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Scotiabank strategists Shaun Osborne and Eric Theoret highlight that GBP/USD is flat around 1.33, supported by stronger United Kingdom (UK) lending data and stabilizing Bank of England (BoE) expectations. They stress th…
ING analysts Chris Turner and Padhraic Garvey see the Bank of Japan maintaining its tightening bias after June’s move to 1.00%, with most board members viewing Japan’s neutral rate near 2.00%. While some officials may f…
BNY’s Geoff Yu notes that USD exposure is elevated across global portfolios, with strong buying in both equities and bonds generating sizeable rebalancing signals. The bank recommends increasing FX hedges instead of sel…
The Dow Jones Industrial Average trades just above 51,800 on Wednesday afternoon, down roughly 900 points and 1.7% from Tuesday's close. The session high just above 52,800 printed before 09:00 GMT, and the tape has sold…
July 29 (Reuters) – GE HealthCare on Wednesday beat Wall Street estimates for second-quarter profit, helped by strong demand for its diagnostic and imaging devices and refunds of tariffs imposed under U.S. President Do…
Michael Pfister of Commerzbank argues that subdued imported inflation and low exchange rate pass-through give the Swiss National Bank (SNB) little reason to tighten policy. Despite a recent uptick in prices, he expects …
The Canadian Dollar (CAD) modestly outperforms the US Dollar (USD) on Wednesday, drawing support from a rebound in Oil prices as the war in the Middle East intensifies again following a brief calm. At the time of writin…
Scotiabank strategists Shaun Osborne and Eric Theoret note the US Dollar (USD) is narrowly mixed to softer ahead of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), with swaps pricing a modest chance of a hike but the bank see…
BNY reports that renewed Iranian–U.S. hostilities lifted Brent above 3%, reviving the inflation channel but remaining secondary to Fed and AI valuation drivers. The bank notes the U.S. interception of Iranian missiles a…
According to Reuters, United States (US) President Donald Trump said in a phone interview with Fox News on Wednesday that the US would carry out further strikes against Iran in response to attacks targeting US positions…
ING’s Warren Patterson and Ewa Manthey highlight that speculative net long positions in LME Copper increased notably in the latest COTR data, supported by tight supply and low inventories. They note broader sentiment ha…
Rabobank's Senior FX Strategist Jane Foley discusses how the Federal Reserve (Fed) and Bank of Japan (BoJ) decisions could shape USD/JPY, noting that Fed Chair Warsh’s stance on forward guidance adds uncertainty. Foley …
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The United States (US) Federal Reserve (Fed) announces its interest rate decision on Wednesday, another pivotal meeting for markets to gauge the stance of policymakers as they assess how rising crude Oil prices could im…
The Euro (EUR) holds marginal gains against the US Dollar on Wednesday after finding some support in the mid-range of the 1.1300s earlier this week but remains unable to find acceptance above 1.1400. This leaves the EUR…
BNY’s Geoff Yu notes Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) has hired active domestic bond managers for the first time in five years to improve expertise and diversification amid volatile JGB markets. The fun…
The US Dollar (USD) holds gains near 13-month highs against the Swiss Franc (CHF), with the USD/CHF pair trading a few pips shy of 0.8200, set for a 1.3% monthly rally. Swiss ZEW Economic sentiment has shown a significa…
DBS Bank’s Philip Wee notes that Dollar bulls have built substantial long USD positions ahead of the FOMC, encouraged by Brent’s sharp rebound and expectations of a surprise rate hike by Chairman Kevin Warsh. However, h…
ING strategists Francesco Pesole and Frantisek Taborsky expect the Federal Reserve to keep rates unchanged, with two dissenters possibly voting for a hike, limiting downside in front-end USD rates. They argue the Dollar…
The US Dollar (USD) stands at a critical juncture as financial markets prepare for the Federal Open Market Committee's (FOMC) upcoming interest rate announcement. Following a volatile month marked by sharp swings in cru…
Silver (XAG/USD) shows a moderate bullish tone on Wednesday, following a two-day reversal, with price action returning to levels above the $58.00 line at the early European trading session. Precious metals are drawing s…
Commerzbank’s Michael Pfister analyses how the Swiss National Bank’s recent shift toward tolerating a weaker Swiss Franc affects inflation and EUR/CHF. Using a structural exchange rate pass-through model based on invoic…
This Monday, March 2, the Paris Stock Exchange begins the week in a climate of strong tension. At 10:17 AM, the CAC 40 drops 1.93% to 8,415.02 points, in a session marked by a dramatic imbalance: 36 stocks are down, onl…
USD/CAD extends its losses for the second consecutive day, trading around 1.4090 during the European hours on Wednesday. The pair loses ground as the Canadian Dollar (CAD) gains on higher oil prices, which have rebounde…