Thursday, 30 July 2026
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TD Securities strategists note that the US Dollar (USD) weakened after the July Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) rate hold and Chair Warsh’s lack of hawkish guidance. However, they expect the post-FOMC selloff to re…
New York (CNN) — Anthropic just launched a new AI tool that could replace dozens of software tools. And Wall Street is panicked.
The Euro (EUR) is retracing previous losses against the US Dollar (USD) on Wednesday, fuelled by upbeat Eurozone Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and economic confidence data. The EUR/USD has returned to levels just above 1…
ING’s Chris Turner notes that US real yields and the US Dollar (USD) fell after a confusing FOMC press conference, as markets sensed the Federal Reserve (Fed) may avoid further tightening. He highlights upcoming United …
ING’s Michiel Tukker and Padhraic Garvey expect no change in the Bank of England (BoE) policy rate at the upcoming meeting, despite markets pricing in substantial tightening. They stress that United Kingdom (UK) rates a…
Silver prices (XAG/USD) fell on Thursday, according to FXStreet data. Silver trades at $57.79 per troy ounce, down 0.25% from the $57.94 it cost on Wednesday.
Commerzbank’s Volkmar Baur expects the Bank of Japan to keep its overnight call rate unchanged, as fully priced by markets. The focus is on guidance, with inflation around 2% and leading indicators pointing higher. A sl…
The death toll from the earthquake that struck south-western Japan on Tuesday has risen to 28, as rescuers raced to find survivors before the point at which hope of pulling anyone out alive begins to fade.
Rabobank Senior FX Strategist Jane Foley discusses GBP/USD following the latest Federal Reserve (Fed) decision and ahead of the Bank of England (BoE) meeting. She expects GBP/USD to trade around 1.32–1.33 over the next …
The Bank of England (BoE) is on track to keep the benchmark Bank Rate steady at 3.75% for the fifth straight meeting on Thursday, despite the renewed surge in Oil prices in July and a leadership change in the United Kin…
Deutsche Bank notes that the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) on-hold decision and limited detail from Chair Warsh sparked a sharp steepening in the Treasury curve, pushing the 30-year yield to 5.20% and weighing on equities. Th…
The price for Gold stood at 12,458.01 Indian Rupees (INR) per gram, down compared with the INR 12,504.69 it cost on Wednesday.
The AUD/JPY cross declines to around 113.65 during the early European session on Thursday. The pair currently trades 0.65% lower on the week as the likelihood of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) raising interest rate…
The AUD/USD pair turns lower following a modest Asian session uptick to the 0.6965 region on Thursday amid the emergence of some US Dollar (USD) dip-buying. Spot prices, however, hold above an over two-week low, touched…
MUFG's Derek Halpenny notes that the British Pound (GBP) has been the strongest G10 currency after the US Dollar (USD) since the Middle East conflict began, with attention now on the Bank of England’s (BoE) July decisio…
Shares of SK Hynix's American depositary receipts tumbled 7.94% Thursday morning, falling $14.01 to $162.44, extending one of the more volatile stretches Wall Street has seen from a newly listed stock as the South Korea…
The AUD/USD pair struggles to capitalize on the previous day's late rebound from the 0.6920 region, or an over two-week low, and seesaws between tepid gains/minor losses through the early European session on Thursday. S…
Silver price (XAG/USD) depreciates after registering modest gains in the previous day, trading around $57.90 per troy ounce during the Asian hours on Thursday. However, Silver prices gained following the Federal Reserve…
The US Dollar (USD) trades slightly positive in the Asian session on Thursday after a juggernaut fall the previous day. At press time, the US Dollar Index (DXY), which gauges the Greenback’s value against six major curr…
West Texas Intermediate (WTI), the US crude oil benchmark, is trading around $82.80 during the early Asian trading hours on Thursday. WTI falls amid some profit-taking despite escalating conflicts in the Middle East.
The USD/CHF pair regains positive traction on Thursday, rebounding from a one-week low and stalling its retracement slide from over a one-year high – levels just above the 0.8200 mark. Spot prices climb back above mid-0…
EUR/JPY depreciates after two days of gains, trading around 187.20 during the Asian hours on Thursday. The currency cross is maintaining a bullish near-term bias as it holds above both the nine-day and 50-day Exponentia…
The EUR/USD pair trades with mild losses around 1.1465 during the early Asian session on Thursday. The US Dollar (USD) edges higher against the Euro (EUR) on a hawkish Federal Reserve (Fed) rate hold. Traders brace for …
AUD/USD inches higher after two days of losses, trading around 0.6960 during the Asian hours on Thursday. The currency pair may face potential downside pressure as the US Dollar (USD) could gain strength following a haw…