MUFG’s Lin Li and Khang Sek Lee note that China’s January CPI slowdown was heavily distorted by Chinese New Year base effects, with food and services dragging headline inflation. PPI deflation narrowed on stronger global metals prices and … [Continue reading]
Hong Kong: Solid growth outlook into 2026 – Standard Chartered
Standard Chartered’s Senior Economist Tommy Wu raises Hong Kong’s 2026 GDP growth forecast to 3.2% from 2.5%, citing robust Q4 momentum, stronger financial activity and improving consumer sentiment. The bank expects a modest housing market rebound … [Continue reading]
Ethereum Weekly Price Forecast: Tomasz Stańczak to step down as EF co-executive director, ETH recovers $2,000
Ethereum Foundation (EF) co-executive director Tomasz Stańczak announced he will step down from his role at the end of February, less than a year after joining the organization.In a blog post on Friday, Stańczak noted that over the past year, the EF … [Continue reading]
Malaysia: Growth seen moderating in 2026 – UOB
UOB economists Julia Goh and Loke Siew Ting note Malaysia’s 4Q25 GDP grew 6.3% year-on-year, the fastest since 4Q22, lifting full-year 2025 growth to 5.2%. They project real GDP growth to slow to 4.5% in 2026 as base effects and external … [Continue reading]
Silver Price Forecast: Gains 2% on US CPI, struggles below $80.00
Silver (XAG/USD) price advances on Friday, bouncing off daily lows around $74 and posting gains of over 2.50%, yet it is poised to end the week on a negative note. A softer-than-expected US inflation report pushed the white metal higher, and it … [Continue reading]
United States CFTC Oil NC Net Positions fell from previous 124.6K to 117.8K
GBP/USD maintains its upside momentum in place, hovering around daily highs near 1.3650 and setting aside part of the recent three-day drop. Cable’s improved sentiment comes on the back of the Greenback’s irresolute price action, while recent … [Continue reading]
Eurozone CFTC EUR NC Net Positions increased to €180.3K from previous €163.4K
GBP/USD maintains its upside momentum in place, hovering around daily highs near 1.3650 and setting aside part of the recent three-day drop. Cable’s improved sentiment comes on the back of the Greenback’s irresolute price action, while recent … [Continue reading]
Australia CFTC AUD NC Net Positions increased to $33.2K from previous $26.1K
GBP/USD maintains its upside momentum in place, hovering around daily highs near 1.3650 and setting aside part of the recent three-day drop. Cable’s improved sentiment comes on the back of the Greenback’s irresolute price action, while recent … [Continue reading]
Gold reclaims $5,000 as US inflation data ignites Fed cut speculation
Gold (XAU/USD) price makes a U-turn on Friday and trims some of Thursday’s losses, rising nearly 2% following the release of a softer-than-expected inflation report in the US, which increased speculation that the Federal Reserve (Fed) could lower … [Continue reading]
XRP steadies above $1.35 as bulls attempt recovery amid mixed market signals
Ripple (XRP) edges up above the intraday low of $1.35 at the time of writing on Friday amid mixed price actions across the crypto market. The remittance token failed to hold support at $1.40 the previous day, reflecting risk-off sentiment amid a … [Continue reading]