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Businesses dealing with the early stages of President Donald Trump's tariffs are looking for ways to pass increasing costs onto consumers, according to a Federal Reserve report Wednesday. As Trump ordered against-the-board levies on U.S. imports and higher duties on Chinese products, the Fed's Beige

On the radarIn Poland, March industrial production increased by 2.5% y/y, wages by 7.7% y/y and PPI declined by 1.1% y/y.Gross nominal wages rose by 14.9% y/y in February in Croatia, while unemployment in March was at 5.1%.Today at 10 am, Poland will publish retail sales data.Economic developments Y

USD/CHF comes under intense selling pressure on Monday amid a combination of factors. Trade-related uncertainties weigh on investors’ sentiment and benefit the safe-haven CHF. US recession fears and bets for more aggressive Fed rate cuts weigh on the Greenback. The USD/CHF pair attracts heavy sellin

The World Trade Organization (WTO) warned on Wednesday that the outlook for global trade has "deteriorated sharply" in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs regime. "The outlook for global trade has deteriorated sharply due to a surge in tariffs and trade policy uncertainty," the WTO sai

The Swiss franc has surged amid global equity turmoil and waning confidence in the dollar. With the SNB likely to cut rates reluctantly in June and FX interventions constrained by U.S. trade threats, the franc may stay firm — though Q2 risks remain if risk assets continue to slide, ING’s FX analysts

NZD/USD trades near the 0.59 zone after gaining ground during Tuesday’s sessionTechnical outlook remains bullish, with key moving averages pointing northSupport aligns near 0.5890, with resistance seen at the 0.5910–0.5920 region The NZD/USD pair moved higher on Tuesday, seen trading near the 0.59 a

After being sidelined last week with “Sell America Inc.” chaos dominating my screens, it’s time to drag oil back into the spotlight. I’ve been riding the bear bus on crude for what feels like forever — and after cutting my longstanding short at first touch of $65 Brent, I’m strapping back in. Why? B

Oil prices were in a free fall until yesterday after reaching levels not seen since the pandemic. The threat posed by Trump’s tariffs on oil’s demand outlook was substantial, while we have to note that also the supply side tends to imply a loosening of the international oil market. Today besides the

Gold ends a three-day losing streak, constrained by rising Treasury yields and low yield appeal.VIX rises amid 104% tariffs on China and renewed recession worries; equities lose early gains.Fed’s Daly, Goolsbee caution tariffs could increase inflation; attention turns to FOMC minutes and upcoming CP