Monthly Archives: May 2026
Silver hits $80 amid weaker dollar and Hormuz tensions, before easing to $58 as fundamentals return
Written on May 8, 2026 at 10:53 pm, by josephine
Silver rallies near $80.70 as weaker dollar and Hormuz tensions boost safe-haven demand despite solid payrolls.
Beat the Expectations, Lose the Stock: The Earnings Paradox

Written on May 8, 2026 at 10:16 pm, by josephine
Many stocks drop after beating earnings expectations. Learn why the headline “beat” isn’t enough and how guidance, quality, and stock pricing affect the market’s reaction.
AUD/USD edges towards 0.7240 as Middle East tensions and US jobs data shape sentiment
Written on May 8, 2026 at 9:26 pm, by josephine
AUD/USD climbed near 0.7240 as Middle East tensions and stronger US jobs data shaped market sentiment.
USD/CAD nears 1.37 as jobs data and BoC-Fed divergence keeps loonie on the back foot
Written on May 8, 2026 at 9:23 pm, by josephine
USD/CAD rose toward 1.3700 as weak Canadian jobs data hit CAD; US dollar mixed; geopolitics watched.
Germany’s March industrial output falls as trade surplus narrows, fuelling GDP downgrade and euro pressure
Written on May 8, 2026 at 8:58 pm, by josephine
Germany’s industrial output fell 0.7% in March, exports slowed and trade surplus narrowed, raising GDP downgrade risks.
Canada sheds 18,000 jobs as unemployment hits 6.9%, fuelling Bank of Canada rate-cut bets
Written on May 8, 2026 at 8:56 pm, by josephine
Canada shed 18,000 jobs in April; unemployment rose to 6.9% amid weak hiring and higher participation.
Sterling falters near 1.2550 as firm US jobs and UK inflation lift dollar, volatility rises
Written on May 8, 2026 at 8:53 pm, by josephine
Sterling climbed against major peers as risk appetite held firm; GBP/USD neared 1.36, DXY slipped.
Sterling advances above 1.36 as softer US wage growth fuels Fed cut expectations
Written on May 8, 2026 at 7:55 pm, by josephine
GBP/USD climbed to 1.3630 as softer wages boosted Fed cut bets and weakened Dollar.
US consumer confidence slips in May as inflation expectations cool, pressuring dollar and lifting volatility strategies
Written on May 8, 2026 at 7:53 pm, by josephine
University of Michigan data shows US consumer confidence slipped in early May; inflation expectations eased, dollar weakened.
Euro firms as mixed US payrolls weigh on dollar, with rate-cut bets lifting EUR/USD
Written on May 8, 2026 at 7:25 pm, by josephine
Euro climbs to 1.1777 as mixed US jobs data weakens dollar; Fed easing on hold. Oil, Iran.