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Government bond markets from Tokyo to New York extended losses on Monday as surging energy prices linked to the prolonged Iran war reignited fears of persistent inflation and forced investors to reassess expectations fo…
Rabobank Senior Macro Strategist Bas van Geffen says the US-Iran stalemate and disruption in the Strait of Hormuz are keeping oil-driven inflation risks elevated.
TD Securities’ FX strategist Howard Du maintains a bearish New Zealand Dollar (NZD) bias, noting that Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) tightening is largely priced and NZD positioning has normalized.
ING’s Chris Turner notes a quiet, risk-positive week for global markets, with low volatility and mixed G10 FX, as the Dollar debasement theme fails to extend.
A consortium of buyout firm Advent and payment processor Stripe has decided to abandon its pursuit of fintech pioneer PayPal, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.
The Aussie Dollar climbed to a three-month high of 0.7198 on Thursday, even though the US Dollar steadied on solid jobs data and hawkish comments by Federal Reserve officials. The AUD/USD trades at 0.7194, up 0.34%.
The EUR/USD pair posts modest gains near 1.1655 during the early Asian session on Friday. Markets might turn cautious later in the day as Federal Reserve (Fed) Chairman Kevin Warsh is set to deliver his much-awaited key…
The headline Tokyo Consumer Price Index (CPI) for August rose 1.9% YoY as compared to 1.8% in the previous month, the Statistics Bureau of Japan showed on Friday.
The USD/JPY pair declines to around 159.30 during the early Asian session on Friday. The Japanese Yen (JPY) strengthens against the US Dollar (USD) as Japan’s Tokyo Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation data strengthens …
Iran’s Security Chief Mohsen Rezaei said on Friday that Tehran is preparing a list of its conditions to open the Strait of Hormuz in response to a request by mediators, adding that conditions include ending the war in t…
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) oil price declines after two days of gains, trading around $82.70 per barrel during the Asian hours on Friday. Crude oil prices may regain their footing as intensifying conflicts in Eastern…
AUD/JPY traded close to 114.75 on Thursday, ahead 0.36% on the session, with a high that stops nineteen pips beneath a ceiling the pair has not traded above since September 7, 1990. The August bar is running 3.80% highe…
The Australian Dollar (AUD) outperforms its major peers on Thursday, buoyed by hawkish Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) expectations after Australian inflation data released on Wednesday surprised to the upside. A softer…
The Boston Fed President, Suan Collins, crossed the wires on Thursday as the Jackson Hole Symposium began. She said that the recent PCE report does not change the view that policy is restrictive and will lead to gradual…
Cleveland Federal Reserve (Fed) President Beth Hammack said on Thursday on Fox Business that the job market is broadly in balance, while adding that “we need restrictiveness in policy.”
The US Dollar Index trades just above 99.00 on Thursday, unchanged on the session across a range of less than a fifth of a point. That sits roughly 2.6% beneath the June peak just under 102.00 and beneath a rolling 50-d…
US President Donald Trump held a press conference on Thursday at the White House, where he insisted that Canada has been "ripping" off the US on trade and that it wants to be “treated like a state.”
EUR/GBP Downside Extends, But 0.8612 Has Become the Trap Line26 May 2026, 9:05 AM London, UK The session is being shaped by a three-way tension: Middle East headlines are still driving risk and oil, large same-day optio…
OCBC Bank strategists Sim Moh Siong and Christopher Wong highlight that USD/CNH has edged higher alongside a broader US Dollar (USD) rebound and firmer US Treasury yields, while the People's Bank of China (PBoC) continu…
Crude Oil trades near $83.50 on Thursday, ahead 2.52% and more than $3.00 above a session low just above $80.00 printed at 07:00 GMT. The final leg is the loud one, better than a dollar inside the twenty minutes before …
Gold (XAU/USD) attracts sellers on Tuesday, snapping a two-day winning streak as a firmer US Dollar (USD) and rising long-term US Treasury yields weigh on the precious metal. At the time of writing, XAU/USD trades aroun…
Gold (XAU/USD) drifts higher on Thursday, up 0.25% after US jobs data was solid, while the trade deficit widened the most since US President Donald Trump's “Liberation Day.” Also, falling US Treasury yields and muted pr…
The Euro (EUR) heads lower for the second consecutive day on Thursday, with the US Dollar (USD) supported by strong US inflation data released on Wednesday. The EUR/USD pair trades at weekly lows sub-1.1650 during the E…
The British Pound (GBP) extends losses for the second consecutive day on Thursday, as the US Dollar (USD) strengthens after the hot US inflation report released on Wednesday. The GBP/USD pair is trading at one-week lows…
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