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GBP/USD gains ground for the second successive day, trading around 1.3230 during the Asian hours on Monday. The currency pair advances as the US Dollar (USD) weakens, despite hawkish signals from Federal Reserve (Fed) o…
USD/CAD extends its gains for the sixth consecutive day, trading around 1.4150 during Asian hours on Monday. The pair appreciates as the Canadian Dollar (CAD) is declining under pressure from expectations of a widening …
US Treasury yields turned mixed on Friday as the long-end of the curve, the 20s and 30s, posted gains while the short-end and the belly of the yield curve retreated to multi-year high levels. The US 10-year Treasury yie…
UOB’s Quek Ser Leang and Lee Sue Ann describe USD/CNH as consolidating after a move to 6.7200, with momentum slowing in the very near term. For the coming days and weeks, they see the pair likely trading between 6.7120 …
Societe Generale notes the Korean Won has been one of Asia’s standout performers, with USD/KRW slipping from around 1,390 to 1,360 as local exporters sold Dollars ahead of the Chuseok holiday. The bank highlights a supp…
Cleveland Federal Reserve (Fed) President Beth Hammack said on Friday the two sides of the Fed's dual mandate are not in conflict. She said that “high inflation complicates economic planning,” and that she doesn’t see c…
ING’s Asia-Pacific research notes that South Korea’s upcoming data should show stronger industrial production and a widening trade surplus, even as export and import growth moderates. Technology and semiconductor export…
The Pound Sterling (GBP) trims some of its weekly losses, gaining over 0.18% against the US Dollar (USD) on Friday as the Greenback takes a breather, even as US Treasury yields continue to rise. The jump in energy price…
Societe Generale’s Morning Briefing reports EUR/USD traded between 1.1359 and 1.1387 overnight and is on course for a second weekly drop. The defence of the 100‑week moving average at 1.1356 and oversold technicals sugg…
Scotiabank strategists Shaun Osborne and Eric Theoret note that the Canadian Dollar (CAD) is flat versus the US Dollar (USD) and lagging most G10 peers. They highlight that wider US–Canada yield spreads have weighed on …
Societe Generale describes a limited impact from President Xi’s US visit, with no new tariff cuts or AI dialogue mechanism agreed as the trade truce was only extended to January. USD/CNY rebounded after briefly dipping …
European Central Bank (ECB) Vice President Boris Vujcic said on Friday that the ECB started a tightening cycle and sees a “risk of higher for longer energy prices." He added that diesel prices will stay high for a long …
ING economists Deepali Bhargava and Lynn Song expect the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to raise rates by 25bp, citing a still-hot economy, tight labour market conditions and upside surprises in Gross Domestic Product …
OCBC strategists Sim Moh Siong and Christopher Wong report that Asian FX traded broadly softer as higher Oil prices and rising US Treasury yields hurt risk sentiment, with Indonesian Rupiah (IDR) underperforming and Phi…
EUR/USD edges higher on Friday as the US Dollar (USD) pauses after a strong weekly rally, allowing the Euro (EUR) to recover some ground. However, the pair remains on track for a third consecutive weekly decline.
The Cleveland Federal Reserve (Fed) President Beth Hammack said on Friday that “the biggest risk with inflation is the formation of an inflationary mindset”, in a panel discussion hosted by the Cleveland Fed, with Vujci…
OCBC strategists Sim Moh Siong and Christopher Wong highlight that resilient US data, sticky inflation and elevated energy prices are pushing US Treasury yields higher and supporting the US Dollar.
Commerzbank’s India section notes September flash PMIs pointing to stronger end-Q3 activity, with both manufacturing and services indices well above 50. Domestic demand is robust, but elevated input and output prices, e…
UOB’s Quek Ser Leang and Lee Sue Ann report that GBP/USD extended its sharp decline to 1.3205, leaving conditions deeply oversold but with the bias still pointing lower. They see scope for a test of the June low at 1.31…
AUD/USD edges higher on Friday, trading around 0.7025 at the time of writing, up 0.20% on the day.
Bank of England (BoE) Governor Andrew Bailey said on Friday that the pass-through from higher energy prices remains “quite subdued” so far, while stressing that it is still early days.
Gold (XAU/USD) edges higher on Friday as the US Dollar (USD) and Treasury yields take a breather following their strong rally this week. At the time of writing, XAU/USD trades around $4,310 after slipping to a one-week …
Japanese Finance Minister (FM) Satsuki Katayama stresses on Bank of Japan’s (BoJ) independence while speaking during the European trading session on Friday. This is the second time in the day when Katayama has delivered…
Deutsche Bank strategists report renewed pressure on global equities as surging bond yields and higher Oil prices weigh on risk assets. The S&P 500 slipped for a third session despite a late recovery, while European ind…
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