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Gold (XAU/USD) edges lower on Thursday as traders look past back-to-back, softer-than-expected US inflation reports and remain focused on renewed Middle East tensions, which are fueling concerns that higher energy price…
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The Pound Sterling trims some of its Wednesday gains versus the US Dollar, down by over 0.48% following solid US data. The sell-off comes amid risk aversion and augments the safe-haven appeal of the Greenback. At the ti…
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Rabobank’s Bas van Geffen says renewed US-Iran hostilities have shifted Eurozone inflation risks upward. June’s softer-than-expected flash estimate may buy the ECB time in July, but the earlier decline in energy prices …
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West Texas Intermediate (WTI) Oil spent Thursday's European morning grinding down to 78.37 before ripping nearly two dollars to 80.29 when the Houthis threatened to target all Saudi Oil sites and key facilities should S…
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The gold price has experienced its steepest weekly decline in more than 40 years, dropping as low as US$4,100 per ounce in early morning trading on Monday (March 23).
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NZD/USD fluctuates between minor gains and losses on Thursday as the Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s (RBNZ) hawkish stance supports the Kiwi, while a stronger US Dollar (USD) caps the upside. At the time of writing, the p…
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Brown Brothers Harriman’s (BBH) Elias Haddad highlights that United Kingdom (UK) May Gross Domestic Product (GDP) slightly beat expectations, driven by services, but underlying details disappointed as production and con…
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ING’s Carsten Brzeski argues that the European Central Bank is likely to keep rates unchanged next week but a surprise hike cannot be ruled out. He notes that renewed Middle East tensions and rising Oil prices have rest…
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The CEO of fintech Klarna said the rise of agentic shopping wonât destroy brand loyalty, an outcome feared by e-commerce players who worry that it will be harder to woo bots than the humans whose errands they are runn…
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GBP/JPY trades with a mild negative bias on Thursday, taking a breather after climbing to its highest level since December 2007 the previous day, as the British Pound benefited from easing political uncertainty and expe…
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Gold price (XAU/USD) is down 0.7% to near $4,030 during the European trading session on Thursday. The precious metal faces selling pressures as global inflation concerns remain intact amid elevated energy prices in the …
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The Indian Rupee (INR) trades lower against the US Dollar (USD), extending its losing streak for the third trading day on Thursday. The USD/INR pair rises to near 96.32 as elevated crude oil prices have renewed fears of…
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Retail Sales in the United States (US) rose by 0.2% on a monthly basis in June to $768.6 billion, the US Census Bureau reported on Thursday. This print followed the 1% increase recorded in May and came in line with the …
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ING’s Warren Patterson and Ewa Manthey highlight that investment funds have sharply increased net long positions in TTF natural gas, driven by fresh longs. LNG and European gas markets are seen as vulnerable with height…
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TD Securities notes the Bank of Canada (BoC) kept its policy rate at 2.25% and softened guidance by removing references to both rate-cut risks and consecutive hikes. Markets interpreted the statement as mildly dovish, b…
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The Canadian Dollar (CAD) has entered a consolidation phase against the US Dollar (USD) following a volatile week. While a soft US inflation report initially put the Greenback on the back foot, the Bank of Canada's (BoC…
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Scotiabank strategists Shaun Osborne and Eric Theoret report USD/CAD is flat after the Bank of Canada (BoC) left policy unchanged and maintained a cautious tone on growth and inflation. Governor Macklem downplayed the C…
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The British Pound (GBP) has staged a broad-based rally across major currency pairs, hitting multi-month highs against both the US Dollar (USD) and the Euro (EUR). This surge is powered by a mix of diminishing domestic p…
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Rabobank’s Bas van Geffen expects the ECB to keep the deposit rate at 2.25% in July, judging a hike as a tail risk that would require a much stronger energy shock. The re-escalation of the Iran war shifts risks toward h…
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TD Securities reports United Kingdom (UK) Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew 0.1% month-on-month in May, matching their forecast and beating the market’s flat expectation. Three‑month growth remains strong at 0.7%, with …
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OCBC strategists Sim Moh Siong and Christopher Wong highlight that hopes of a fiscally conservative Chancellor under incoming United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minister Burnham have supported the British Pound (GBP) and gilts. …
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The Australian Dollar (AUD) trades practically flat against a weaker US Dollar (USD) on Thursday as investors pare back bets of immediate Fed tightening, following unexpectedly soft US inflation figures earlier in the w…
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According to a report from the US Department of Labor (DOL) released on Thursday, the number of US citizens submitting new applications for unemployment insurance shrank to 208K for the week ending July 11. The latest p…
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EUR/GBP trades around 0.8485 on Thursday, up 0.24% at the time of writing, as investors digest a mixed batch of UK economic data and continued hawkish comments from European Central Bank (ECB) policymakers.