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Electric vehicle maker Lucid Group has denied rumors of an imminent bankruptcy after a report from this morning sent the stock on a dramatic drop on Wall Street, seeing losses of more than 40 percent during trading hour…
Dr. Henry Hao at Commerzbank reports a strong upside surprise in China’s June trade data, with exports up 27% and imports 36% year-on-year, driven by global AI infrastructure demand. He notes booming external accounts c…
EUR/USD trades higher near 1.1420 on Tuesday as the US Dollar (USD) weakens following softer-than-expected United States (US) inflation data. The Euro’s recovery remains mainly driven by broad Greenback selling rather t…
The Canadian Dollar (CAD) strengthens sharply against the US Dollar (USD) on Tuesday, drawing support from softer-than-expected US inflation data and rising Oil prices amid escalating tensions in the Middle East.
UOB’s Jester Koh raises Singapore’s 2026 GDP growth forecast to 4.8% from 4.0% after strong 1H26 performance, with manufacturing and electronics leading gains on AI-related demand. The note highlights risks from Middle …
OCBC strategists Sim Moh Siong and Christopher Wong note that S&P’s affirmation of Indonesia’s BBB/A-2 ratings with a stable outlook is mildly supportive for the Indonesian Rupiah (IDR) by removing immediate downgrade r…
The British Pound (GBP) strengthens against the US Dollar (USD) on Tuesday after US inflation data surprised to the downside, reducing expectations of a near-term Federal Reserve (Fed) interest rate hike. At the time of…
EUR/USD snaps a two-day losing streak on Tuesday as softer-than-expected United States (US) inflation data weighs on the US Dollar (USD) and prompts traders to scale back expectations of a near-term Federal Reserve (Fed…
ING economists Peter Virovacz and Frantisek Taborsky turn more optimistic on Hungary’s growth outlook, noting positive surprises in high-frequency data and stronger consumption. They still project 1.5% GDP growth in 202…
Silver (XAG/USD) trades on the front foot on Tuesday as softer-than-expected US inflation data tempers expectations of a near-term Federal Reserve (Fed) interest rate hike and pushes the US Dollar (USD) lower. At the ti…
Federal Reserve (Fed) Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee said on Tuesday that the June Consumer Price Index (CPI) report was encouraging but cautioned against overreacting to a single month of data. Goolsbee spok…
The New Zealand Dollar (NZD) extended gains against the Aussie Dollar (AUD) on Tuesday. The AUD/NZD pair has plunged more than 2% over the last five trading days, reaching three-and-a-half-month lows at 1.1955, weighed …
The US Dollar (USD) holds its early corrective move in Tuesday’s European session ahead of the United States (US) Consumer Price Index (CPI) data for June, which will be published at 12:30 GMT.
A debate is boiling in South Memphis over whether the potential economic benefits of an artificial intelligence facility outweigh the pollution-related health impacts to residents. Many low-income communities elsewhere …
AUD/USD trades sharply higher near 0.6990 on Tuesday, approaching the psychological 0.7000 level as the US Dollar (USD) falls following weaker-than-expected United States (US) inflation figures.
ING’s Warren Patterson and Ewa Manthey highlight supportive fundamentals for Copper, with tightening LME warehouse dynamics and strong physical demand. They note a sharp jump in cancelled warrants, particularly in Asia,…
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The June Consumer Price Index (CPI) fell 0.4% on the month against consensus for a 0.1% decline, following May's 0.5% increase, and the annual rate dropped to 3.5% from 4.2%, well under the 3.8% forecast. Core prices we…
United States (US) President Donald Trump reiterated in a Truth Social post on Tuesday, “The Strait of Hormuz is open to ALL ship traffic except for Iran.” He added that the US would impose a “FULL Blockade” only on ves…
Big US banks raked in nearly $50bn (£37bn) worth of profits in the first three months of the year, as they benefited from stock market turbulence triggered by the US-Israeli war on Iran.
Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) economist Claire Fan expects Canada’s economy to rebound in Q2 2026, supported by resilient household spending, recovering business investment and expanding net trade. Growth is projected to c…
ING’s Warren Patterson and Ewa Manthey report that European natural gas benchmarks are rising as Middle East developments threaten LNG flows from the Persian Gulf. TTF has broken above EUR50/MWh and continues higher, wh…
TD Securities strategists expect the US Dollar to retain some residual strength in Q3 as positioning normalizes and traditional safe-haven demand returns. They expect June US CPI to show subdued underlying inflation, wi…
Rabobank strategists Joe DeLaura and Florence Schmit keep their Brent Oil forecasts broadly unchanged, projecting $80/bbl in Q3 2026 and $78/bbl in Q4 2026. They argue crude markets remain relatively resilient despite r…