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Silver price remains below $60.00 as the week begins, diving nearly 4% on Monday amid tensions in the Middle East. Hawkish remarks by Federal Reserve (Fed) Governor Christopher Waller underpin the Greenback, which, acco…
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Gold price (XAU/USD) plunges on Monday after remarks by Federal Reserve (Fed) Governor Christopher Waller, who revealed that if the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rises this week, the Fed should consider interest rate hikes…
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The shared currency begins the week on a lower note, down 0.31% as risk aversion fueled flows towards the US Dollar amid heightened tensions in the Middle East. Also, hawkish comments by a Fed official underpinned US Tr…
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DBS Group Research, led by Ma Tieying, assesses Taiwan’s AI-driven expansion and its implications for the 2H26 outlook. The bank notes that AI remains central for Taiwan’s technology-oriented economy and that the AI sup…
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Commerzbank’s Dr. Henry Hao and Moses Lim note that Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) kept the OPR at 2.75% for a sixth straight meeting, maintaining a cautious tone on global risks. Growth is still expected within a 4–5% rang…
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UPDATED: A group of a dozen state attorneys general filed suit to block Paramount‘s $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, long-anticipated litigation to stave off a merger despite receiving clearance from …
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MUFG’s Lee Hardman reports the Japanese Yen has weakened again, pushing USD/JPY back above 162.00 as higher energy prices and fading impact from last week’s verbal intervention weigh on the currency. He explains that un…
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The Swiss Franc (CHF) weakens against the US Dollar (USD) on Monday as traders react to renewed hostilities in the Middle East. At the time of writing, USD/CHF trades around 0.8126, up 0.50% on the day and marking its h…
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Risk aversion set Monday's tone, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average wore it better than most of its peers; the index trades near 52,525, down 117 points or 0.2%, while the Nasdaq Composite sheds 1% and the S&P 500 giv…
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Danske Research Team reports that overall consumer spending excluding energy in June was broadly unchanged on the month, with real spending up 4.3% year-on-year. Real retail spending on goods rose, particularly in large…
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Taiwan, a small island outside of China with a population of just 24 million, has in three decades managed to become the most important nation in the world’s most important industry. The Taiwanese government’s bold bet …
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USD/JPY trades higher near 162.40 on Monday as the Japanese Yen (JPY) weakens amid escalating tensions between the United States (US) and Iran. The US Dollar (USD) remains supported by higher Oil prices and growing conc…
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BNY’s Geoff Yu highlights that Emerging Markets (EM) equity positioning is heavily skewed toward South Korea and Taiwan, with the rest of EM seeing historically low allocations. China’s weakness and poor EM data have al…
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AUD/USD trades lower near 0.6930 on Monday, retreating from an opening level of around 0.6950 as escalating tensions between the United States (US) and Iran bolster the safe-haven US Dollar (USD) and weigh on the risk-s…
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Rabobank's Senior Macro Strategist Bas van Geffen highlights a US‑centric data and policy calendar, with June CPI expected to ease to 3.8% year‑on‑year and core inflation to 2.8%. He also points to multiple Fed speakers…
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Commerzbank’s Dr. Jörg Krämer describes Switzerland’s strong federalism and extensive use of financial referenda as key to its superior economic outcomes. Cantons and municipalities compete for taxpayers by setting thei…
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TD Securities economists Oscar Munoz and Eli Nir highlight that the June FOMC minutes were hawkish, with most participants ready to hike if supply-driven inflation persists. They still project the Fed will keep rates on…
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Crude Oil is repricing the death of a framework rather than any single missile exchange. West Texas Intermediate trades near $75.00, up close to 5%, with Brent near $80.00, after Trump declared the United States will re…
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BNY’s Geoff Yu notes that the Bank of Canada (BoC) is widely expected to keep its policy rate unchanged at 2.25%, with markets not pricing cuts until at least Q4. The report states that recent core inflation and labor m…
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The Swiss Franc (CHF) trades in a tight range against the Euro (EUR) as the Swiss National Bank (SNB) actively works to neutralize safe-haven capital inflows stemming from increased geopolitical woes.
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The Pound Sterling begins the week on a lower note, as over-the-weekend developments in the Middle East fueled inflation expectations due to the rise in Oil prices. At the time of writing, the GBP/USD trades at 1.3369, …
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BNY’s Geoff Yu argues that United Kingdom (UK) assets, including the British Pound (GBP) and gilts, will react more to the choice of chancellor under incoming Prime Minister Andy Burnham than to the leadership change it…
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David Ellison spent eight months persuading Washington that buying Warner Bros. Discovery would strengthen competition in Hollywood, and it worked.
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In an interview with Fox News on Monday, United States (US) President Donald Trump said that they will probably take over the Strait of Hormuz and argued that they should be reimbursed for controlling it.