Friday, 18 September 2026
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Gold (XAU/USD) sticks to modest intraday losses below the $4,400 mark heading into the European session on Tuesday and, for now, seems to have snapped a two-day winning streak. The US Dollar (USD) builds on the overnigh…
US President Donald Trump said that he is not interested in renewing the expiring agreement with Iran, Bloomberg reported on Monday.
Gold price (XAU/USD) edges higher to near $4,415 during the early Asian session on Tuesday. The precious metal extends its upside amid fading expectations for further US Federal Reserve (Fed) rate hikes. Traders will cl…
The Aussie Dollar trades near two-month highs of 0.7129, supported by a weaker US Dollar, amid a scarce economic docket in the US, following last week’s softer Retail Sales data. The AUD/USD trades at 0.7106, up 0.32%.
The shared currency clings to minimal gains versus the US Dollar on Monday, edging up by some 0.08% after reaching a month-and-a-half high at 1.1614, then reversing course and falling beneath 1.1600, poised to end the s…
USD/JPY sat near 159.50 through Monday inside a 75-pip range for a net gain of 10 pips, on the day the Dollar Index broke beneath its 200-day Exponential Moving Average (EMA) to its weakest level since June. Every other…
The GBP/JPY cross-pair is poised to finish Monday’s session with gains of over 0.14% as traders prepare for the beginning of Tuesday’s Asian session. The cross-pair has climbed above the 50-day Simple Moving Average (SM…
GBP/USD cleared 1.3550 on Monday for the first time in three months, printed the highest level of the window just above it and handed the entire advance back within hours for a net gain under 10 pips. Sterling did none …
ASX 200 rallies 1.37% to 8,844 as weak US payrolls ease Fed hike bets and gold rebounds above US$4,100, capping a choppy week bridging the FY26 close and FY27 open.
EUR/USD trims earlier gains on Monday as the US Dollar (USD) shows signs of stabilization after opening the week under selling pressure. At the time of writing, the pair trades around 1.1580 after touching an intraday h…
The Dollar Index trades near 99.50, roughly a tenth of a percent lower, having opened directly on its 200-day Exponential Moving Average (EMA) and failed there inside the first minutes, with a session low just above 99.…
US Treasury yields advance on Monday during the North American session after reversing their course following the release of US Retail Sales data last week, which disappointed investors. Meanwhile, the lack of news from…
EUR/GBP is holding a narrow band around the mid-0.8500s with little conviction in either direction. At the time of writing, the cross is close to flat on the day.
USD/JPY rebounds on Monday after coming under selling pressure earlier in the day, as the Japanese Yen (JPY) struggles to gain traction despite a weaker US Dollar (USD). At the time of writing, the pair trades around 15…
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) US Oil advances on Monday and trades around $82.10 at the time of writing, up 0.68% on the day. Oil prices remain supported by the deadlock between the United States (US) and Iran, which ke…
The Euro (EUR) crawls higher for the third consecutive day on Monday, against a weak Yen (JPY), weighed down by downbeat Japanese Gross Domestic Product (GDP) figures. The EUR/JPY pair confirmed the breach of the 50% re…
Commerzbank’s Dr. Henry Hao highlights that China’s July activity data undershot expectations across industrial output, retail sales and fixed-asset investment, reflecting weather disruptions and a deepening property sl…
Societe Generale economists Reo Sakida and Jin Kenzaki say Japan’s 2Q GDP data were weaker than expected, with consumption and capex both disappointing. A higher GDP deflator may support near-term BoJ hike expectations,…
BNY’s Geoff Yu notes that India’s bonds sold off after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) unexpectedly advanced closure of its special Dollar deposit window to end-August. The change reduces anticipated Indian Rupee (INR) …
Philip Wee of DBS Group Research notes that markets still focus on Japan’s struggle to support the Japanese Yen, while underplaying broader USD implications. He stresses that Washington’s stance gives Tokyo political co…
Gold (XAU/USD) builds on Friday's bounce from the $4,300 neighborhood, or a one-week low, and gains some follow-through positive traction at the start of a new week. The commodity, however, struggles to capitalize on th…
USD/CAD trades around 1.3860 on Monday at the time of writing, down 0.11% on the day. The pair extends its decline as the US Dollar (USD) remains under pressure against the Canadian Dollar (CAD), with investors scaling …
Gold (XAU/USD) struggles to build on its intraday advance on Monday but holds modest gains as the US Dollar (USD) remains under selling pressure amid fading expectations that the Federal Reserve (Fed) will raise interes…
August 13, 2026, 3:58 AM EDT. The UAE has reportedly unlocked billions of dollars in previously frozen Iranian assets, including 1.5 tonnes of gold flown out on UAE Royal Jet aircraft. This move saw Bitcoin rebound by 1…