Saturday, 19 September 2026
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Gold price (XAU/USD) faces some selling pressure to around $4,050 during the early Asian session on Friday. The precious metal retreats from a two-month high as rising tensions in the Middle East war lift oil prices, ha…
USD/CHF climbs to its highest level since June 2025 on Thursday, supported by a broadly stronger US Dollar (USD) as the expanding war in the Middle East pushes Oil prices higher and strengthens Federal Reserve (Fed) rat…
United Overseas Bank’s Quek Ser Leang and Lee Sue Ann expect USD/SGD to remain directionless in the near term, with intraday trading confined to a tight 1.2900–1.2925 band. Over the coming weeks, the pair is seen oscill…
The EUR/JPY extends its advance for the third straight day, set to end the week with solid gains as traders brace for the end of the week. The shared currency didn’t capitalise on the hawkish forward guidance by the Eur…
EUR/USD trades on the back foot on Thursday as the expanding war in the Middle East pushes Oil prices higher and fuels hawkish Federal Reserve (Fed) expectations, boosting demand for the US Dollar (USD). Meanwhile, the …
MUFG’s Lloyd Chan reports that Bank Indonesia kept its policy rate at 5.75%, surprising expectations for a hike, as recent Rupiah stabilization allowed policymakers to stay on hold. Governor Perry Warjiyo favors targete…
The Dow Jones Industrial Average trades around 600 points lower on Thursday, down 1.1% near 51,600 in a session whose high sits within a handful of points of the opening print. The decline unwinds this week's two-day re…
AUD/USD edges lower on Thursday as a stronger US Dollar (USD) outweighs support from stronger-than-expected Australian employment data. At the time of writing, the pair trades around 0.6966, down 0.45% on the day.
AUD/USD trades lower near the 0.6970 area on Thursday, giving back earlier gains as the US Dollar (USD) strengthens on the back of upbeat United States (US) labor market data and continued hostilities between the US and…
The GBP/JPY rotates for the third straight day, as a ‘bullish harami’ chart pattern opens the door for further upside, but intervention fears by Japanese authorities cap the cross-pair advance. The GBP/JPY trades at 218…
Commerzbank’s Charlie Lay reports Bank Indonesia kept the BI Rate at 5.75%, choosing targeted capital-flow incentives over further tightening to support the Indonesian Rupiah. BI cut hedging costs and improved macroprud…
Nordea strategists Jan von Gerich, Tuuli Koivu and Anders Svendsen note that the European Central Bank (ECB) kept its deposit rate at 2.25% but signalled further tightening. They still forecast three additional 25bp hik…
Silver price dives over 3.80% on Thursday as the precious metals segment tumbles amid overall US Dollar strength and heightened risk aversion amid heightened tensions in the Middle East. The XAG/USD trades at $57.62 aft…
PAWTUCKET – Blackstone Valley Community Health Center’s clinic at 42 Park Place has reopened, expanding access to primary care at a time when Rhode Island is grappling with a shortage of providers.
Crude Oil is staging the kind of one-day advance that usually arrives strapped to a flash headline, and the wires have duly supplied several, but the tape refuses to behave like a reaction. WTI trades just above the $91…
The Euro (EUR) trades under pressure against the British Pound (GBP) as traders assess the European Central Bank’s (ECB) latest monetary policy announcement.
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude Oil rallies more than 5% on Thursday as hostilities between the US and Iran deepen supply risks. At the time of writing, WTI trades around $90.50 per barrel, its highest level since J…
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The Pound Sterling drops by over 0.40% against the Greenback as risk aversion weighs on most G8 currencies amid the escalation of the Middle East conflict and growing speculation of an extended US campaign against Iran.…
TD Securities economists Eli Nir and Oscar Munoz analyze upcoming BEA methodology changes to United States (US) Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Price Index inflation for portfolio management, legal services, and…
July 21, 2026, 3:50 AM EDT. The U.S. dollar traded near a one-week peak as investors tracked Middle East hostilities affecting energy supply chains and weighing on ceasefire prospects. The greenback was flat against the…
US President Donald Trump said he is close to deciding whether to launch a new military operation against Iran, according to Israel’s N12. Trump said he is “considering a massive attack greater than anything before,” ad…
Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank (ECB), explains the ECB's decision to leave key rates unchanged at the July policy meeting and responds to questions from the press.