Recent content by Elina Ward

That’s a great point — historically, extended U.S. government shutdowns have supported safe-haven assets like gold, especially when uncertainty lingers around fiscal policy or economic stability. However, the reaction isn’t always one-way. If growth concerns deepen, liquidity stress or dollar...

🗓️ High-Impact Economic Calendar – November 10, 2025 ⚡ Monday concluded the data cycle with Australia’s November consumer confidence update from Westpac. The reading provided a timely gauge of household sentiment and spending appetite heading into the year’s final quarter. Consumer confidence...

🗓️ High-Impact Economic Calendar – November 9, 2025 ⚡ Sunday’s calendar opened the week with China’s latest inflation readings, offering a key snapshot of consumer and producer price trends. Together, the CPI and PPI results provided valuable insight into domestic demand strength and cost...

🗓️ High-Impact Economic Calendar – November 7, 2025 ⚡ Friday’s calendar featured major trade data from China and Germany, a full Canadian labor report, and preliminary U.S. consumer sentiment. The releases together painted a global picture of trade balances, employment trends, and household...

🗓️ High-Impact Economic Calendar – November 6, 2025 ⚡ Thursday mixed trade, production, retail, and policy signals across Asia, Europe, and North America. Australia’s trade balance, Germany’s factory output, Euro Area retail sales, the BoE rate call, Canada’s Ivey PMI, and Japan’s household...

🗓️ High-Impact Economic Calendar – November 5, 2025 ⚡ Wednesday featured European factory and price data alongside key U.S. labor and services prints. Germany’s orders and France’s output gauged industrial momentum, Euro Area PPI tracked pipeline inflation, and the ADP report with ISM Services...

U.S. Government Shutdown Threatens to Break Record as Economic Risks Grow The U.S. government shutdown has entered its 33rd day and is poised to become the longest in history, with no resolution in sight as political tensions deepen. At the core of the impasse is a battle over Affordable Care...

🗓️ High-Impact Economic Calendar – November 4, 2025 ⚡ Tuesday centered on monetary policy from Australia and labor conditions from New Zealand. The RBA’s cash-rate setting and the NZ unemployment print together shaped views on growth, inflation, and policy paths across Oceania. Staying ahead of...

🗓️ High-Impact Economic Calendar – November 3, 2025 ⚡ Monday opened the new trading week with key household and construction data from Australia, fresh factory readings from China, inflation prints from Switzerland, and the U.S. ISM Manufacturing PMI. Together, these indicators provided early...

🗓️ High-Impact Economic Calendar – October 31, 2025 ⚡ Friday’s lineup featured inflation reads from Australia and France, factory momentum from China, retail trends in Germany and Switzerland, Euro Area flash inflation, and the Fed’s preferred U.S. inflation gauge alongside Canada’s monthly GDP...

🗓️ High-Impact Economic Calendar – October 29, 2025 ⚡ Wednesday’s session is packed with critical inflation data from Australia and major central bank rate decisions from Canada and the U.S. These releases are expected to significantly influence currency volatility and interest rate...

🗓️ High-Impact Economic Calendar – October 28, 2025 📊 Tuesday features forward-looking sentiment indicators from both Germany and the United States, giving markets insight into household confidence and regional manufacturing momentum. These readings help assess broader economic health amid...

Market Brief | Fed Decision & U.S.–China Trade Framework What you’re looking at: A two-part, fact-first snapshot of this week’s macro swing factors — the Federal Reserve’s rate call and the U.S.–China trade framework ahead of the Oct 30 meeting. Federal Reserve — setup for Wed, Oct 29, 2025 The...

🗓️ High-Impact Economic Calendar – October 27, 2025 📉 Monday’s session offers a concise but pivotal set of releases, with a focus on business sentiment in Germany and durable goods trends in the U.S. The Ifo survey provides an updated gauge of confidence across the EU’s largest economy, while...

🗓️ High-Impact Economic Calendar – October 24, 2025 ⚡ Thursday brings a wave of preliminary PMI readings across key economies, offering a timely gauge of business activity in the manufacturing and services sectors. With inflation data also in focus from the U.S., markets are closely watching...