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DBS Group Research anticipates India’s September inflation to rise to 5.7% year-on-year from 4.8%, driven by broad-based food price gains and higher non-food fuel costs. Core inflation is expected to tick up as uneven m…
ING economists Adam Antoniak and David Havrlant expect Poland’s final September CPI, due Wednesday, to confirm headline inflation at 4% year-on-year, with core inflation easing and price growth concentrated in fuels and…
Gold (XAU/USD) trades on the front foot on Friday but struggles to extend its advance as the US Dollar (USD) and US Treasury yields show signs of stabilisation following Thursday’s sharp pullback. At the time of writing…
Commerzbank's Volkmar Baur highlights Japanese investors' net selling of foreign bonds and its implications for global yields. Although Japanese investors have recently returned as buyers of French bonds, their selling …
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) Oil trades little changed on Friday as traders weigh easing fears of an immediate US-Iran military escalation against persistent supply risks in the Strait of Hormuz. At the time of writing…
The EUR/USD pair maintained its bearish route, edging lower for a fifth consecutive week. The pair traded as low as 1.1161 before trimming some losses, settling on Friday at around 1.1210. Financial markets were once ag…
TD Securities’ Ryan McKay and Bart Melek highlight that CTAs (Commodity Trading Advisors) are covering Gold shorts, with positioning rising by around 7% of maximum historical size. They note renewed inflows into Chinese…
The University of Michigan (UoM) will release the preliminary estimate of the United States (US) October Consumer Sentiment Index on Friday. The UoM report, which analyses US consumers’ feelings about their personal fin…
Spot gold was up 1.3% at $4,174.21 per ounce at 1241 GMT, after hitting its highest since June 23. Bullion held above its 21-day moving average and is up over 2% for the week so far.
The Australian Dollar (AUD) is up 0.3% at around 0.6980 against the US Dollar (USD) during the European trading session on Friday. However, the pair is struggling to extend gains beyond 0.6990.
MUFG's Derek Halpenny highlights Europe's economic resilience following Germany's upward Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth revisions but warns that potential European Union (EU) import restrictions and additional tari…
The metal opened the year at $28.92 and ended just below $72 per ounce, marking an annual gain of approximately 144% — silver’s sharpest calendar-year advance since 1979. That move shattered a decade-long ceiling near $…
Statistics Canada will release its September Labour Force Survey on Friday, with markets anticipating a modest recovery in employment following August's sharp decline. The report takes on particular importance as it wil…
The price for Gold stood at 13,012.39 Indian Rupees (INR) per gram, up compared with the INR 12,854.28 it cost on Thursday.
Asian stocks struggled on Friday following an overnight selloff in US tech shares, as concerns over OpenAI’s revenue outlook weighed heavily on the broader artificial intelligence sector. Market sentiment took a hit aft…
Gold (XAU/USD) gains positive traction for the second straight day on Friday, extending this week's recovery from a two-month low. The US Dollar (USD) retreats further from April 2025 highs amid softer US bond yields, l…
China is set to resume refined fuel exports in October following a temporary suspension during the Golden Week holiday, Reuters reported on Friday. This move aims to help ease tight global diesel, gasoline and jet fuel…
The EUR/USD pair attracts buyers for the second straight day, rising to the 1.1225-1.1230 area during the Asian session on Friday amid a weak US Dollar (USD). Spot prices, however, remain confined within a range held si…
The EUR/USD pair holds positive ground near 1.1215 during the early Asian trading hours on Friday. Nonetheless, the potential upside for the major pair might be limited amid fears of France’s debt crisis. The Michigan C…
Gold price (XAU/USD) edges higher to around $4,140 during the early Asian session on Friday. The precious metal rebounds from a two-month low as traders assess the outlook for energy prices and weighed the Federal Reser…
The GBP/JPY seesaws on Thursday, poised to end the session unchanged at 208.87, after prices traveled from the low of the day (LOD) of 208.20, towards a daily high of 209.40, before settling at around current levels.
Bank of England (BoE) external member Greene said in Cape Town that it's dangerous to assume markets will do the BoE's work for it, and that UK pay awards look set for about 3.5% next year. She has voted for a hike at e…
The 10-year Treasury yield ended near 5.22% after President Trump said on Truth Social that the US won't attack Iran before the midterm elections. It had touched its highest since 2002 on Wednesday.
ING’s Lynn Song highlights Taiwan’s record trade performance, with the September surplus hitting US$23.6bn on a 60.9% year-on-year export surge, largely driven by tech-related machinery and electrical equipment. Despite…
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