The AUD/USD pair attracts some selling in reaction to the disappointing Australian jobs data, dropping to a one-week low, below mid-0.6900s, during the Asian session on Thursday. However, a broadly weaker US Dollar (USD…
Read more →Yemen's Houthis vowed on Wednesday to continue targeting airports and oil facilities in Saudi Arabia. The threat came a day after an attack reportedly caused extensive damage to the headquarters of oil giant Saudi Aramc…
Read more →Commerzbank analysts report that Bank of Korea Governor Shin Hyun-song sees inflation, exchange rate and financial stability pointing policy in the same direction, ahead of the 22 October meeting where rates may be left…
Read more →The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) will publish the September employment report on Thursday at 00:30 GMT.
Read more →The Mexican Peso (MXN) depreciates versus the US Dollar (USD) on Wednesday, down 0.65% on the heels of hot US inflation data, fueling bets that the Federal Reserve (Fed) could raise rates at the October meeting. The USD…
Read more →Chicago Federal Reserve (Fed) President Austan Goolsbee said that “CPI data was discouraging,” adding that services inflation in the CPI “was a concern,” in an interview with Yahoo! Finance on Wednesday.
Read more →MUFG’s Michael Wan reports that the Monetary Authority of Singapore surprised markets by holding its exchange rate policy unchanged in October, against expectations for slight tightening. MAS sees core inflation easing …
Read more →Richmond Federal Reserve (Fed) President Thomas Barkin, a voter in 2027, said Wednesday that he doesn’t see AI job losses happening at scale, adding that investment is mostly focused on AI.
Read more →EUR/USD loses nearly 0.50% on Wednesday as stronger-than-expected US inflation data reinforce expectations of further Federal Reserve (Fed) rate hikes, lifting the US Dollar (USD) to fresh year-to-date highs above 102.5…
Read more →The US Federal Reserve (Fed) released its Beige Book, a qualitative report that summarises regional and national economic conditions and is used by the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) at each of its eight monetary …
Read more →TD Securities economists report that US CPI has surprised to the upside for a second month, with core CPI at 0.3% m/m and broad-based strength in goods and services. Supercore remains elevated, and the translation into …
Read more →Michael Wan at MUFG notes that a sharp sell-off in South Korean equities has boosted demand for South Korean Won downside protection. The KOSPI fell heavily, led by semiconductor names amid concerns over Chinese competi…
Read more →AUD/USD reverses its earlier gains on Wednesday, falling 0.34% on the day to trade around 0.6960 at the time of writing. The pair retreats below the psychological 0.7000 level as stronger-than-expected United States (US…
Read more →USD/CAD climbs on Wednesday, reversing the previous day’s losses as the US Dollar (USD) rallies to a fresh year-to-date high following higher-than-expected US inflation data. At the time of writing, USD/CAD trades aroun…
Read more →Geoff Yu at BNY Mellon expects the ECB to skip an October rate hike and possibly be done for the year, citing clear guidance on second‑round effects, emerging sovereign risks and French budget uncertainty. He argues tha…
Read more →UOB’s Ho Woei Chen highlights that strong external demand, particularly in technology and AI-related products, is underpinning China’s growth in 2026. Export and import growth have remained robust, widening the trade su…
Read more →Standard Chartered’s Saabir Salad analyzes Hungary’s fiscal outlook and its implications for Euro adoption and the Forint. The Tisza government’s 2027 budget and new medium-term fiscal plan, due this month, are seen as …
Read more →Gold (XAU/USD) extends its intraday decline on Wednesday after stronger-than-expected US inflation data lift the US Dollar (USD) and US Treasury yields. At the time of writing, XAU/USD trades around $4,095, down 1.57% o…
Read more →Industry increasingly requires advanced materials for the energy and mobility transitions. Both megatrends depend on highly specialized inputs—whether for more powerful batteries, more efficient energy storage, or scala…
Read more →Federal Reserve (Fed) Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman said the central bank needs time to assess how financial markets and the US economy evolve following the latest interest rate hike before considering furt…
Read more →ING’s Frantisek Taborsky argues recent Central and Eastern European (CEE) FX and rates gains may not last. Czech inflation data show core rising to 3.1%, reinforcing expectations for a Czech National Bank (CNB) rate hik…
Read more →OCBC strategists Sim Moh Siong and Christopher Wong note the US Dollar (USD) has rallied on higher US Treasury yields, energy prices and a hawkish Federal Reserve (Fed) bias, but still lacks conditions for a decisive mo…
Read more →United Overseas Bank (UOB) strategists Quek Ser Leang and Lee Sue Ann describe choppy USD/JPY price action around 158.35, with Monday’s spike followed by a brief drop below strong support at 157.85.
Read more →Gold (XAU/USD) extends losses on Wednesday, despite the lower US Treasury yields, with investors looking from the sidelines ahead of the release of September’s US Consumer Price Index (CPI) report and speeches from Fede…
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