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Commerzbank’s Tatha Ghose notes that NBP Governor Adam Glapinski used G20 remarks to shift towards a more neutral, flexible stance, avoiding earlier dovish hints of imminent rate cuts. With August CPI surprising hawkish…
ING economists Bert Colijn and Carsten Brzeski argue that the Eurozone’s long-standing export-led growth model is being structurally eroded by higher energy costs, rising Chinese competition and a changing global trade …
Silver prices (XAG/USD) rose on Thursday, according to FXStreet data. Silver trades at $65.88 per troy ounce, up 0.87% from the $65.31 it cost on Wednesday.
Japan’s top currency diplomat Atsushi Mimura reiterates on Thursday that authorities remain ready to act in the foreign exchange market, as Tokyo continues to closely monitor currency moves.
Gold (XAU/USD) extends its rebound on Thursday after slipping below $4,300 to a nearly four-week low on the previous day. A sharp rally in the Japanese Yen (JPY) weighs on the US Dollar (USD), while a pullback in US Tre…
GBP/USD edges lower after opening at a bullish gap, remaining within positive territory and trading around 1.3290 during the Asian hours on Tuesday. The currency pair is under pressure as the US Dollar (USD) stabilizes,…
USD/JPY extends its losses for the second consecutive day, trading around 156.80 during the European hours on Thursday.
Derek Halpenny at MUFG notes the Canadian Dollar’s (CAD) immediate advance after the Bank of Canada left rates unchanged at 2.25% but signalled greater concern over inflation. Communications hinted at a possible earlier…
On Thursday, we’ll get the latest read on the US service sector when the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) publishes its August gauge. Consensus points to a marginal improvement to 54.3 from July’s 54.1. If confirme…
USD/JPY has extended its winning streak to a fifth consecutive session on Friday, advancing 0.11% to 158.55 and printing intraday highs near 158.60 as the synchronized global bond rout has reshaped every cross-rate rela…
China's Services Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) climbed to 51.4 in August from 50.4 in July, the latest data published by RatingDog showed on Thursday. This figure came in stronger than the market expectations of 50.6.
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) oil price rebounds after registering losses in the previous day, trading around $89.60 during the Asian hours on Thursday. Crude oil prices advance as investors assessed renewed hostilities…
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is extending troop deployment timelines across the Middle East, signaling the conflict could drag into 2027, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.
The NZD/USD pair recovers some lost ground to near 0.5860, snapping the four-day losing streak during the early Asian session on Thursday. The New Zealand Dollar (NZD) strengthens against the US Dollar (USD) following t…
The AUD/USD pair struggles to capitalize on the previous day's bounce from the 0.7120 region, or a nearly two-week low, and oscillates in a range during the Asian session on Thursday. Spot prices hold steady above mid-0…
AUD/JPY extends its losses for the fourth consecutive day, trading around 113.50 during the Asian hours on Thursday. The Australian Dollar (AUD) remains subdued following a wave of mixed economic data from Australia and…
The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) sets the USD/CNY central rate for the trading session ahead on Thursday at 6.7807 compared to the previous day's fix of 6.7829 and 6.7167 Reuters estimate.
MUFG’s Lloyd Chan remains cautious on the Indonesian Rupiah as domestic inflation accelerates and Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth stays above 5%. The trade balance has improved slightly but remains weaker than 2025 …
Commerzbank highlights that South Korea’s export boom and a large trade surplus, combined with a hawkish Bank of Korea, are supportive for the Korean Won. They argue that changing FX flow dynamics should allow more of t…
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) Oil sees two-way price swings on Wednesday as escalating tensions in the Middle East keep energy markets volatile and the geopolitical risk premium elevated. At the time of writing, WTI tra…
US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the renewed campaign against Iran “won’t continue for too long," adding that he is prepared to launch another attack on Iran.
Yen - Potential start of an Impulsive upwards moveIf the ¥ is going to go for an up move, it would be from this point (.0681 Fib of previous impulse). Would make sense with the rest of our analyses published earlier in …
Gold (XAU/USD) price rises over 1% on Wednesday as the Greenback softens amid speculation of an intervention to bolster the Japanese Yen (JPY), while US Treasury yields hold firm after weak US jobs data. At the time of …
Brown Brothers Harriman’s (BBH) Elias Haddad observes USD/JPY testing 160.00 as hawkish Bank of Japan comments briefly supported the Japanese Yen (JPY). Haddad notes Takata’s openness to a 50–75 bps move and back-to-bac…
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