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UOB Global Economics & Markets Research notes that US PCE inflation for July slightly exceeded expectations, helping US Treasury yields to rise and supporting the US Dollar against most G10 currencies. The DXY index pos…
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The Australian Dollar (AUD) is up 0.1% at around 0.7180 against the US Dollar (USD) during the European trading session on Thursday. The Aussie pair remains firm this week due to continued outperformance by the antipode…
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Asian markets traded cautiously on Thursday, with much of the region's price action muted as traders adopted a wait and see approach ahead of Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh's Jackson Hole speech, even though the symp…
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The US Dollar (USD) clings to previous day’s gains on Thursday, driven by a sticky United States (US) Personal Consumption Expenditure (PCE) Price Index report for July.
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USD/IDR gains ground for the third successive day, trading around 17,800 during the Asian hours on Thursday. The currency pair is under downward pressure as the Indonesian Rupiah (IDR) struggles against fragile domestic…
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The August 2025 non-farm payrolls report is expected to confirm a weakening US labor market, with forecasts of +75,000 jobs and unemployment rising to 4.3%. A soft reading could strengthen expectations for a Federal Res…
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Gold (XAU/USD) surrenders modest intraday gains and trades just above the $4,600 mark heading into the European session on Thursday. The commodity, however, holds above the weekly low touched the previous day as traders…
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Gold price (XAU/USD) falls to near $4,610 during the early Asian session on Thursday. The precious metal retreats from a three-month high as US inflation data came largely in line with expectations, increasing expectati…
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Sam Azzarello: What's next for markets and the global economy after a year defined by escalating tariffs, persistent geopolitical tensions, and the rise of artificial intelligence across industries?
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Scotiabank strategists Shaun Osborne and Eric Theoret describe the Japanese Yen (JPY) as quiet, extending a tight consolidation as markets gradually price a 25 bp Bank of Japan (BoJ) hike for September 18. Hawkish BoJ m…
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The Mexican Peso loses some traction against the US Dollar on Wednesday as traders seem confident that the Federal Reserve could raise interest rates toward the end of the year, following a red-hot inflation report. The…
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The Aussie Dollar advances for the third straight day, up more than 0.17%, even though the latest US inflation report renewed investors' hawkish bets that the US central bank might increase rates by the end of 2026. The…
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The GBP/JPY failed to sustain the 217.00 breakout, reversing to the 216.50 area as traders faded the move, exacerbating the decline to current exchange rates. At the time of writing, the cross-pair exchanges hands with …
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Chris Turner at ING notes USD/CNH is consolidating after last week’s sharp decline, as investors hesitate to buy Renminbi with the PBoC slowing lower USD/CNY fixings and US–Iran sanctions risks in focus. ING’s base case…
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EUR/GBP is trading around 0.8570 on Wednesday, on the front foot as hopes of a de-escalation in the Gulf hand the Euro (EUR) a modest lift. The pair has broken above its 20- and 100-period moving averages, which sit bun…
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AUD/USD is trading around 0.7170 on Wednesday, down slightly after a hot Australian inflation print ran straight into a firmer US Dollar.
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NZD/USD retreats to around 0.5940 on Wednesday at the time of writing, down 0.60% on the day. The New Zealand Dollar (NZD) loses ground against the US Dollar (USD), which finds some support following the release of the …
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average trades a shade beneath 53,500 and roughly 100 points lower on the session, after a 12:30 GMT data drop the wires filed as uneventful. July core Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) pr…
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Prashant Newnaha at TD Securities notes that the RBA’s August minutes were overall less hawkish than June, but still emphasized upside inflation risks and the possibility of preemptive tightening. With July CPI strong a…
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Sterling retreats some 0.39% as the US Dollar stages a recovery after a US inflation report revealed that prices remained elevated, increasing the chances of seeing a rate hike by the Federal Reserve (Fed) towards the e…
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EU mid-market update: Bond yields off recent highs as drop in crude overshadows rate expectations and hawkish commentary; Awaiting Nvidia numbers and Rubin color tonight.
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ABN AMRO’s Georgette Boele highlights that EUR/PLN has risen as interest rate expectations diverge between the Eurozone and Poland. The National Bank of Poland kept rates at 3.75% and appears divided on a possible 25bp …
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MUFG’s Derek Halpenny notes the Japanese Yen is firmer versus most G10 currencies as markets increasingly price a Bank of Japan rate hike in September. Services PPI data and hawkish commentary from former BoJ officials …
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EUR/JPY depreciates after registering modest gains, trading around 185.60 during the European hours on Wednesday. The technical analysis of a daily chart indicates that the currency cross is remaining within the ascendi…