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Oil: Hormuz risks keep prices in focus – Rabobank

Rabobank's Senior Market Strategist Benjamin Picton discusses recurring Middle East tensions around the Strait of Hormuz and their impact on Oil and Brent. Picton notes that strikes on Iran have been halted again, pushi…

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WTI stays lower near $78.50 ahead of US-Iran peace talks 2.0

West Texas Intermediate (WTI), futures on NYMEX, trade 7.4% lower at around $78.50 during the European trading session on Monday. The Oil price holds onto its opening losses, driven by the announcement of a ceasefire 2.…

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Federal Reserve: Data driven rate path – HSBC

HSBC strategists note that the Federal Reserve (Fed) left policy rates unchanged in July, with markets now assigning a two-thirds probability to a September hike. They stress that Chair Warsh’s data-dependent stance put…

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Why is Silver Futures stock climbing today?

Trillions wiped out - gold and silver prices crash globally - the headlines from the commodity market on Friday described the volatile nature of the commodity market. Gold and silver have been on a record breaking spree…

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Latin America: Duration favored over carry – BNY

Geoff Yu at BNY sees Brazil and Mexico operating in a more comfortable policy environment after the Fed decision, with anchored United States (US) front-end yields supporting emerging-market duration. Yu argues that Lat…

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Swiss Franc: inflation undershoots SNB outlook – Nomura

Nomura strategists note that Swiss Consumer Price Index (CPI) slowed to 0.4% year-on-year in July, helped by weaker car fuel prices and easing imported energy costs. They expect Swiss inflation in Q3 to average 0.5% yea…

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Japanese Yen: Joint intervention supports yen outlook – MUFG

MUFG’s Lee Hardman notes that the Japanese Yen has strengthened as Japan and the US conducted joint intervention to counter recent volatility. He highlights planned use of the Federal Reserve’s FIMA Repo Facility, US eu…

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Washington Joins the Fight for the Yen

US and Japanese authorities have confirmed that they have jointly intervened in FX markets to support the yen. Joint intervention is rare and points to new FX activism from the US Treasury. Yet a successful turn lower i…

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Why is Infleqtion stock volatile today?

Infleqtion Inc. stocks have been trading down by -11.9 percent following reports of delayed quantum product launches dampening investor confidence.

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Euro: Rebound eyes key resistance band against US Dollar – UOB

United Overseas Bank’s (UOB) Quek Ser Leang observes EUR/USD rebounded sharply after a dip to 1.1453, with scope to extend gains toward 1.1565 intraday, provided it holds above 1.1495. On a 1–3 week view, he sees potent…