Monday, 2 November 2026
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On Tuesday, Bank of Japan (BoJ) Governor Ueda gave his first major speech since the September 18 hike, and USD/JPY's whole range stayed inside Monday's. The pair trades just above 158.00, with futures still pricing abou…
The Bank of Japan's (BoJ) new policymaker Ayano Sato said that she supports the idea of raising interest rates in several stages, Reuters reported on Tuesday.
The Mexican Peso stages a comeback against the US Dollar on Tuesday as the latter weakens amid profit-taking and lower US Treasury yields, with traders awaiting the release of the minutes of the Federal Reserve’s last m…
San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly said she supported September’s rate hike and that additional rate hikes may be needed, depending on external shocks.
Volkmar Baur at Commerzbank highlights China’s new anti-dumping probe into EU nitrotoluenes as likely linked to broader trade frictions. A Franco-German non-paper urges tougher EU action on dumping, subsidies and curren…
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) rebounds on Tuesday as shipping risks in the Strait of Hormuz keep Oil prices supported despite improving Middle East exports, with US-Iran talks still deadlocked. At the time of writing, W…
Brent fell below $98 a barrel as Gulf exports picked up, and bond yields in Europe and the US fell with it. France got the most relief, as the extra yield investors want for holding its 10-year debt over Germany's narro…
The Pound Sterling (GBP) advances about 0.40% on Tuesday as the Greenback retreats from multi-month highs, boosted by hawkish comments from a Bank of England (BoE) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) member, while a widenin…
TD Securities notes the US economy and labor market are resilient but not overheating, leading them to push Fed rate hike calls to December 2026 and March 2027. They believe market pricing for Fed hawkishness has peaked…
Gold (XAU/USD) rebounds on Tuesday as a pullback in US Treasury yields weighs on the US Dollar (USD), helping the metal recover after falling to a two-month low of $4,104 during Asian trading hours. At the time of writi…
EUR/GBP fluctuates between gains and losses on Tuesday, pausing a seven-day selloff driven by sharp weakness in the Euro (EUR) amid growing concerns over France’s fiscal position. At the time of writing, the cross trade…
Scotiabank strategists Shaun Osborne and Eric Theoret report that the Canadian Dollar (CAD) is trading flat against the US Dollar, with markets showing little reaction to Quebec’s provincial election. Political risks re…
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OCBC strategists Sim Moh Siong and Christopher Wong note Brazilian assets rallied after Flávio Bolsonaro’s stronger-than-expected first-round result boosted expectations for a more market-friendly policy mix. The Brazil…
AUD/USD gains 0.13% on Tuesday and trades around 0.6980 at the time of writing. The Australian Dollar (AUD) benefits from a modest pullback in the US Dollar (USD), as easing US Treasury yields provide support to the pai…
EUR/USD trades on the front foot on Tuesday, drawing support from a modest pullback in the US Dollar (USD). However, concerns over France’s fiscal position keep the Euro’s (EUR) gains in check. At the time of writing, t…
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The comments from European Central Bank (ECB) official and Finnish Central Bank Governor Olli Rehn released during the European trading session on Tuesday signal economic warnings due to higher long-term interest rates.
The US Dollar (USD) stays resilient against its peers early Tuesday, with the USD Index staying in positive territory after posting modest gains on Monday. Later in the session, Eurostat will publish Eurozone Retail Sal…
Commerzbank’s Tatha Ghose says S&P’s affirmation of Romania at BBB-/A-3 with negative outlook gave the Leu short-term relief but did not remove downgrade risk. Fiscal consolidation is progressing, yet political paralysi…
Societe Generale’s Kenneth Broux flags that a surprise upside in Czech inflation to 2.5% has reinforced the Czech National Bank’s hawkish stance. With policymakers signalling a possible hold or hike, attention turns to …
USD/CHF extends its gains for the second successive day, trading around 0.8320 during European hours on Tuesday. The pair is moving higher as the US Dollar (USD) gains momentum, largely driven by a surge in safe-haven d…
Francesco Pesole at ING highlights that the Euro (EUR) is under pressure from French bond market turbulence, which is adding a fiscal risk premium and driving a repricing lower in European Central Bank (ECB) rate expect…
MUFG’s Lee Hardman notes that the Japanese Yen has softened after a Bloomberg report on the GPIF’s September meeting, lifting USD/JPY back above 158.00. Despite the correction, the Yen remains the best-performing G10 cu…