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BNY’s Geoff Yu notes that Bank of Japan (BoJ) officials are reported open to raising rates faster than economists expected as Japanese Yen (JPY) weakness lifts inflation risks. Policy is still seen unchanged on July 31 …
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NZD/USD trades around 0.5815 on Wednesday at the time of writing, down 0.16% on the day. Despite stronger-than-expected inflation data from New Zealand, the New Zealand Dollar (NZD) remains under pressure as investors f…
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Silver (XAG/USD) trades around $59.35 at the time of writing on Wednesday, up 0.94% on the day, as persistent safe-haven demand offsets the negative impact of rising inflation expectations. The white metal remains suppo…
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US President Donald Trump issued a fresh warning to Iran on Wednesday, threatening strikes on the country’s infrastructure if Tehran targets vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.
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Following the ban on Anthropic’s Mythos 5 and Fable 5 models, the conversation around cybersecurity is once again taking centre stage, as one of OpenAI’s agents hacked into the Hugging Face platform.
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Chris Turner at ING notes EUR/USD has held up relatively well despite energy price gains and wider natural gas prices. Interest rate differentials and expectations of a stronger European Central Bank (ECB) response than…
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AUD/USD trades near 0.7000 on Wednesday, recovering from an intraday pullback but remaining marginally lower on the day. The pair briefly fell toward 0.6985 before rebounding, while the US Dollar Index (DXY) slipped tow…
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Standard Chartered economists Carol Liao and Shuang Ding argue that China’s July Politburo meeting will prioritise implementation of existing fiscal plans over new stimulus. They expect fiscal execution to accelerate in…
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Brown Brothers Harriman’s Elias Haddad notes the British Pound (GBP) remains heavy versus the US Dollar (USD) and Euro (EUR) after a mixed United Kingdom (UK) June Consumer Price Index (CPI) report, with headline inflat…
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The World Bank warned that the global economy is only "a few months" away from a worst-case scenario in which global growth slows to 1.3% while inflation rises to 4.5%, according to comments by Chief Economist Indermit …
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The Euro’s (EUR) modest upside attempt against the US Dollar (USD) witnessed during Wednesday’s Asian session has been short-lived. The EUR/USD pair was capped below 1.1420, before pulling back to levels a few pips abov…
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The Japanese Yen (JPY) attracts significant bids against its major currency peers during the European trading session on Wednesday. The USD/JPY pair falls vertically to near 162.65, but quickly recovers some losses and …
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Banco Santander Chile stock, backed by the Chilean subsidiary of the global Santander group (ISIN US05968L1026), is supported by a combination of resilient profitability, solid capital ratios, and a stable market valuat…
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WTI extends its rebound on Wednesday as rising tensions in the Middle East disrupt Oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz and the Red Sea. At the time of writing, WTI trades around $86.20 after reaching an intraday high…
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Following his meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Manila on Wednesday, United States (US) Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that “Iran is in a lot of trouble.”
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The Euro (EUR) reversed earlier gains against the Japanese Yen (JPY) on Wednesday, following hawkish comments by Bank of Japan’s (BoJ) policymakers. The pair, however, remains a few pips below 186.00 at the time of writ…
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Commerzbank’s Antje Praefcke highlights recent confusion in Norway after delayed core inflation data and an unexpected slowdown in both headline and core rates. Despite Norges Bank’s earlier hawkish tilt and a policy ra…
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MUFG’s Derek Halpenny highlights persistent Japanese Yen weakness as USD/JPY trades at levels last seen in 1986, with low volatility undermining the Ministry of Finance’s case for intervention. He notes limited contagio…
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Derek Halpenny at MUFG explains that US trade tariff uncertainty is set to re-emerge as Section 122 measures expire and are replaced by more targeted Section 301 actions. He expects widespread investigations and tariffs…
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The Indian Rupee (INR) opens lower against the US Dollar (USD) on Wednesday after a slight relief the previous day. The USD/INR pair rises to near 96.53 as a fresh surge in oil prices due to intensifying fears of furthe…
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West Texas Intermediate (WTI), the US crude oil benchmark, is trading around $84.90 during the early European trading hours on Wednesday. The WTI rises as rising tensions in the Middle East raise fears of further disrup…
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USD/CHF continues its winning streak for the third successive day, trading around 0.8130 during the Asian hours on Wednesday. The pair appreciates as the US Dollar (USD) receives support from growing risk aversion tied …
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Gold (XAU/USD) maintains its bid tone heading into the European session and currently trades just below a two-week high, set earlier this Wednesday. The US Dollar (USD) drifts lower following a four-day uptrend amid hop…
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Societe Generale strategists analyze the Hungarian Forint (HUF) after the central bank of Hungary, Magyar Nemzeti Bank (MNB) cut its policy rate to 5.75% and signalled more easing. They expect a 5.0% terminal rate by ye…