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BNY’s Geoff Yu highlights Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s warning that Japan must build a strong economy now, rejecting claims that an economic blueprint drove the JGB selloff. He notes machinery orders weaknes…
BNY’s Geoff Yu highlights that selling of Canadian Dollar (CAD) accounts has eased ahead of the Bank of Canada (BoC) meeting, allowing light CAD purchases after prolonged pressure. He notes USD/CAD selling by CAD-based …
Gold (XAU/USD) trades on the back foot on Wednesday as the US Dollar (USD) and US Treasury yields rebound after coming under pressure on Tuesday following softer-than-expected US Consumer Price Index (CPI) data.
Silver price (XAG/USD) is down 0.6% to near $58.00 during the European trading session on Wednesday. The white metal faces slight selling pressure despite traders scaling back hawkish Federal Reserve (Fed) bets, followi…
Standard Chartered economists Hunter Chan and Shuang Ding note that China’s Q2 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth slowed to 4.3% year-on-year, below the 4.5–5.0% target range, with domestic demand remaining soft. They …
The Bank of Canada (BoC) is widely expected to keep its policy rate unchanged at 2.25% on Wednesday. This would be the sixth consecutive event with the central bank keeping its hand steady.
Commerzbank’s Volkmar Baur notes that softer US inflation has reduced expectations for Federal Reserve rate hikes and pressured the US Dollar. June headline and core inflation fell more than consensus, leading markets t…
Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) is down 4.7% today. Here is some analysis on what might have caused this price movement.
Frantisek Taborsky at ING says lower US inflation and reduced Fed hike expectations bring relief to CEE FX, despite higher Oil and US–Iran tensions. He maintains a bullish view on the Czech koruna and Hungarian forint, …
The Japanese Yen (JPY) struggles in the lower range of the 162.00s against the US Dollar (USD) on Wednesday, not far from the 40-year lows, at 162.85. Rising geopolitical tensions and higher Oil prices offset the positi…
The British Pound (GBP) has retraced previous gains against the US Dollar (USD) on Wednesday, returning to the 1.3390 area from session highs of 1.3420 and turning negative on the daily chart. The safe-haven US Dollar h…
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Wednesday that food inflation has decelerated slightly but still remains high.
The Eurozone industrial sector activity declines by 0.2% in May, while it was expected to rise at the same pace, according to data published by Eurostat. In April, the Industrial Production data rose by 0.3%, revised hi…
OCBC’s Sim Moh Siong and Christopher Wong report that Gold has rebounded from sub-4000 levels after softer United States (US) Consumer Price Index (CPI) prompted markets to pare Fed hike expectations and pushed USD and …
The Euro (EUR) has given away previous gains against the US Dollar (USD) on Wednesday, with the EUR/USD pair retreating to levels just above 1.1420 from session highs near 1.1450. A negative surprise on the Eurozone's I…
DBS Group Research economist Samuel Tse and Senior Rates Strategist Eugene Leow analyse USD rates after softer June CPI data. They note the US Treasuries curve bull steepened as headline and core CPI surprised to the do…
Since July, the nine-person hedge fund they run from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, called HoldCo, has challenged lenders with more than $200 billion in combined assets, demanding that they take swift action or face public c…
Deutsche Bank strategists note that softer United States (US) Consumer Price Index (CPI), gains in chipmakers and strong bank earnings supported US equities despite sharp weakness in software stocks. Asian and European …
Asian equities pushed higher on Monday, extending a tech-led rebound as investors shook off last week’s jitters over artificial intelligence valuations and focused on a fresh batch of bullish semiconductor signals. The …
Silver (XAG/USD) ticks lower on Wednesday, trading at $58.50 at the time of writing, after rejection at the $59.00 area on Tuesday. The sour market sentiment amid rising hostilities in Iran continues to weigh on the pre…
The USD/JPY pair trades slightly lower at around 162.20 during the European trading session on Wednesday. The pair edges down as the US Dollar (USD) underperforms due to easing fears of interest rate hikes by the Federa…
USD/CHF steadies after registering 0.7% losses in the previous day, trading around 0.8090 during the Asian hours on Wednesday. The pair faced challenges as the US Dollar (USD) lost ground following softer-than-expected …
Volkmar Baur at Commerzbank highlights that China’s weak domestic economy and reliance on exports constrain upside for the Chinese Yuan. Despite solid export growth and sizeable trade surpluses, investment and real reta…
The United States (US) military's Central Command (CENTCOM) confirms that it conducted another set of strikes against Iran at 10 PM ET on July 14. The CENTCOM said that it struck dozens of military sites near the Strait…
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