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Gold (XAU/USD) trades moderately higher on Wednesday and returns to the $4,370 area, after finding buyers near the $4,300 area on Tuesday. A broad-based US Dollar weakness amid lower US yields ahead of the release of Ju…
Commerzbank’s Antje Praefcke says markets will scrutinize the latest Fed minutes for clues on how close policymakers remain to another rate hike after weaker US labour and inflation data reduced expectations for a hike …
FX markets remain calm despite energy prices nudging higher and some weakness in semiconductor stocks. Expect further consolidation ahead of tonight's release of the July FOMC meeting minutes. Elsewhere, this quarter's …
The global bond market is facing a systemic stress test that extends well beyond the Federal Reserve. The triple forces of stubborn inflation, government fiscal expansion, and the artificial intelligence (AI) investment…
The USD/CAD pair meets with fresh supply during the Asian session on Wednesday and, for now, seems to have stalled its recovery from the lowest level since June 3, touched earlier this week. Spot prices currently trade …
The US Dollar Index (DXY), which measures the value of the US Dollar (USD) against six major currencies, is steadying after registering minor gains in the previous day and trading around 99.60 during the Asian hours on …
Following overnight negotiations with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, US President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday, “I have paused 50% tariffs against Canada for a three-day period.”
The USD/JPY pair edges lower to around 159.45 during the Asian trading hours on Wednesday. The Japanese Yen (JPY) strengthens against the US Dollar (USD) as market expectations grow for another interest rate hike by the…
Silver price (XAG/USD) is down 0.5% to near $63.00 during the Asian trading session on Wednesday. The white metal extends its Tuesday’s decline amid fears of prolonged inflation concerns on the back of continued energy …
Gold (XAU/USD) rebounds from the weekly low, which it touched during the Asian session on Wednesday, and climbs above $4,350 in the last hour. The US Dollar (USD) attracts some sellers, stalling this week's goodish reco…
Yen is under broad-based pressure again, barely 10 days after joint US-Japan intervention forced traders to retreat. That does not mean intervention has failed. It means intervention solved only one part of the problem.…
The US Dollar Index (DXY) held a firm tone near the 99.60s on Tuesday, keeping a mild safe-haven bid as tensions around the Strait of Hormuz stayed front and center. Gold and Oil both sold off, and most major currencies…
USD/JPY holds modest gains near the 159.60s on Tuesday, edging higher on the day. The pair has clawed back ground after a recent sharp pullback and is grinding back toward the upper end of its recent range.
MUFG analysts Lin Li and Khang Sek Lee note that July data point to weaker Chinese growth and a widening divergence between the "new" and "traditional" economy. Despite short-term production disruptions from Middle East…
The USD/CHF pair recovers some ground on Tuesday after testing the 50-day Simple Moving Average (SMA) of 0.7866 along with the bottom trendline of the ‘bearish flag’, which so far contained price action amid the lack of…
Sterling fell to $1.3479 on Thursday, August 13, down 0.12% against the previous session, after touching an intraday high just above $1.3500 in the immediate aftermath of the UK second-quarter GDP release. The pair has …
UOB economist Enrico Tanuwidjaja reviews Indonesia’s 2027 State Budget, highlighting a calibrated balance between growth and fiscal discipline that matters for the Rupiah and local bonds. The budget assumes a Rupiah exc…
Rabobank’s Mauricio Une and Renan Alves note softer United States (US) inflation and cooling labor data, giving the Federal Reserve (Fed) more time to assess policy. Domestically, the central bank of Brazil's (BCB) mone…
BNY’s Geoff Yu highlights that foreign holdings of New Zealand government bonds rose to 58.9% in July 2026, while NZD/USD trades slightly above its 12‑month average. Despite robust domestic activity, Yu doubts current m…
USD/CAD trades little changed on Tuesday as rising long-term US Treasury yields lift the US Dollar (USD), while elevated Oil prices underpin the commodity-linked Canadian Dollar (CAD). At the time of writing, the pair t…
Chris Turner at ING describes EUR/USD as contained after a rally stalled just above 1.16, with investors cautious due to high natural gas prices and upcoming FOMC minutes. He expects a 1.1520–1.1580 range near term, whi…
Commerzbank’s Norman Liebke argues that European gas storage will depend on higher LNG imports over winter, as current inflows of 8 bcm per month would see storages trend toward 0% by March. He considers 10 bcm realisti…
Gold (XAU/USD) remains on the back foot at the start of American trading hours 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 meta…
The British Pound weakened against the US Dollar in Asian trading on Wednesday, with GBP/USD easing toward 1.3355. The pair lost momentum as the Dollar gained ground amid renewed geopolitical uncertainty following US mi…
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