Thursday, 17 September 2026
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Michael Pfister at Commerzbank notes the European Central Bank (ECB) delivered a second rate hike this year and raised its inflation projections above 2%, which their economists see as pointing to another hike in Decemb…
ING analysts David Havrlant and Frantisek Taborsky say the Czech market is being driven mainly by global factors and high energy prices, but EUR/CZK still reacts to Czech National Bank (CNB) meetings and guidance.
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) will publish the August Consumer Price Index (CPI) data on Friday. The report is expected to show a small decline in annual core inflation. Any divergence from analysts’ estimates…
Effective January 1, 2026, many of Californiaâs newly enacted artificial intelligence (AI) regulations took effect. The more than 20 new AI laws signed by Governor Gavin Newsom regulate AI, data privacy, automated dec…
The Pound to Dollar exchange rate (GBP/USD) is holding firm above the key 1.3500 support level after UK inflation slowed to 3.0% year-on-year, reinforcing expectations of a March Bank of England rate cut.
United Overseas Bank (UOB) strategists Quek Ser Leang and Lee Sue Ann report that GBP/USD’s sharp drop to 1.3493 looks stretched short term, favouring consolidation between 1.3495 and 1.3535 intraday. On a one-to-three-…
Gold (XAU/USD) nudges higher on Friday, as the US Dollar’s (USD) recovery stalls ahead of the US Consumer Price Index (CPI) release, due later in the day.
The Indian Rupee (INR) extends its downward spiral against the US Dollar (USD) for the fourth trading day on Friday, with the USD/INR pair rising to near 95.80.
Japanese Finance Minister (FM) Satsuki Katayama said on Friday that the government will continue to closely communicate with the United States (US) to ensure orderly foreign exchange markets.
The AUD/USD pair edges lower to around 0.7155 during the early Asian session on Friday. The US Dollar strengthens against the Australian Dollar (AUD) following signs of hotter inflation in the United States (US). The re…
According to a Reuters report, sources say that the Bank of Japan (BoJ) is set to raise interest rates, most likely by 25 basis points, at the policy meeting on September 18. This move will push interest rates higher to…
The NZD/USD pair gains some positive traction during the Asian session on Friday, reversing a part of the previous day's heavy losses to sub-0.5800 levels, or the lowest since late July. The upside potential, however, s…
Silver price (XAG/USD) extends its losses for the second successive day, trading around $63.30 per troy ounce during Asian hours on Friday. Silver prices are declining as expectations grow for a Federal Reserve (Fed) ra…
The USD/JPY pair struggles to capitalize on the previous day's recovery momentum and edges lower during the Asian session on Friday. Spot prices currently trade below mid-154.00s, though the downside seems limited as tr…
Silver (XAG/USD) price erases Wednesday's gains and forms a bearish head-and-shoulders chart pattern on Thursday after the white metal tanks and breaks a support trendline around $64.00-$64.15, exacerbating the decline …
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) Oil rallies nearly 5% on Thursday, climbing to its highest level since May 21 as escalating tensions in the Middle East raise fears of further disruption to already tight supplies. At the t…
The New Zealand Dollar (NZD) fails to clear a confluence of key Simple Moving Averages (SMAs) and dives below 0.5800 on Thursday, printing a near two-month low of 0.5797. At the time of writing, NZD/USD is down 0.65% an…
Gold price retraces by about 0.90% on Thursday as traders price in a hawkish Federal Reserve (Fed) following the release of the US Producer Price Index (PPI) for August. The risk-off sentiment in the market is supported…
The US Dollar Index (DXY) reclaimed the 99.00 barrier and then some, rebounding firmly as the hot Producer Price Index (PPI) rose 5.4% over the year to August, hardening expectations for a Fed rate hike at next week's m…
Commerzbank notes USD/MYR has risen to 4.07, marking a fourth consecutive session of Ringgit weakness, weighed by foreign portfolio outflows from Malaysian equities. However, they stress that resilient manufacturing, fi…
USD/JPY advances to around 154.15 on Thursday at the time of writing, up 0.40% on the day. The pair benefits from a rebound in the US Dollar (USD), supported by US data showing accelerating producer price pressures and …
According to Reuters sources, the European Central Bank (ECB) is expected to further tighten monetary policy in the months ahead and could raise rates in October.
Iranian armed forces launched attacks on U.S. military infrastructure in Gulf states on Thursday following U.S. strikes on Iran's southern coastal and eastern provinces, further straining a three-week-old ceasefire. Sep…
TD Securities economists Eli Nir and Oscar Munoz raise their August core PCE forecast after stronger PCE-relevant components in the August PPI report. They now expect core PCE at 0.24% m/m and 3.3% y/y, with headline PC…