Sunday, 1 November 2026
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Standard Chartered’s Nicholas Chia expects the Reserve Bank of Australia to raise its cash rate to 4.85% in Q4, likely on 3 November, after stronger-than-projected Q3 underlying inflation. The bank sees the first rate c…
The increasing reliance on automatic code generation integrated with Generative AI technology has raised new challenges for cybersecurity defense against code injection, insecure code templates, and adversarial manipula…
GBP/USD continues its losing streak for the fourth consecutive day, trading around 1.3290 during Asian hours on Wednesday. Traders are waiting for UK Finance Minister John Healey to present his first budget later in the…
Governor Tiff Macklem is set to take questions from reporters shortly, which should offer markets a clearer read on the central bank’s thinking. His remarks come after the widely anticipated decision to raise the policy…
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 102.40 in the early European trading hours on Wednesday. The DXY gathers s…
The AUD/USD pair trims a part of its intraday gains to a fresh one-month high, touched during the Asian session on Wednesday in reaction to hot Australian consumer inflation figures. Spot prices, however, retain a posit…
Gold (XAU/USD) extends its retracement slide from the weekly high touched during the Asian session on Wednesday, falling further below $4,050 heading into the European session and ahead of the key central bank event. Th…
The Indian Rupee (INR) gives back its opening gains and turns slightly negative against the US Dollar (USD) on Wednesday. The USD/INR pair ticks up to near 95.16 as the Indian currency underperforms due to multiple head…
UOB’s Quek Ser Leang and Lee Sue Ann note EUR/USD’s downside bias has intensified after the pair broke below 1.1135 faster than expected, reaching 1.1121. Intraday, they see strong but stretched downside momentum, limit…
Gold price (XAU/USD) jumps to around $4,065 during the early Asian session on Wednesday, bolstered by lower oil prices. Traders await the Federal Reserve's (Fed) policy meeting later on Wednesday for signals on the fut…
OCBC’s Sim Moh Siong and Christopher Wong report that IDR remains under pressure despite new IDX measures to address MSCI’s transparency concerns. They retain a mildly cautious bias, stressing that enforcement and forei…
The Australian Dollar consolidates for the fourth straight day versus the US Dollar, yet registers modest gains of 0.11%, as price action shifts to choppy ahead of the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy decision. A busy …
Lloyd Chan at MUFG focuses on Thai Baht as a key expression of the Oil shock in Asia. He cites September trade data showing a sharply wider deficit, driven by surging imports outpacing strong exports. MUFG expects the B…
Commerzbank’s Dr. Henry Hao and FX analyst Charlie Lay highlight that Singapore’s September inflation and manufacturing data softened, keeping underlying price pressures contained despite higher global energy costs. MAS…
AUD/USD edges higher on Tuesday as hawkish Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) expectations help the Australian Dollar (AUD) outperform its major peers. A recovery in equity markets as concerns over heavy AI spending subsid…
Brown Brothers Harriman’s (BBH) Elias Haddad expects Chile’s central bank to keep its policy rate at 4.50% for a sixth meeting, despite market pricing for future hikes. He argues this path is too aggressive given weak d…
Australia’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 4.3% year-over-year (YoY) in September, compared to a 4.0% growth reported in August, the latest data published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) showed on Wedne…
Scotiabank strategists Shaun Osborne and Eric Theoret say British Pound (GBP) is softer versus the Dollar as markets stay cautious ahead of Wednesday’s UK budget. Overnight GBP/USD volatility is firmer, but a fiscally c…
GBP/USD traded at 1.3310 on Tuesday afternoon, down 0.25% from Monday’s close at 1.3342, extending its losing streak to four sessions. The pair opened at 1.3343, touched a session high of 1.3349 in the European morning …
USD/CHF advances for the third straight day, registering modest gains of 0.09% on Tuesday, with the pair recovering some ground after hitting a monthly low of 0.8191 last Friday. The pair exchanges hands at 0.8282 with …
Scotiabank strategists Shaun Osborne and Eric Theoret note the US Dollar (USD) is supported by sentiment even as rate differentials soften. They highlight a widening gap between US Dollar Index (DXY) and fair value, and…
DBS Group Research economist Ma Tieying reviews South Korea’s preliminary 3Q GDP data, highlighting solid growth and strong exports led by semiconductor shipments, alongside weaker private consumption after the KOSPI co…
Commerzbank’s Carsten Fritsch notes Brent Oil has surged to a six‑month high as geopolitical tensions around Iran, Houthi attacks in Saudi Arabia and risks in the Strait of Hormuz drive a substantial risk premium. The r…
The US Dollar has been one of the strongest performers among major currencies in the last few sessions. The US Dollar Index (DXY), which measures the value of the US Dollar (USD) against a basket of six peers, has ralli…