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UOB’s Quek Ser Leang and Lee Sue Ann keep a range-trading view on USD/CHF around 0.8100, after the pair held between 0.8065 and 0.8109 and closed near 0.8099. They now expect a slightly narrower 0.8060–0.8135 band to co…
Gold (XAU/USD) trades with a downside bias on Thursday as a steady US Dollar (USD), rising US Treasury yields and Federal Reserve (Fed) rate-hike expectations weigh on the precious metal, while traders also assess the l…
AUD/JPY extends its losing streak for the fourth consecutive day, trading around 110.70 during European hours on Thursday. The currency cross depreciates as the Australian Dollar (AUD) faces challenges amid escalating M…
ING’s Frantisek Taborsky expects the Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye (CBRT) to keep its policy rate at 37% for now, after normalising liquidity and lowering the effective funding rate. Weaker 2Q Gross Domestic P…
The Euro (EUR) trades in a tight range at around 1.1640 against the US Dollar (USD) during the European trading session on Thursday. The major currency pair consolidates as investors await the European Central Bank’s (E…
EUR/USD pushed toward 1.1650 yesterday before the Treasury announcement pulled the rug out. The move was accompanied by a fairly aggressive tightening in two-year rate differentials, driven almost entirely by higher Eur…
The Swiss Franc (CHF) has given back previous daily gains against the US Dollar (USD) in a calm trading session on Thursday, as the USD/CHF pair returned above 0.8100, although it remains halfway through the weekly trad…
The EUR/JPY cross struggles to capitalize on its modest intraday gains and trades around the 178.75 region during the first half of the European session on Thursday. Meanwhile, spot prices remain within striking distanc…
Blowout NFP. US payrolls rose by 162,000 in August, beating the 55,000 forecast, while prior months were revised up by 55,000. Unemployment held at 4.1% and wage growth remained firm. The report raised the chance of a S…
HONG KONG: The dollar clung to its recent strength near a two-month high on Thursday as fresh Gulf hostilities pushed oil prices higher and dampened risk appetite, while the Japanese yen hovered near the key 160 level t…
Bank of Japan (BoJ) policy board member Kazuyuki Masu said on Thursday that the central bank expected to continue raising interest rates given current accommodative financial conditions. However, the pace and timing of …
The AUD/USD pair declines to near 0.7215 during the early Asian trading hours on Thursday. Markets turn cautious as traders brace for the release of the US inflation data later this week.
The EUR/USD pair holds steady around 1.1635 during the early Asian trading hours on Thursday. Traders prefer to wait on the sidelines ahead of the European Central Bank (ECB) policy meeting and the release of the US Aug…
The USD/CAD pair struggles to capitalize on the previous day's modest gains and consolidates just above the 1.3800 mark during the Asian session on Thursday. Traders seem hesitant and opt to wait for the release of US i…
GBP/USD traded 1.3557 Wednesday morning, up 0.2% on the session, after the July inflation release landed at 07:00 London time. TradingEconomics logged 1.3556, up 0.17%. The pair edged to 1.3552 immediately after the dat…
The Japanese yen held near a seven-month high against the dollar on Wednesday, as a surge in oil prices above $100 a barrel and a widening Middle East conflict put global investors on edge ahead of critical central bank…
The earnings miss was narrow on revenue but steep on profit. Net income fell 85% year over year to $277 million, down from $1.85 billion in the same quarter last year. Adjusted EBITDA came in at $541.5 million, below th…
Gold (XAU/USD) rises over 1% on Wednesday, even as the US Dollar (USD) trims some of its earlier losses, after the US Treasury Department announced a bond buyback for the September 10 auction of 10- and 20-year instrume…
EUR/USD struggles to extend its earlier gains on Wednesday as the US Treasury’s bond-buyback announcement sparks a brief bout of volatility, pushing Treasury yields higher and helping the US Dollar (USD) trim its losses.
Societe Generale’s Dev Ashish reports that the Central Bank of Chile kept the monetary policy rate at 4.50% in September, as weak domestic growth offsets rising external inflation risks. The bank highlights disappointin…
Silver (XAG/USD) price makes a U-turn on Wednesday and rises over 3.40% as the Greenback weakens, putting the confirmation of a ‘head-and-shoulders’ chart pattern on hold, which has formed since mid-August. The XAG/USD …
The US Dollar (USD) navigated a bearish range on Wednesday, gathering some pace soon after the US Treasury announced a buyback of up to $6 billion in 10- to 20-year T-bonds.
iPhone Duo Colors Leak: Apple is now just a few hours away from launching its first-ever foldable iPhone, which is reportedly named iPhone Duo. With the Apple event starting soon, the upcoming iPhone Duo is tipped to la…
AUD/USD stabilizes around 0.7220 at the time of writing on Wednesday, after hitting a fresh four-month high at 0.7237 earlier in the day. The Australian Dollar (AUD) loses some momentum as the US Dollar (USD) rebounds, …