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USD/CAD trades around 1.4010 at the time of writing on Thursday, down 0.21% on the day as the Canadian Dollar (CAD) extends its gains against the US Dollar (USD). The pair remains under pressure despite US economic data…
BMW is preparing workforce discussions and accelerating efficiency measures after lowering its profit outlook, with around 7,700 positions expected to be affected through natural attrition by the end of the year.
Brown Brothers Harriman’s (BBH) Elias Haddad notes the US Dollar (USD) has steadied near a one‑month low after softer United States (US) Producer Price Index (PPI) and Consumer Price Index (CPI) data weighed on Fed fund…
Gold price (XAU/USD) is down 0.7% to near $4,030 during the European trading session on Thursday. The precious metal faces selling pressures as global inflation concerns remain intact amid elevated energy prices in the …
The British Pound (GBP) has staged a broad-based rally across major currency pairs, hitting multi-month highs against both the US Dollar (USD) and the Euro (EUR). This surge is powered by a mix of diminishing domestic p…
Societe Generale highlights that USD/BRL has retreated to 5.07 after threatening 5.20 earlier in July, with the Brazilian Real (BRL) retaining a firm tone following soft United States (US) Producer Price Index (PPI) and…
Retail Sales in the United States (US) rose by 0.2% on a monthly basis in June to $768.6 billion, the US Census Bureau reported on Thursday. This print followed the 1% increase recorded in May and came in line with the …
The Indian Rupee (INR) trades lower against the US Dollar (USD), extending its losing streak for the third trading day on Thursday. The USD/INR pair rises to near 96.32 as elevated crude oil prices have renewed fears of…
EUR/GBP trades around 0.8485 on Thursday, up 0.24% at the time of writing, as investors digest a mixed batch of UK economic data and continued hawkish comments from European Central Bank (ECB) policymakers.
According to a report from the US Department of Labor (DOL) released on Thursday, the number of US citizens submitting new applications for unemployment insurance shrank to 208K for the week ending July 11. The latest p…
The CEO of fintech Klarna said the rise of agentic shopping wonât destroy brand loyalty, an outcome feared by e-commerce players who worry that it will be harder to woo bots than the humans whose errands they are runn…
OCBC strategists Sim Moh Siong and Christopher Wong highlight that hopes of a fiscally conservative Chancellor under incoming United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minister Burnham have supported the British Pound (GBP) and gilts. …
United Overseas Bank’s (UOB) Quek Ser Leang and Lee Sue Ann note that GBP/USD has surged to a two‑month high, with deeply overbought conditions but scope for further gains. Intraday, upside is seen limited to a test of …
Dow Jones futures edge lower by 0.02% to trade around 52,890 during European trading hours on Thursday. Meanwhile, S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures decline 0.06% and 0.24%, trading near 7,610 and 29,620, respectiv…
TD Securities notes the Bank of Canada (BoC) kept its policy rate at 2.25% and softened guidance by removing references to both rate-cut risks and consecutive hikes. Markets interpreted the statement as mildly dovish, b…
Rabobank’s Bas van Geffen expects the ECB to keep the deposit rate at 2.25% in July, judging a hike as a tail risk that would require a much stronger energy shock. The re-escalation of the Iran war shifts risks toward h…
The Euro (EUR) edges higher on Thursday, with the US Dollar (USD) on its back foot, as recent US inflation figures triggered a significant repricing of near-term rate hikes by the Federal Reserve (Fed). The EUR/USD pair…
The Australian Dollar (AUD) trades practically flat against a weaker US Dollar (USD) on Thursday as investors pare back bets of immediate Fed tightening, following unexpectedly soft US inflation figures earlier in the w…
Home to leading manufacturers, robotics pioneers, infrastructure builders and iconic gaming companies, of course, Japan is one of the world’s centers of AI — building across the full stack with NVIDIA technologies. This…
Citing four Iraqi oil and security sources, Reuters reported on Thursday that a drone crashed into an oil tanker in Iraq's Basra terminal, although no damage or fire was caused.
Publicis' recent strong performance runs counter to a general slowdown in the advertising industry, which is seen as a bellwether for broader economic health. "Over the past 3 months, we think the macro backdrop has in …
Commerzbank’s Michael Pfister argues that recent Canadian labour data and the Bank of Canada’s latest decision suggest domestic monetary policy is unlikely to reverse the downtrend in USD/CAD. Markets have largely price…
The EUR/USD pair holds steady above the 1.1450 level during the Asian session on Thursday and consolidates its strong gains registered over the past two days, to the highest level since June 18.
Lee Hardman at MUFG highlights that the British Pound (GBP) has strengthened sharply, helped by reports that Shabana Mahmood is set to become the next UK chancellor, reinforcing expectations of “sound public finances” u…