🎯 The final week of May closes the month and the first half of the year — markets won’t stand still.

💵 The key event of the week: Thursday’s U.S. PCE data — the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge and a major driver for rate expectations.

📅 Mon: Whit Monday (Catholic countries), U.S. Memorial Day
📅 Tue: U.S. Consumer Confidence
📅 Wed: Australia CPI, RBNZ rate decision
📅 Thu: New Zealand budget, U.S. PCE, U.S. GDP, Japan CPI (Tokyo area)
📅 Fri: Germany CPI, Canada GDP
📅 Sun: China PMI

🌊 With the half-year end approaching, portfolio rebalancing flows may amplify volatility.

🧭 Head over to LiteFinance to explore the economic calendar in more detail.

🧠 Correlated assets usually move in tandem, but sometimes they diverge. This is called SMT divergence.

🤥 One asset hits a new high, while the other fails to do so. This means momentum is waning and a reversal is looming.

A bullish SMT occurs when one asset slides to a new low while the other does not. A bearish SMT is the opposite.

Look for correlated indices or currencies. Read our article on the LiteFinance blog to better understand SMT divergence.

🗺 Without an understanding of market structure, a trader is like a sailor without a compass, drifting aimlessly in a sea of ever-changing conditions.

📊 The money market, the capital market, and the foreign exchange and commodities segments are all interconnected. The primary market issues assets, while the secondary market provides liquidity. Banks, brokers, market makers, and regulators—each plays its own role.

Understanding market structure reduces risks and opens up opportunities. With the new article on the LiteFinance platform, you'll master all the ins and outs of market structure.