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Shares of Australian financial services group Perpetual surged to a six-month high on Thursday after the company rejected a A$2.45 billion (US$1.69 billion) takeover proposal from Swedish private equity giant EQT AB, no…
USD/JPY has spent Wednesday doing an impression of volatility without any of the substance. The pair climbed to 162.42 through the London morning, was knocked down to 161.90 by the New York afternoon, bounced back to 16…
OCBC’s Sim Moh Siong and Christopher Wong expect Asian FX to trade with a better tone after softer United States (US) core Consumer Price Index (CPI) reduced near-term Fed hike expectations and pressured USD. However, e…
Commerzbank’s Dr. Henry Hao notes that China’s Q2 2026 GDP growth slowed to 4.3% year-on-year, below Beijing’s 4.5%-5% target and consensus expectations. Fixed-asset investment contracted sharply, while June industrial …
The Gold price turns negative on Wednesday, even though the last two US inflation reports showed that prices are dropping, though developments in the Middle East sent energy prices higher. At the time of writing, the XA…
Gold is doing something counterintuitive on Friday, June 12: falling while almost everything else rallies. Spot bullion traded near $4,185 an ounce, down roughly 0.7% on the day, and was on track to lose more than 3% fo…
United Overseas Bank’s Quek Ser Leang and Lee Sue Ann note USD/SGD reversed its New York-session plunge after softer United States (US) Consumer Price Index (CPI), closing near 1.2910. UOB's Singapore Dollar (SGD) Nomin…
OCBC’s Sim Moh Siong and Christopher Wong note that USD/THB fell after the post-US Consumer Price Index (CPI) decline in US Dollar (USD) but quickly retraced, signalling limited follow-through in Thai Baht gains. Elevat…
Silver (XAG/USD) trades on the back foot on Wednesday, struggling to capitalize on a weaker US Dollar (USD) as hawkish Federal Reserve (Fed) expectations keep bears in control. At the time of writing, XAG/USD trades aro…
Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Kevin Warsh said on Wednesday that current inflation pressure will not be permanent, while acknowledging that the latest inflation measures remain unsatisfactory. Warsh made the remarks while…
The US Dollar (USD) is under strong selling pressure on Wednesday, yet action around XAU/USD is muted. The Greenback found near-term demand at the beginning of the day, but changed direction following the release of the…
The USD/CHF breaks a rising wedge, tumbles over 0.62%, and trades near three-day lows on Wednesday. The pair clears the July 14 swing low of 0.8067. At the time of writing, the pair trades at 0.8041.
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude Oil consolidates modest losses on Wednesday but stays close to a one-month high as escalating Middle East tensions keep supply risks around the Strait of Hormuz in focus. At the time …
CEO Jensen Huangsaid the company’s prediction of a $200 billion central processing unit market includes China, showing that Nvidia still anticipates strong long-term demand in one of the world’s most important AI market…
EUR/USD trades higher near the 1.1450 area on Wednesday as the US Dollar (USD) weakens following softer-than-expected United States (US) Producer Price Index (PPI) data. The Euro (EUR) also finds some support after Spai…
Chris Turner at ING says EUR/USD rallied on softer US CPI but warns that rising Oil and European natural gas prices limit upside. He expects EUR/USD to struggle above 1.1460/70 and potentially retreat toward 1.1360/80 i…
Producer inflation in the United States, as measured by the change in the Producer Price Index (PPI), declined to 5.5% on a yearly basis in June from 6% in May, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported on Wednes…
The Japanese Yen (JPY) holds modest gains against the US Dollar (USD) on Wednesday but struggles to extend its recovery despite a broadly weaker Greenback following softer-than-expected US inflation data. At the time of…
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) spent most of Wednesday rewarding the disinflation trade and the final two hours dismantling it. A surprise negative June wholesale inflation print at 12:30 GMT set off a grind th…
Dell dropped 14%, HPE fell 8%, and SMCI declined 5% on no confirmed catalyst, but Dell and HPE retain massive YTD gains of 219% and 92%, respectively.
Brown Brothers Harriman’s (BBH) Elias Haddad highlights broad Norwegian Krone (NOK) underperformance after Norway’s underlying inflation dropped to an 18‑month low, below Norges Bank and consensus projections. BBH doubt…
The Pound Sterling rises by some 0.60% against the US Dollar after the latest Producer Price Index (PPI) in the US showed prices edging lower, driven by the dip in energy prices since late May. At the time of writing, t…
Shares of Elon Musk's SpaceX are scraping by at record low levels this week, struggling to find any renewed enthusiasm from wary investors.
Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Kevin Warsh said on Wednesday that recent inflation figures provide an imperfect measure of underlying inflation. Warsh made the remarks while testifying on the Semiannual Monetary Policy Rep…
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