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Australian Q3 headline capex -0.2% q/q (expected +0.8%)
Ugly data point, big miss

California could raise fast-food minimum wage further
$20.70 an hour flagged - but this is months away
USD

Japan - More on Seven & i - no actionable proposal at this time
The firm responds to earlier media reports
Nikkei
JPY

New Zealand February business confidence 58.4% vs. 54.4% in January
Business activity outlook 45.1 vs. 45.8
NZD

EUR/USD pulls back as tariff threats weigh
EUR/USD pulled back on Wednesday, shedding around one-quarter of one percent after US President Donald Trump insisted that tariffs are coming for the European Union too, not just Canada and Mexico.
EURUSD
Inflation
TradeWar

Fed's Bostic: Rates need to remain in restrictive territory
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic said late Wednesday that the Fed should hold interest rates where they are, at a level that continues to put downward pressure on inflation, per Bloomberg.
Fed
CentralBanks
UnitedStates
Macroeconomics

Citi predicts that the U.S. will implement a 25% tariff on copper imports by Q4 2025
Following an executive order by Trump to investigate copper trade.
copper

US President Donald Trump issues order on DOGE cost-cutting efforts
The White House said late Wednesday that US President Donald Trump issued an executive order aimed at implementing the Department of Government Efficiency's (DOGE) cost-cutting drive, per Reuters.
UnitedStates
Macroeconomics

USD/CAD extends upside to near 1.4350 ahead of US GDP release
The USD/CAD pair extends the rally to near 1.4340 during the late American session on Wednesday.
USDCAD
Majors
Macroeconomics

US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says April 2 is baseline reciprocal tariff data
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Fox News
Politics
USD

GBP/USD runs out of bullish gas at key technical levels
GBP/USD briefly tested a fresh 10-week high on Wednesday, piercing 1.2700 for the first time since mid-December.

Japan - Seven & i to give up management buyout after Itochu withdraws
Via Japan media - Yomiuri
Nikkei
JPY

Japan's current 'Mr. Yen' doesn't see disparity between yen rise & positive economic data
Mimura was speaking on the sidelines of a Group of 20 finance leaders' meeting in Cape Town, South Africa on Wednesday.
JPY

Trump issues decree to implement DOGE's government efficiency initiative
Trump executive order
Politics

US Treas Sec Bessent says he's dedicated to making Trump's tax cuts permanent
US Treasury Secretary Bessent
Politics
SPX

NZD/USD Price Analysis: Bears extend control as pair erases most recent gains
The NZD/USD pair continued its decline on Wednesday slightly below 0.5700, marking its fourth consecutive daily loss as sellers remained in control.
NZDUSD
Majors
Currencies
Technical Analysis

Forexlive Americas FX news wrap 26 Feb: Trump tariffs on Canada/Mexico starting soon.
Forex news for North American trading on Feb 26, 2025
Session wrap
Wrap Nth America

Economic calendar in Asia 27 February 2025
Date from New Zealand and Australia on the agenda
economic calendar

Trade ideas thread - Thursday, 27 February, insightful charts, technical analysis, ideas
Post 'em if ya got 'em!
USD

AUD/JPY Price Analysis: Bears extend control as cross nears multi-month lows
The AUD/JPY pair extended its losses on Wednesday, marking a two-day losing streak as sellers maintained their grip on the market.
AUDJPY
Crosses
Currencies
Technical Analysis


Major US indices close the session mixed
Dow industrial average lower. NASDAQ index higher ahead of Nvidia earnings
Stocks

Nvidia will announce earnings after the close. What are investors expecting?
Nvidia set to announce Q4 earnings with expected record revenue increase driven by high demand for AI and graphics processing units. Investors watching for guidance on future trends and competition responses.
Stocks

Axios: Trump to continue with the tariffs next week on Canada and Mexico
In his cabinet meeting press conference Trump said they would go into effect in April
CAD
USD


Goldman Sachs: Positioning in JPY amid anticipated repatriation flows
USD/JPY is down 15 pips to 148.85 today, near the lowest since October
JPY

AUD/USD tumbles to near 0.6300 as US Dollar extends recovery, soft CPI
AUD/USD falls to near 0.6300 as the US Dollar (USD) extends its recovery.
AUDUSD
SEO
Currencies
Majors

Forex Today: Markets’ attention remains on US economy and tariffs
The US Dollar regained some composure after bottoming out in fresh two-month lows, managing to stage a decent bounce despite persistent uncertainty surrounding US tariffs and renewed concerns over the US economy.
UnitedStates
DollarIndex
Currencies
EURUSD

Dow Jones Industrial Average fell on Wednesday amid renewed tariff threats
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) missed out on slim gains found by other US equity indexes, backsliding around 200 points as investors remain uneasy in the face of renewed tariff threats from US President Donald Trump.
DowJones
Equities
SEO
TradeWar

US Dollar gets some air ahead of GDP and PCE data
The US Dollar Index (DXY), which tracks the performance of the US Dollar against a basket of six major currencies, is attempting a modest recovery on Wednesday but remains near yearly lows at 106.50.
DollarIndex
SEO
Currencies

Trump appears to push back Canada and Mexico tariff deadline to April 2
Tariffs were supposed to be applied March 4
CAD
MXN


US President Donald Trump widens scope of tariffs, but pushes back timeline
US President Donald Trump hit markets with fresh tariff headlines on Wednesday, re-reiterating his insistence on 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, as well as adding the European Union to the mixed bad of countries that he will penalize US consumers for importing from.
OfficialTrump
UnitedStates
TradeWar


Trump: Wants a balanced budget in reasonably short period of time
Speaking after his cabinet meeting