Here’s a brief recap of the key developments in the Middle East war that occurred over the weekend, which are expected to have a significant impact on markets in the upcoming week.
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul All Share Index slipped on Sunday, losing 83.22 points, or 0.84 percent, to close at 9,838.28.
U.S. stock futures traded lower overnight late Thursday after disappointing earnings from Intel Corp. (INTC) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) dragged markets down.
Gold (XAU/USD) tanked to a new year-to-date (YTD) low of $3,880 on Friday, clearing the $3,900 threshold for the first time since October of last year. The Greenback and US Treasury yields edged higher, while risk appet…
DBS Group Research anticipates Vietnam’s October 2026 exports and retail sales to stay robust, while headline inflation hovers around 5%, above the 4.5% target. Strong electronics shipments, firm household spending and …
United Overseas Bank strategists Quek Ser Leang and Lee Sue maintain a negative stance on USD/CNH, noting that the pair has been edging lower and remains under downward pressure. Short-term projections see scope to test…
USD/JPY holds trades on the back foot heading into the weekend as the Japanese Yen (JPY) outperforms most major currencies following the Bank of Japan’s (BoJ) hawkish hold. However, the pair has recouped some of its ear…
On Friday, the Dallas Federal Reserve President Lorie Logan said that “at least two more quarter-point rate hikes” are needed. She added that skipping a hike “doesn’t change policy destination,” and that adjusting inter…
Commerzbank’s Charlie Lay reports that the Bank of Thailand kept its policy rate at 1.00%, with the MPC maintaining a hold but signalling a less dovish stance. Authorities highlight financial stability risks from prolon…
The US Dollar (USD) regained the smile this week, reversing two consecutive pullbacks and trading close to its key 200-week SMA. The Greenback’s recovery has followed the persistent rise in crude Oil prices, in a contex…
AUD/USD edges slightly higher on Friday, gaining 0.08% on the day to trade around 0.7035 at the time of writing. The Australian Dollar (AUD) benefits from growing expectations of an interest rate hike by the Reserve Ban…
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Tech stocks plunged Friday morning, putting the Nasdaq 100 index on course for a more than $1 trillion drop when the opening bell rings at 9:30 am ET in New York.
Rabobank strategist Stefan Koopman expects the Bank of England’s (BoE) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to raise Bank Rate to 4.00% in November 2026 in a 7-2 split, followed by another 25bp hike to 4.25% in February 2027…
The Swiss Franc (CHF) is giving away gains against the US Dollar (USD) on Friday, weighed by concerns about the Swiss economy's exposure to the higher Oil prices.
Inflation in Germany, as measured by the change in the Consumer Price Index, declined to 2.8% (preliminary) in October from 3.3% in September, Germany's Destatis reported on Friday.
ING’s Chris Turner reports that the Bank of Japan (BoJ) left rates at 1.25% while acknowledging its 2% inflation target has been met and highlighting upside price risks from energy, AI demand and a weak Japanese Yen (JP…
The US Dollar Index (DXY) loses ground for a third straight day on Friday as a sell-off in technology stocks drives investors toward government bonds, pushing Treasury yields lower and weighing on the Greenback. Next we…
Brown Brothers Harriman’s Elias Haddad reports EUR/USD has rebounded above 1.1200 after the ECB paused while pushing back against aggressive market tightening expectations.
Gold (XAU/USD) slips to fresh year-to-date lows on Friday. The metal struggles despite a risk-off mood across markets, as expectations of further Federal Reserve (Fed) interest rate hikes continue to dominate price acti…
The US macro backdrop is still too firm to make a clean additional 250 -300 pips + bearish dollar call. Third-quarter growth came in at 3.4%, core PCE remains sticky and the Fed has done nothing to suggest that December…
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Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda, center, and other policy board members attend the Monetary Policy Meeting in Tokyo’s Chuo Ward on Oct. 30. (Pool)
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