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6+ min ago (279+ words) The USD/CAD pair is seen oscillating in a narrow range during the Asian session on Friday and consolidating its recent heavy losses to the lowest level since September 17, which it touched the previous day. Spot prices currently trade around the 1.3770 region, nearly unchanged for the day, and seem vulnerable to decline further. Haresh Menghani is a detail-oriented professional with 10+ years of extensive experience in analysing the global financial markets. EUR/USD'advances during the North American on Thursday up 0.41% after the Fed decided to cut rates, alongside the release of weaker than expected job data in the United States. The pair trades at 1.1742 after bouncing off daily lows of 1.1682. GBP/USD'is holding firmly in bullish territory heading into the tail end of the week, but Cable bidders ran into a technical resistance point at the 1.3400 handle on Thursday. The'Federal Reserve…...

10+ min ago (603+ words) Bitcoin experienced a volatile trading session following the Federal Reserve's rate cut decision on Wednesday. The cryptocurrency dropped to $89,000 before climbing back above $93,000. The Federal Reserve delivered its third consecutive interest rate cut this year. The central bank has reduced rates by a total of 0.75% over the three-month period from September to December 2025. Bitcoin's price movement matched a recurring pattern seen with previous Fed rate cuts. Each of the three cuts triggered short-term sell-offs despite being fundamentally bullish for crypto in the long term. Onchain analytics firm Santiment described this behavior as a classic "buy the rumor, sell the news" pattern. The firm noted there is "typically a bounce after the dust settles." " The US Fed made three strategic cuts over the past 3 months, resulting in a total of an 0.75% reduction to interest rates. 1" September 17, 2025: Fed lowered the target range…...

17+ min ago (420+ words) Brokerage Morgan Stanley Asia Ltd says it expects Macau's gross gaming revenue in the fourth quarter of 2025 to increase by circa 8 percent sequentially, and about 17 percent from the prior-year period." Such GGR growth would be supported by a 22-percent increase in December, given a "low base in 2024," wrote analysts Praveen Choudhary and Anson Lee. The analysts said they expect fourth-quarter property earnings before interest, depreciation, and amortisation (EBITDA) for the Macau industry to be up 5.9 percent quarter-on-quarter, to nearly US$2.25 billion. The tally would represent a 15.2-percent increase from a year earlier. Despite "high" operating expenditure (opex) in the fourth quarter, "more than 10 percent year-on-year, we could see some margin improvement in fourth-quarter 2025," they added in a recent memo. The note said the institution expected daily operating expenditure for Macau's six concessionaires to have risen to the equivalent of US…...

20+ min ago (194+ words) India's Retail Inflation 2025, Retail Inflation outlook for November 2025 updates: Retail inflation in India is expected to rise from October's record low of 0.3% to between 0.5% and 1% in November, with government data due Friday." Analysts cite waning base effects and rising gold and silver prices as key drivers. Core CPI inflation has remained steady at 4.5%, even as food and beverage prices softened. ICRA expects CPI inflation to exceed 1% in November 2025 and cross 4% in Q1 FY2027." Despite this near-term rise, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has lowered its FY26 inflation projection to 2%, citing falling food prices. Other agencies, including CareEdge and DBS Bank, anticipate Q3 inflation averaging around 0.9%, rising to 3.1% in Q4 FY26." Unseasonal rains and higher import duties on pulses may push food prices up in the short term, prompting authorities to boost inter-state supply to contain price pressures. FY27 inflation is expected to rebound to around 4%. Retail…...

21+ min ago (655+ words) Following recent Democratic victories by candidates running on "affordability'President Trump has'renewed'his focus on lowering prices. Unfortunately, one of President Trump's... To Enhance Affordability, Trump Must Team With Rand Paul, Thomas Massie Following recent Democratic victories by candidates running on "affordability'President Trump has renewed his focus on lowering prices. Unfortunately, one of President Trump's affordability initiatives comes straight from the Joe Biden-Lina Khan playbook. On November 7, President Trump signed an executive order directing the Department of Justice to investigate meatpacking and distributing firms for "illicit collusion, price fixing, and price manipulation. The investigation will be led by Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust Gail Slater and Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins. President Trump's promise to lower beef prices is sure to be popular. Retail prices for ground beef rose by 12.9% between September 2024 and September 2025 while the price of steaks rose by 16.6%. This…...

21+ min ago (534+ words) On Thursday, Bitcoin (BTC) once again fell below the critical $90,000 mark, even after what many had anticipated to be a bullish event stemming from the US Federal Reserve's (Fed) decision to cut rates by a quarter point. Analysts from Bull Theory note several factors contributing to this unexpected downturn. The analysts pointed out that the rate cut itself was largely anticipated by investors weeks prior, with a 95% probability already priced into the market." Ahead of the announcement, they identified that many positioned themselves in expectation of some form of liquidity support from the Fed, leading to a rally in Bitcoin prices." However, when the actual cut and the accompanying plan for $40 billion in monthly T-bill purchases were confirmed, many of these "whales'large investors in the marketbegan to take profits." Adding to the market's unease was Fed Chair Jerome Powell's post-announcement…...

34+ min ago (244+ words) Founded in 2004, Seeking Alpha is an industry-leading financial research platform powered by one of the world's largest investing communities. We bridge the gap between financial information and actionable insight by providing unrivaled coverage on all asset classes and access to best-in-class tools. From in-depth analysis on thousands of stocks to timely investment ideas and market-beating Quant ratings*, Seeking Alpha is an essential resource for millions of investors globally. Nikada/E+ via Getty Images Asia stock markets trade higher on Friday, taking cues from a mixed trading session on Wall Street that followed the U.S. Federal Reserve's recent interest rate cuts. Sentiment across the region received a further boost after President Xi Jinping commented at the Central How are Asian stock markets responding to US Fed rate cuts? What is the impact of China's Central Economic Work Conference on Chinese stocks? How…...

37+ min ago (553+ words) The GBP/JPY cross attracts fresh buyers following the previous day's modest decline and climbs back above mid-208.00s during the Asian session on Friday. Spot prices remain close to the highest level since August 2008, touched earlier this week, as traders now look forward to the UK data dump for a fresh impetus. The UK Office for National Statistics (ONS) will publish the monthly GDP report and Industrial Production figures later today. The data will influence the British Pound (GBP) and produce short-term trading opportunities around the GBP/JPY cross. In the meantime, a combination of factors undermines the Japanese Yen (JPY) and might continue to act as a tailwind for spot prices. Investors remain worried about Japan's deteriorating fiscal condition on the back of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's massive spending plan. Apart from this, the prevalent risk-on environment " as depicted by…...

39+ min ago (545+ words) Asian shares rose on Friday, tracking Wall Street's climb to records despite a sell-off for Oracle as worries persisted about a potential bubble in artificial-intelligence technology. U.S. futures fell while oil prices advanced. Japan's Nikkei 225 index climbed 1.2% to 50,768.12, rebounding from the previous session's losses. Investors remain cautious ahead of next week's policy meeting of the Bank of Japan, where it is expected to raise interest rates, but technology shares helped lead broad gains. Softbank Group's 6% jump in early trading slipped to a 1% gain by midday. In Chinese markets, Hong Kong's Hang Seng index rose 1.4% to 25,881.66 while the Shanghai Composite index picked up 0.2% to 3,882.40. An annual planning meeting, the annual Central Economic Work Conference in Beijing on Wednesday to Thursday, setting China's priorities for 2026. According to state media reports, those include working to reverse a decline in investment and to boost consumer…...

1+ hour, 13+ min ago (466+ words) Gold price (XAU/USD) rises to seven-week highs near $4,275 during the early Asian session on Friday. The precious metal extends its upside as the US Federal Reserve's (Fed) quarter-point rate cut drags the US Dollar (USD) lower." The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits increased by the most in nearly"four and a half"years last week, according to the US Department of Labor (DOL) on Thursday. This weaker-than-expected jobs data weighs on the Greenback and provides some support to the USD-denominated commodity price." The Fed decided to cut rates by 25 basis points (bps) in a split vote on Wednesday, putting it in a range of 3.50% to 3.75%, its lowest level in three years. Lower interest"rates could reduce the opportunity cost of holding"Gold, supporting the non-yielding precious metal. However, Fed policymakers signaled a likely pause in…...