U.S. News & Analysis

Function: Trend. Mode: Impulsive. Strucuture: Motive. Position: Wave {iii} of 5.

European Central Bank (ECB) Governing Council member Gediminas Šimkus said on Friday that “Eurozone inflation depends on EU retaliation to the US.”

Vera Bradley has struggled with plummeting sales growth and downward earnings revision sending the stock lower this year

Shipping giant Maersk expects global container volumes to grow between -1% and 4% in 2025 — down from its previous forecast of around 4% growth.

The president’s erratic trade strategy means a double whammy for his agenda: the Fed isn’t confident in lowering rates and prices are set to rise.

Shipments of goods to the United States plunged by 21 percent in April, but spiked to Asia as President Trump imposed sky-high tariffs on China.

Demand for Thai industrial real estate is still present thanks to supply chain restructuring, the company noted in an earnings briefing.

USD/CHF edged lower during Asian trading on Friday, hovering around 0.8310 after posting gains in the previous two sessions. The pair came under pressure as the US Dollar (USD) softened, weighed down as US Treasury yields declined.

The Japanese Yen (JPY) remains on the front foot against a broadly retreating US Dollar (USD) and drags the USD/JPY pair to the 145.00 psychological mark during the first half of the European session on Friday.

Examining the CDS entrails

The EUR/USD pair trimmed daily losses and is trading around 1.1230 during Friday’s Asian session. The pair depreciated as the US Dollar (USD) found support from upbeat US economic data and signs of easing trade tensions.

The US Dollar Index (DXY), which tracks the Greenback against a basket of currencies, enters a bullish consolidation phase after touching a nearly one-month top, around the 100.85 region during the Asian session on Friday.

China’s exports surged in April on the back of a jump in shipments to Southeast Asian countries, offsetting a sharp drop in outbound goods to the U.S. as prohibitive tariffs kicked in last month. Exports jumped 8.1% last month in U.S. dollar terms fro…

Not long ago, the U.S. was seen as a promising market for offshore wind. Now industry executives aren’t making any assumptions.

Effort to weaken Basel committee task force comes as Trump administration steps back from environmental issues

A man from the US state of Virginia will spend over three decades behind bars after being convicted of sending crypto to the terrorist organization commonly known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.Federal Judge David Novak sentenc…

Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Hua Chunying said on Friday, “China has ‘full confidence’ in its ability to manage United States (US) trade issues.”

Traders uncertain about what local companies will do with trillions of dollars of US assets

The Indian Rupee (INR) gains ground against the US Dollar (USD), recovering losses on Friday. However, the USD/INR pair opened with a gap up following approximately a 1% gain in the previous day. Traders will likely await India’s FX Reserves data later…

U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick also said that Trump’s 10% baseline tariffs remained a “bottom line.”

The AUD/USD pair recovers its daily losses, trading near 0.6400 during Friday’s Asian session, following China trade balance data. However, the Australian Dollar (AUD) remains under pressure due to stalled progress in US-China trade negotiations.

Executives like OpenAI’s Sam Altman said US support for infrastructure would make it easier for AI companies to meet demand.

While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Texas Roadhouse (TXRH) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended March 2025, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.

Why is the White House suddenly favoring a Trump-backed crypto bill over bipartisan regulation?