MUFG’s Lloyd Chan highlights the Indonesian rupiah’s continued vulnerability as USD/IDR moved back above 18,000 amid renewed Middle East tensions and elevated US yields. Although attractive government bond and SRBI yiel…
Read more →Gold (XAU/USD) price retreats on Friday during the North American session, pressured by US President Donald Trump's comments allowing the resumption of US-Iran talks, but reiterating that the ceasefire is “over.” The XA…
Read more →As of June 15, SpaceX (SPCX) trades at $171.91, following a strong IPO debut and a 19.2% gain on its first day. Technical indicators suggest further upside, with a target of $183.96, supported by MSCI inclusion and limi…
Read more →MUFG’s Lloyd Chan notes Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) kept the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) at 2.75% and expects it to stay on hold through 2026, with domestic fundamentals described as broadly supportive. Recent Malaysian …
Read more →Commerzbank analysts highlight that China’s June Consumer Price Index (CPI) slowed to 1.0% year-on-year while Producer Price Index (PPI) rose 4.1%, widening the PPI-CPI gap and squeezing downstream margins. The PBoC ack…
Read more →EUR/USD trades in a muted fashion near the 1.1430 area on Friday, as a weaker US Dollar (USD) helps the pair hold onto modest Thursday gains. That was true even after inflation data from Germany and France showed limite…
Read more →The Dow Jones Industrial Average trades at 52,609 on Friday, up 0.26%, two sessions after printing a record 53,333 and one news cycle into the second official death of the US-Iran ceasefire. The index shook off a mornin…
Read more →West Texas Intermediate (WTI) Crude Oil trades at $70.98 on Friday, down 1%, after a European-morning climb to $72.83 met a wall of New York selling that drove the barrel to a $70.70 session low inside two hours. The es…
Read more →By Howard Schneider and Ann Saphir WASHINGTON, July 10 (Reuters) – U.S. inflation “stepped up further this spring” as the evolving impact of tariffs, energy costs driven higher by conflict in the Middle East, and the bo…
Read more →The Pound Sterling (GBP) holds firm on Friday during the North American session as risk appetite deteriorated after US President Donald Trump posted on social media that the ceasefire with Iran is over, even though nego…
Read more →The Federal Reserve (Fed) released its monetary policy report on Friday , in which the US central bank acknowledged that inflation remains elevated and that the labor market is broadly stable, a signal that the price st…
Read more →Silver (XAG/USD) trades slightly lower on Friday, hovering around $59.90 at the time of writing, down a modest 0.08% on the day. The white metal is struggling to extend its rebound as renewed tensions in the Middle East…
Read more →NZD/USD remains on the front foot on Friday and is heading for a second consecutive weekly gain after the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) raised the Official Cash Rate (OCR) by 25 basis points (bps) on Wednesday and …
Read more →UOB’s Quek Ser Leang notes USD/SGD remains range-bound, with intraday action expected between 1.2905 and 1.2940 as recent price moves provided no fresh directional clues. Over the next one to three weeks, the bank sees …
Read more →AUD/USD advances toward the 0.6960 area on Friday, supported by a softer US Dollar (USD) and renewed strength in the Chinese Yuan (CNY). The pair continues to recover on the four-hour chart, although escalating tensions…
Read more →Gold (XAU/USD) trades on the back foot on Friday, struggling to build on the previous day's gains and heading for a weekly loss as renewed hostilities in the Middle East have revived fears of energy-driven inflation and…
Read more →EUR/USD trims gains on Friday as the US Dollar (USD) rebounds while traders digest the latest developments in the Middle East. At the time of writing, the pair is trading around 1.1433, easing from a one-week high of 1.…
Read more →USD/JPY falls toward 161.80 on Friday, down 0.37% at the time of writing, as the Japanese Yen (JPY) benefits from an unexpected shift in the Japanese government's stance on domestic asset allocation. The Japanese curren…
Read more →OCBC strategists Christopher Wong and Sim Moh Siong note that the European Central Bank's (ECB) June minutes justified the latest rate hike while keeping flexibility on future moves. Since then, Oil prices have fallen s…
Read more →Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) analysts Abbey Xu and Rachel Battaglia report that June spending by RBC Canadian cardholders remained relatively stable, with core retail sales up modestly. Discretionary goods led gains, whil…
Read more →GBP/JPY trades under pressure on Friday after comments from Japan's Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama boosted the Japanese Yen (JPY). At the time of writing, the cross is trading around 217.10, down 0.30% on the day.
Read more →Commerzbank economists Dr. Jörg Krämer and Bernd Weidensteiner argue that the AI-driven investment surge in US high-tech and IT is substantial but not yet excessive compared with past booms. They see early signs of fast…
Read more →Wells Fargo economists Tom Porcelli and Sarah House discuss upcoming BEA changes to the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Price Index that will affect data from 2021 onward. They estimate the new methodology will …
Read more →OCBC strategists Christopher Wong and Sim Moh Siong observe that the Indian Rupee (INR) faced depreciation pressure as Oil and geopolitics resurfaced, pushing USD/INR towards a one‑month high. He notes that some pressur…
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