MUFG’s Lee Hardman notes that the Japanese Yen (JPY) has strengthened, driving USD/JPY back towards 153.00, as comments from US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reinforce expectations of policy changes in Japan. The ban…
AUD/JPY declines 0.27% on Wednesday and trades around 110.80 at the time of writing. The Australian Dollar (AUD) fails to benefit sustainably from encouraging inflation data from China, Australia’s largest trading partn…
Gold (XAU/USD) trims losses on Wednesday, with price action returning to the $4,400 area during the European morning session, after bouncing from $4,345 lows on Tuesday. The precious metal is drawing support from broad-…
Societe Generale’s Kenneth Broux and colleagues expect the NBP to keep rates unchanged at 3.75%, with Governor Glapiński emphasising flexibility and data dependence. Given worsening inflation and the removal of a near‑t…
The Indian Rupee (INR) extends its decline against the US Dollar (USD) on Wednesday after a sharp correction the previous day. The USD/INR pair jumps marginally above 95.11 as surging energy prices have battered the Ind…
The EUR/JPY cross trades in negative territory near 178.50 during the early European trading hours on Wednesday. The Japanese Yen (JPY) edges higher against the Euro (EUR) as a slew of hawkish comments from the Bank of …
USD/CHF loses ground for the third consecutive day, trading around 0.8090 during the Asian hours on Wednesday. The pair remains subdued as the US Dollar (USD) holds losses despite a hawkish tone surrounding the Federal …
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) – the benchmark US Crude Oil price – touches a fresh three-month top, around the $92.50 area during the Asian session on Wednesday, though it lacks follow-through. Nevertheless, the commodi…
The EUR/USD pair attracts fresh buyers during the Asian session on Wednesday, though it lacks bullish conviction and remains confined within the weekly range. Spot prices currently trade near the 1.1630 region, up aroun…
Gold (XAU/USD) struggles to capitalize on a modest Asian session bounce from a one-week low touched earlier this Wednesday, albeit it sticks to a positive bias and, for now, seems to have snapped a three-day losing stre…
The US Dollar Index (DXY), which measures the value of the US Dollar (USD) against six major currencies, is losing ground for the third consecutive day and trading around 98.80 during Asian hours on Wednesday.
Silver price (XAG/USD) is up almost 1% to near $66.40 during the Asian trading session on Wednesday. The white metal strengthens as the US Dollar remains under pressure despite expectations that the Federal Reserve (Fed…
The USD/JPY continued to fall for the second straight day, losing 0.40%, but found support around 153.00, with the pair set to end the session at around 153.75.
GBP/USD trades just under 1.3550 after a session that spanned 40 pips and returned two-tenths of a pip. The Bank of England (BoE) sent four Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) members to the Treasury Committee on Tuesday af…
Silver price struggles to clear a key technical resistance near $67.00, retraces to two-day lows at $65.31, and records a 1.42% loss. The non-yielding metal failed to sustain its early gains amid elevated US bond yields…
Forex markets have remained subdued since the beginning of the week, with the US Dollar (USD) holding near 99.00 on Tuesday, as depicted by the US Dollar Index (DXY). Geopolitical developments in the Middle East, a jump…
OCBC’s Christopher Wong reports USD/CNH briefly fell to its lowest level since February 2023 before rebounding after the PBoC set a higher-than-expected daily fix. Wong argues policymakers are leaning against the pace, …
UOB’s Quek Ser Leang and Lee Sue Ann note GBP/USD edged higher to around 1.3545, with no significant build-up in momentum but a modest upside tilt toward 1.3565 in the near term. They stress that major resistance at 1.3…
TD Securities economists Oscar Munoz, Eli Nir, Gennadiy Goldberg and Molly Brooks expect August Core CPI to rise 0.19% m/m, with services driving gains and core goods offsetting. They project Core CPI at 2.3% y/y and He…
The Mexican Peso (MXN) remains unchanged against the US Dollar (USD) on Tuesday as market participants await the release of Mexico’s Fiscal package, which will be delivered to the Mexican Congress for approval. At the t…
The US dollar spiked to the upside on Friday after the US NFP report showed job growth in August almost tripling the consensus estimate of 56K. The dollar gains didn’t last long, though, as most of the NFP-driven moves …
The Loonie gains some traction versus the Greenback, while the latter posts modest losses, as US and Canadian financial markets remain closed in observance of Labour Day. Nevertheless, the USD/CAD edges lower by some 0.…
USD/JPY holds just below 154.50, unchanged on the day after a 153-pip round trip. The pair traded well over a Yen lower on the strongest Japanese pay data since 1997 and has bought back all of it. Nothing about the wage…
USD/CAD rebounds on Tuesday after hitting an intraday low of 1.3760 and trades around 1.3790 at the time of writing, down 0.18% on the day. The Canadian Dollar (CAD) retains part of its gains against the US Dollar (USD)…