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Gold (XAU/USD) trades with a downside bias on Thursday as a steady US Dollar (USD), rising US Treasury yields and Federal Reserve (Fed) rate-hike expectations weigh on the precious metal, while traders also assess the l…
In all the turmoil, investors now expect the European Central Bank to hike rates more than once this year at a time when the Federal Reserve is cutting. Does that really make sense? It's not unprecedented, but the bar f…
Scotiabank strategists Shaun Osborne and Eric Theoret note USD/CAD is holding a tight sideways range near 1.38 with no domestic data, leaving the Canadian Dollar (CAD) driven by external factors and technicals.
The EUR/JPY cross struggles to capitalize on its modest intraday gains and trades around the 178.75 region during the first half of the European session on Thursday. Meanwhile, spot prices remain within striking distanc…
ING’s Frantisek Taborsky expects the Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye (CBRT) to keep its policy rate at 37% for now, after normalising liquidity and lowering the effective funding rate. Weaker 2Q Gross Domestic P…
The USD/JPY pair seesaws between tepid gains and minor losses through the first half of the European session on Thursday, consolidating its recent heavy losses to a nearly seven-month low, touched earlier this week. Spo…
The Pound Euro (GBP/EUR) exchange rate made modest gains on Tuesday, with higher oil prices and fresh Eurozone inflation data prompting markets to reassess the outlook for monetary policy.
GBP/USD remains stronger for the fourth successive day, trading around 1.3550 during the European hours on Thursday. The pair is maintaining a modest bullish bias as it holds above both the nine- and 50-day Exponential …
Blowout NFP. US payrolls rose by 162,000 in August, beating the 55,000 forecast, while prior months were revised up by 55,000. Unemployment held at 4.1% and wage growth remained firm. The report raised the chance of a S…
The Swiss Franc (CHF) has given back previous daily gains against the US Dollar (USD) in a calm trading session on Thursday, as the USD/CHF pair returned above 0.8100, although it remains halfway through the weekly trad…
EUR/USD pushed toward 1.1650 yesterday before the Treasury announcement pulled the rug out. The move was accompanied by a fairly aggressive tightening in two-year rate differentials, driven almost entirely by higher Eur…
The Euro (EUR) trades in a tight range at around 1.1640 against the US Dollar (USD) during the European trading session on Thursday. The major currency pair consolidates as investors await the European Central Bank’s (E…
UOB’s Quek Ser Leang and Lee Sue Ann keep a range-trading view on USD/CHF around 0.8100, after the pair held between 0.8065 and 0.8109 and closed near 0.8099. They now expect a slightly narrower 0.8060–0.8135 band to co…
HONG KONG: The dollar clung to its recent strength near a two-month high on Thursday as fresh Gulf hostilities pushed oil prices higher and dampened risk appetite, while the Japanese yen hovered near the key 160 level t…
The USD/JPY pair edges higher during the Asian session on Thursday and trades just above mid-153.00s amid bears turn cautious ahead of US inflation figures. Spot prices, however, remain close to a seven-month low, touch…
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) oil price depreciates after three days of gains, trading around $93.90 during Asian hours on Thursday. However, oil prices may soon regain ground as an intensifying conflict between the Uni…
A Reuters poll showed the Bank of Japan (BoJ) will hike interest rates to 1.25% at its September policy meeting and then to 1.75% in the second quarter (Q2) of 2027, earlier than previously expected, amid persistent con…
The AUD/USD pair declines to near 0.7215 during the early Asian trading hours on Thursday. Markets turn cautious as traders brace for the release of the US inflation data later this week.
The USD/CAD pair struggles to capitalize on the previous day's modest gains and consolidates just above the 1.3800 mark during the Asian session on Thursday. Traders seem hesitant and opt to wait for the release of US i…
The EUR/USD pair holds steady around 1.1635 during the early Asian trading hours on Thursday. Traders prefer to wait on the sidelines ahead of the European Central Bank (ECB) policy meeting and the release of the US Aug…
GBP/USD traded 1.3557 Wednesday morning, up 0.2% on the session, after the July inflation release landed at 07:00 London time. TradingEconomics logged 1.3556, up 0.17%. The pair edged to 1.3552 immediately after the dat…
EUR/USD struggles to extend its earlier gains on Wednesday as the US Treasury’s bond-buyback announcement sparks a brief bout of volatility, pushing Treasury yields higher and helping the US Dollar (USD) trim its losses.
Societe Generale’s Dev Ashish reports that the Central Bank of Chile kept the monetary policy rate at 4.50% in September, as weak domestic growth offsets rising external inflation risks. The bank highlights disappointin…
iPhone Duo Colors Leak: Apple is now just a few hours away from launching its first-ever foldable iPhone, which is reportedly named iPhone Duo. With the Apple event starting soon, the upcoming iPhone Duo is tipped to la…
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