Core inflation confirmed to have picked up in Germany during May
CPI +2.6% vs +2.6% y/y prelim Prior +2.9% HICP +2.7% vs +2.7% y/y prelim Prior +2.9% Core CPI +2.5% y/y Prior +2.3% No changes to the preliminary estimates there as German headline…
General Market Analysis – 12/06/26
US Stocks Surge as Trump Advises Peace Deal is Imminent – Nasdaq up 2.5% US markets staged a strong rebound overnight as sentiment shifted sharply on renewed hopes of de-escalation in the…
IC Markets Global – Asia Fundamental Forecast | 12 June 2026
IC Markets Global – Asia Fundamental Forecast | 12 June 2026 What happened in the U.S. session?Hot Producer Price Index reading (1.1% MoM, 6.5% YoY) that reinforced expectations for higher interest rates,…
UK April monthly GDP -0.1% vs -0.1% m/m expected
Prior +0.3% Services output % vs -0.1% m/m expected Prior +0.3% Industrial output % vs +0.1% m/m expected Prior -0.2% Manufacturing output % vs -0.2% m/m expected Prior +1.2% Construction output %…
A steadier mood set to greet European traders today
So, do we have a deal or no deal? Or maybe a little bit of both? That is the question that needs answering as markets look to the weekend. For now, markets…
BlueGuardian: A Replacement & a Quiet Request
It has been roughly a year since my last interaction with Blue Guardian (i wrote about Support tickets turning fraud here) since then: nothing. No follow-up, no apology, no contact of any kind. That changed yesterday. After I left a 1-star review on Trustpilot, someone from Blue Guardian reached out to me directly. On Trustpilot: […]
investingLive Asia-Pacific FX news wrap: Equites stage solid rallies on Iran deal optimism
Reuters poll in near unanimous: RBA seen holding at 4.35% on June 16 Westpac sees RBA hold at the June 15-16 meeting, but more hikes ahead IRGC vows “regret-inducing” response, signals no…
US, Canada delay Gordie Howe bridge opening after Trump objects
The delay is unlikely to move broad markets but adds to a pattern of Trump-era trade friction with Canada, alongside tariff hikes and threats not to renew the trade deal with Mexico…
NZ manufacturing PMI dips to 49.9 as Mideast conflict bites. Fuel costs, demand weigh.
The dip below the 50 threshold adds to a run of soft New Zealand data, though the modest scale of the contraction and BNZ’s expectation of a pickup later in the year…
investingLive Americas FX news wrap: Another day, another ‘deal soon’. This time for sure?
US-Iran Schrödinger’s cat deal: signed and unsigned at once. Where are we at? Markets surge as Trump announces deal with Iran Breaking: Trump cancels scheduled attacks on Iran today, says there is…
Economic event calendar in Asia 12 June 2026, another light one. US-Iran peace the focus.
The focus for the timezone will be developments in the truce announced between Iran and the US: Markets surge as Trump announces deal with Iran Eyes and ears open for detours and…
Markets surge as Trump announces deal with Iran
We are seeing huge moves in markets after Trump announced a peace deal with Iran. The news was confirmed by Israel’s N12, which suggests it’s a broader deal that also includes Lebanon.…