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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…
The Indian Rupee (INR) drops against the US Dollar (USD) on Thursday. The USD/INR pair edges down to near 95.60, with the Indian currency facing a tough fight against higher United States (US) Treasury Yields.
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…
The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) sets the USD/CNY central rate for the trading session ahead at 6.7892 compared to the previous day's fix of 6.7899.
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels are considering imposing fees on commercial ships sailing through the southern Red Sea, Reuters reported on Wednesday. This development came a week after the Houthi declared a naval blo…
The USD/CAD pair is seen consolidating below mid-1.4000s during the Asian session on Thursday, though it remains close to an over one-week trough touched the previous day. However, a mixed fundamental backdrop warrants …
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West Texas Intermediate (WTI) Oil stayed muted near $83 per barrel following the Federal Reserve's (Fed) decision to hold interest rates constant on Wednesday afternoon. The price consolidation comes after recovering sh…
The Federal Reserve (Fed) held its target range at 3.50% to 3.75% for a fifth consecutive meeting at 18:00 GMT, and the pair did what a market short the Yen against a 1.00% policy rate does when a hike it partly paid fo…
The Federal Reserve (Fed) held its target range at 3.50% to 3.75% at 18:00 GMT on a 9-3 vote, with three voting members preferring an immediate quarter-point increase. Equities got the outcome they wanted twice over, a …
USD/JPY trades near the 163.60 area on Wednesday, recovering from its immediate post-announcement decline as investors assess a generally hawkish Federal Reserve (Fed) monetary policy decision.
NZD/USD trades higher near the 0.5790 area on Wednesday, reversing its earlier decline as the US Dollar (USD) weakens sharply following the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) monetary policy announcement.
The Federal Reserve held its target range at 3.50% to 3.75% at 18:00 GMT on a 9-3 vote, with three voting members preferring an immediate quarter-point increase. Previews had that configuration as the hawkish tail, the …
The Fed left interest rates unchanged at 3.50%-3.75%, but the decision carried a distinctly hawkish edge as three officials voted for an immediate 25-basis-point increase. Chair Kevin Warsh reinforced that message, insi…
Silver price clings to gains on Wednesday late in the North American session, as the Federal Reserve held rates unchanged, which, instead of strengthening the Dollar, weakened it, while US Treasury yields spiked. The XA…
The Federal Reserve held its target range at 3.50% to 3.75% at 18:00 GMT on a 9-3 vote, with three voting members preferring an immediate quarter-point increase, and Sterling rallied through the 1.3300 shelf it lost las…
USD/CHF edges higher on Wednesday, hovering near its highest level in more than a year as hawkish Federal Reserve (Fed) expectations contrast with a steady Swiss National Bank (SNB) outlook, weighing on the Swiss Franc …
The Federal Reserve held its target range at 3.50% to 3.75% at 18:00 GMT on a 9-3 vote, with three voting members preferring an immediate quarter-point increase, and USD/CAD fell out of a session-long range to print its…
The US Dollar (USD) falls sharply during the American session on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve (Fed) left interest rates unchanged. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) maintained the federal funds target rang…
Silver (XAG/USD) trades around $56.90 on Wednesday at the time of writing, down 0.43% on the day. Price action remains cautious as investors avoid taking large directional positions ahead of the Federal Reserve (Fed) mo…