Monthly Archives: July 2026
US Building Permits Miss Forecast, Adding to Signs of Cooling Housing Activity
Written on July 17, 2026 at 3:57 pm, by josephine
June U.S. building permits rose to 1.367M, missing forecasts, signaling housing slowdown and prompting rate-cut, hedging strategies.
US Housing Starts Beat Forecast at 1.427m, Bolstering Yields, Homebuilders and Dollar Trades
Written on July 17, 2026 at 3:28 pm, by josephine
June US housing starts jumped to 1.427m, topping forecasts, lifting yields, homebuilders, commodities, and dollar sentiment.
US Import Prices Rise in June, Fueling Higher-for-Longer Yield Bets and Stronger Dollar Views
Written on July 17, 2026 at 3:27 pm, by josephine
US import prices rose 0.3% in June, defying forecasts, boosting inflation fears, supporting higher rates, stronger dollar.
US Export Prices Fall 0.6% in June, Bolstering Rate-Cut Bets and Weighing on the Dollar
Written on July 17, 2026 at 2:58 pm, by josephine
U.S. export prices fell 0.6% in June, undershooting forecasts, boosting rate-cut bets and derivative opportunities.
US housing starts rebound sparks higher-yield bets and lifts homebuilders, dollar and copper trades
Written on July 17, 2026 at 2:57 pm, by josephine
June housing starts surged 19%, reversing May’s slump, signaling resilient construction, higher yields, stronger dollar, and homebuilder upside.
SK Hynix and the AI Memory Risk Shift
Written on July 17, 2026 at 2:51 pm, by josephine
SK Hynix’s AI-driven growth remains strong, but competition, leverage and market positioning are changing how traders view the stock.
Dollar steadies on tech-led risk-off flows as US data and GDPNow keep dollar bid
Written on July 17, 2026 at 2:29 pm, by josephine
Dollar steadies as tech sell-off sparks risk-off flows; resilient US data supports bullish USD options strategies.
Rupee firms on RBI support as oil prices and Red Sea tensions underpin USD/INR
Written on July 17, 2026 at 2:28 pm, by josephine
Rupee firms on RBI action as oil and geopolitics lift dollar; traders eye USD/INR upside.
Sterling Extends Decline as UK Leadership Change and Labour Data Loom, Dollar Firms on Inflation Fears
Written on July 17, 2026 at 1:58 pm, by josephine
Sterling slipped to 1.3430 amid UK leadership change; traders await UK jobs, CPI and US inflation risks.
Eurozone inflation steady at 2.8%, reinforcing ECB caution on rate cuts
Written on July 17, 2026 at 1:28 pm, by josephine
Eurozone June HICP inflation held at 2.8%, matching forecasts, keeping ECB cautious and supporting higher-for-longer rates.
