Natural Gas, WTI Oil, Brent Oil Forecasts – Traders Stay Focused On Iran.Oil traders try to guess whether U.S. will strike Iran over the weekend.

Despite strong results, Apple, SoFi trend lower as Wall Street reflects on Warsh Fed nomination.Despite strong results, Apple, SoFi trend lower as Wall Street reflects on Warsh Fed nomination

China: PMI expectations and Lunar New Year caution – ABN AMRO.China: PMI expectations and Lunar New Year caution – ABN AMRO

Fed's Miran: Warsh is a fantastic pick.Fed's Miran: Warsh is a fantastic pick

Oil News: Will Supply Shock Spike Crude Oil Above $66.49 Resistance?.Crude oil needs Iran supply shock to break resistance, Reuters columnist says. Technical setup suggests market anticipates production disruption with breakout over $66.49.

U.S. Dollar Rallies As Trump Names Warsh As Fed Chair Pick: Analysis For EUR/USD, GBP/USD, USD/CAD, USD/JPY.The higher-than-expected PPI report provided additional support to the American currency.

Fed's Bostic: Fed needs to remain vigilant.Fed's Bostic: Fed needs to remain vigilant

Pound Sterling Price News and Forecast: Slips below 1.3800 as Warsh nomination, hot PPI boosts USD.Pound Sterling Price News and Forecast: Slips below 1.3800 as Warsh nomination, hot PPI boosts USD

Fed's Waller: Labor market remains weak.Fed's Waller: Labor market remains weak

Natural Gas Price Analysis – Natural Gas Continues to Build a Base.The natural gas market continues to be very noisy and choppy, as it looks like we are trying to base, turning things around. Ultimately, there should still be another rally to the upside again before winter ends.

Crude Oil Price Analysis – Crude Oil Continues to Threaten Breakout.Crude oil continues to see a lot of pressures, but at this point in time, the markets are moving on geopolitics more than anything else.

Colombia National Jobless Rate up to 8% in December from previous 7%.Colombia National Jobless Rate up to 8% in December from previous 7%

Kevin Warsh as Fed Chair.We know from our many client discussions that there appears to be at least some degree of comfort with a Warsh led Fed vs. the other choices.

USD: Decline and inflation dynamics – UBS.USD: Decline and inflation dynamics – UBS

Weekly Focus – USD Slide Continues.The USD has continued to weaken this week with broad dollar trading at its weakest levels since 2022. This constitutes a continuous boost to the global economy, which is also linked to the surge we see in both oil and copper prices.

ECB Preview:  Stronger Euro? No Problem.We expect the ECB to leave the deposit rate unchanged at 2.00% on Thursday in line with consensus and as priced by markets. There has been a lot of geopolitical turbulence since the December meeting but in the end, it has not changed the outlook for the ECB in our view.

USD: Range-bound outlook amid Fed dynamics – BBH.USD: Range-bound outlook amid Fed dynamics – BBH

GBP/JPY steady near weekly highs as Yen weakens on softer Tokyo inflation.GBP/JPY steady near weekly highs as Yen weakens on softer Tokyo inflation

S&P500 Forecast: SPX under pressure after Trump's Fed Chair pick.U.S. stocks are rising on Friday and the dollar is rebounding, while gold and silver extend declines after U.S. President Trump nominated Kevin Warsh as his pick for the next Federal Reserve chair.

Warsh Pick Calms Fed Fears But No Dollar Turnaround.US President Donald Trump today finally named former Fed Governor Kevin Warsh to succeed Jerome Powell as Fed Chair, bringing an end to a prolonged and unusually turbulent succession process. Trump praised Warsh publicly, calling him a future “great” Fed chairman and signaling confidence in his leadership.

US PPI jumps 0.5% mom in December as services drive cost pressures.US producer prices rose sharply in December, with PPI up 0.5% mom, well above expectations of 0.2% mom. The increase was driven almost entirely by services, where prices climbed 0.7% mom on the month.

The Week Ahead – Return of the Dollar.( UKOIL ) Oil rallies on geo-political risks ( UKOIL ) Oil prices remained bullish as geo-political tensions continued to grow. Iran's stance on a potential conflict with Donald Trump sent oil prices across the board higher.

Canada GDP stalls in November as manufacturing drag offsets modest service growth.Canada's economy stalled in November, with GDP flat at 0.0% mom and undershooting expectations for a modest 0.1% mom increase. The drag came from goods-producing industries, which fell -0.3% mom, marking the third decline in four months.

Canada GDP for November +0.0% vs +0.1% expected.In Canada, the Monthly GDP is a measure of the country's economic output by industry (Real GDP by Industry). Unlike many other countries that only report GDP quarterly, Statistics Canada releases this data every month to provide a more frequent "pulse check" on the economy.

US December PPI final demand Y/Y +3.0% vs +2.7% expected.Fed Chair Powell mentioned that they expect the Core PCE Y/Y to be around 3.0% in December. This PPI report is unlikely to trigger big market moves as we await next week's data, with the US NFP report being the main highlight.

USD/JPY Prediction: Why the Yen's Recovery Stalled After A Bruising Week.The momentum on USD/JPY forex pair just got a strong bullish fuel after the pair previously cracked under rumoured Fed rate checks.

Germany Consumer Price Index (YoY) below forecasts (2.2%) in January: Actual (2.1%).Germany Consumer Price Index (YoY) below forecasts (2.2%) in January: Actual (2.1%)

Germany Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (MoM) above forecasts (-0.2%) in January: Actual (-0.1%).Germany Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (MoM) above forecasts (-0.2%) in January: Actual (-0.1%)

investingLive European markets wrap: Precious metals dive, Trump picks Warsh as Fed chair.What a wild end to the week it's all setting up to be. The showstoppers today are once again the same as it has been all through this month, that being precious metals.

 USD/JPY pulls back below 154.00 as Trump confirms Warsh as Fed Chair . USD/JPY pulls back below 154.00 as Trump confirms Warsh as Fed Chair