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While wars and political crises grab the front page, the slow-burn trade war is still the dominant force behind commodity currency direction, quietly signaling something traders can’t afford to miss.

The Loonie bounced back after softer headline inflation, as traders focused on stable core prices and brushed off energy-driven distortions.

Oil surged more than 3% as renewed doubts over a U.S.-Iran ceasefire extension rattled energy markets, pushing equities off record highs while the dollar closed broadly weaker.

The UK jobs data drops tomorrow! Will cooling wages clear the path for the BOE to cut, or does Sterling catch a bid?

New Zealand’s quarterly inflation report is lined up for release this week, likely influencing RBNZ policy expectations and NZD direction. Here’s what to look out for.

Geopolitics ran the show as US-Iran tensions, a Strait of Hormuz blockade, and late-week ceasefire optimism kept every major currency on edge.

The SEC eliminated the $25,000 Pattern Day Trader rule and replaced it with intraday margin standards. Learn what changed, who benefits, and what risks remain for retail traders.

With oil above $100 and tax cuts in place, Canada’s CPI tests inflation spread. Will it shift BOC policy and CAD direction?

Thursday’s session saw the S&P 500 close at a fresh record high as Trump announced an Israel-Lebanon ceasefire while TSMC’s blockbuster earnings fueled broad AI sector optimism.

Australia added jobs and held unemployment steady in March, sending the Australian dollar higher as RBA hike odds stayed elevated.

The U.S.-Iran truce was supposed to be gold’s exit cue. Instead, the metal pushed higher and quietly refused to leave.

The S&P 500 hit a fresh record high on Wednesday as US-Iran ceasefire extension hopes fueled risk appetite while oil prices declined despite the ongoing Hormuz blockade.

The RBA’s most contested hike in years left four dissenters watching. Will Thursday’s jobs report give them reason to pause?

The U.K. February GDP report is shaping up as a key pulse check on whether the economy is stabilizing or slipping further into a slowdown. Here’s what to look out for.

Diplomatic optimism around US-Iran peace talks sent equities surging and oil tumbling on Tuesday, while softer-than-expected producer prices added to the dollar’s broad decline against major currencies.

Home sales are falling fast, yet prices keep climbing — a contradiction that is now the Fed’s biggest headache.

US-Iran peace talks collapsed over the weekend, sending oil prices surging and sparking early risk-off flows before Trump’s deal comments drove a broad market recovery on Monday.

US-Iran peace talks collapsed in Islamabad over the weekend, triggering a US naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and another run higher for safe-havens and crude oil.

Ceasefire drama, stagflationary data, and a collapsing dollar — the US-Iran conflict ran the FX show this week, reshuffling currency rankings almost every session from open to close.

The latest U.S. core PCE report revealed elevated inflationary pressures even before the US-Iran war sparked a surge in energy costs. But why did the dollar react the way it did?