Financial & Forex Weekly Recap: August 17-21, 2026
A surprise Treasury buyback rewrote the week for the dollar, gold, and Bitcoin, while a Strait of Hormuz standoff kept oil and equities on edge throughout.
Read MoreA surprise Treasury buyback rewrote the week for the dollar, gold, and Bitcoin, while a Strait of Hormuz standoff kept oil and equities on edge throughout.
Read MoreBitcoin surged nearly 23% this week toward $77,400 while stocks sank — powered by a Treasury bond move traders read as dollar debasement. Here’s what that means.
Read MoreGovernment bond yields rarely make headlines, but this week they forced the U.S. Treasury to intervene in its own market.
Read MoreEUR/USD has stretched beyond its upper Keltner band after a strong daily rally. Will buyers keep control or will price snap back?
Read MoreForex and financial market recap for Aug. 20, 2026: a Treasury buyback lost its grip as stocks fell, oil and bitcoin climbed, and the dollar firmed.
Read MoreAustralia’s July jobs report looked weak at first glance, but the details could matter more for the RBA and Aussie.
Read MoreMarkets snapped a defensive streak Wednesday after the U.S. Treasury doubled its long-end bond buybacks, sinking the dollar to a three-month low while gold and bitcoin rallied.
Read MoreThe U.S. Treasury surprised markets by doubling its long-end bond buyback cap to $4 billion per operation, sending 30-year yields nearly 9 basis points lower.
Read MoreUK inflation rose to 2.9% in July 2026, matching forecasts, as a 13% Ofgem energy price cap hike pushed gas prices to their highest since 2022.
Read MoreWith the rate hike debate heating up again for the RBA, will a strong jobs report continue to fuel tightening hopes? Here’s what to look out for.
Read MoreThe greatest mistake you can make in life is continually fearing that you'll make one.Elbert Hubbard