Tuesday, 3 November 2026
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ING economists Deepali Bhargava and Lynn Song expect the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to raise rates by 25bp, citing a still-hot economy, tight labour market conditions and upside surprises in Gross Domestic Product …
The Pound Sterling (GBP) trims some of its weekly losses, gaining over 0.18% against the US Dollar (USD) on Friday as the Greenback takes a breather, even as US Treasury yields continue to rise. The jump in energy price…
UOB’s Quek Ser Leang and Lee Sue Ann report that GBP/USD extended its sharp decline to 1.3205, leaving conditions deeply oversold but with the bias still pointing lower. They see scope for a test of the June low at 1.31…
Silver price (XAG/USD) is up 1.85% to near $65.00 during the European trading session on Friday. The white metal strengthens as rally in the US Dollar (USD) and United States (US) Treasury Yields appears to have hit a p…
AUD/USD edges higher on Friday, trading around 0.7025 at the time of writing, up 0.20% on the day.
The Reserve Bank (RBNZ) has held its benchmark official cash rate (OCR) unchanged at 2.25 percent, as it forecast inflation to break above 4 percent but said it did not want to hurt the economic recovery.
Bank of England (BoE) Governor Andrew Bailey said on Friday that the pass-through from higher energy prices remains “quite subdued” so far, while stressing that it is still early days.
Gold (XAU/USD) edges higher on Friday as the US Dollar (USD) and Treasury yields take a breather following their strong rally this week. At the time of writing, XAU/USD trades around $4,310 after slipping to a one-week …
The price of the US benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) barrel has stabilised above $91.00 on Friday, with the reversal from Thursday’s highs, near $96.00, losing momentum. Ongoing hopes that the US-Iran contacts wi…
The Euro (EUR) remains practically flat, just below three-month highs against the British Pound (GBP) on Friday, despite the downbeat German consumer confidence data released earlier in the day. The EUR/GBP pair stands …
The Australian Dollar (AUD) gains ground against the US Dollar (USD) on Friday after a vertical sell-off in the last two trading days. In the European trade, the Aussie pair is slightly higher to near 0.7020 after findi…
ING’s Francesco Pesole explains that the Swiss National Bank held rates but surprised dovishly, downplaying second-round inflation effects and tweaking its FX stance.
Deutsche Bank strategists report renewed pressure on global equities as surging bond yields and higher Oil prices weigh on risk assets. The S&P 500 slipped for a third session despite a late recovery, while European ind…
The US Dollar Index (DXY), an index of the value of the US Dollar (USD) measured against a basket of six world currencies, currently trades near 101.15 in the early European trading hours on Friday.
USD/JPY halts its five-day winning streak, trading around 158.10 during Asian hours on Friday. The currency pair depreciates as the Japanese Yen (JPY) gathers support. Market participants are remaining on high alert, an…
The dollar closed higher against every major currency Thursday. Treasury yields climbed across the curve, with the 10-year near 5.19%, while European shares finished lower.
The EUR/USD pair trades with mild losses near 1.1375 during the early Asian trading hours on Friday. The US Dollar (USD) strengthens against the Euro (EUR) amid hawkish signals from the Federal Reserve (Fed) officials a…
Finance Minister Katayama said on Thursday that the principles behind the joint US-Japan intervention of July 31 are still alive, and USD/JPY went on to touch 159.00, its highest since early September. The pair is tradi…
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) oil price declines after two days of gains, trading around $92.60 per barrel during Asian hours on Friday. Crude oil prices depreciated amid reports that the United States (US) and Iran wer…
Gold price (XAU/USD) declines to near $4,275 during the early Asian session on Friday. The precious metal extends the decline on growing bets on further Federal Reserve (Fed) interest rate hikes this year. New York Fed …
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said that it is for the United States (US) to decide whether to end its war against the Islamic Republic, as Tehran does not wish to continue fighting, Fox News reported on Thursday.
Rabobank’s Molly Schwartz and Christian Lawrence note Banxico kept its overnight rate at 6.50% but significantly softened forward guidance, decoupling Mexican policy from expected Federal Reserve moves. Inflation foreca…
Yemen's Houthi claimed on Thursday that it launched dozens of ballistic missiles and drones at Saudi military installations in the kingdom's southwestern Jazan region, the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said were aimed at…
The Mexican Peso (MXN) extends its losses against the US Dollar (USD) on Thursday after the Bank of Mexico (Banxico) held the benchmark interest rate unchanged at 6.50%, disregarding the interest rate differential as a …