals continued monitoring and coordinated messagingJapan’s Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama refrained from commenting on domestic bond yield levels but flagged rising global volatility driven by sharp swings in oil…

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The Australian Dollar rallied by over 0.50% amid an improvement in risk appetite, though gains were capped by Iran’s rejection of a ceasefire deal, pushing traders to trim long positions in the AUD/USD pair. At the time of writing, the pair trades at 0.6918, still above its opening price.Aussie gains as risk mood lifts, but ceasefire doubts cap upsideWall Street ended Monday’s session in the green, though beneath daily highs on news that the US is preparing for strikes on Iran, according to the Wall Street Journal. Although Trump reported that talks with Iran are “going well,” he insisted that…

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As the Pres. starts the press conference:2 year yield 3.852%10 year yield 4.332%S&P up 14.25 points or 0.21%Nasdaq up 47 points or 0.23%Dow +61 pointsCrude oil $112.76Gold $4658Silver $72.55Bitcoin $69,647EURUSD 1.1538USDJPY 159.76GBPUSD 1.3222Headlines from the Press conference:The entire country can be taken out in one night and the one night may be tomorrow nightWe leave no American behind. We don’t do it.Trump is recounting the rescue operation of the downed soldier in Iran (and repeating himself) Oil is up to $113.77 on the comment about Iran being taken out in one night. Stocks are modestly lower.. The CIA director commended…

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Donald Trump, United States (US) President, said that he is very upset that guns were supposed to go to protesters, but were kept by a certain group. He added that they’re going to pay a big price for that at a speech in Washington on Monday.Key takeaways:Guns were supposed to go to protesters but a certain group of people kept them.Am very upset, they are going to pay a big price for that.They have some missiles, drones left.They got a lucky shot.Hopefully it will be over with quickly.We could leave right now but I want to finish it up.” US…

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