Gold price (XAU/USD) jumps to around $4,065 during the early Asian session on Wednesday, bolstered by lower oil prices. Traders await the Federal Reserve's (Fed) policy meeting later on Wednesday for signals on the fut…
Read more →OCBC’s Sim Moh Siong and Christopher Wong report that IDR remains under pressure despite new IDX measures to address MSCI’s transparency concerns. They retain a mildly cautious bias, stressing that enforcement and forei…
Read more →The Australian Dollar consolidates for the fourth straight day versus the US Dollar, yet registers modest gains of 0.11%, as price action shifts to choppy ahead of the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy decision. A busy …
Read more →Lloyd Chan at MUFG focuses on Thai Baht as a key expression of the Oil shock in Asia. He cites September trade data showing a sharply wider deficit, driven by surging imports outpacing strong exports. MUFG expects the B…
Read more →Commerzbank’s Dr. Henry Hao and FX analyst Charlie Lay highlight that Singapore’s September inflation and manufacturing data softened, keeping underlying price pressures contained despite higher global energy costs. MAS…
Read more →The yen was 0.16% weaker at 157.73 per dollar, inching further away from the one-month high it touched last week ahead of the Bank of Japan policy decision later this week. The yen had lost ground on Monday too.
Read more →Australia’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 4.3% year-over-year (YoY) in September, compared to a 4.0% growth reported in August, the latest data published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) showed on Wedne…
Read more →The US Dollar (USD) has added to Monday’s optimism, advancing to the area of fresh two-week highs on the back of mixed US Treasury yields and the continuation of the pre-Fed cautious stance in the global markets.
Read more →DBS Group Research economist Ma Tieying reviews South Korea’s preliminary 3Q GDP data, highlighting solid growth and strong exports led by semiconductor shipments, alongside weaker private consumption after the KOSPI co…
Read more →GBP/USD traded at 1.3310 on Tuesday afternoon, down 0.25% from Monday’s close at 1.3342, extending its losing streak to four sessions. The pair opened at 1.3343, touched a session high of 1.3349 in the European morning …
Read more →Scotiabank strategists Shaun Osborne and Eric Theoret say British Pound (GBP) is softer versus the Dollar as markets stay cautious ahead of Wednesday’s UK budget. Overnight GBP/USD volatility is firmer, but a fiscally c…
Read more →USD/CHF advances for the third straight day, registering modest gains of 0.09% on Tuesday, with the pair recovering some ground after hitting a monthly low of 0.8191 last Friday. The pair exchanges hands at 0.8282 with …
Read more →AUD/USD edges higher on Tuesday as hawkish Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) expectations help the Australian Dollar (AUD) outperform its major peers. A recovery in equity markets as concerns over heavy AI spending subsid…
Read more →Scotiabank strategists Shaun Osborne and Eric Theoret note the US Dollar (USD) is supported by sentiment even as rate differentials soften. They highlight a widening gap between US Dollar Index (DXY) and fair value, and…
Read more →Gold prices stage a rebound off a daily low of $3,989, rising over 1% on Tuesday even as the US Dollar and US Treasury yields rose. Falling Oil prices provide a leg up for the yellow metal, while investors brace for the…
Read more →Brown Brothers Harriman’s (BBH) Elias Haddad expects Chile’s central bank to keep its policy rate at 4.50% for a sixth meeting, despite market pricing for future hikes. He argues this path is too aggressive given weak d…
Read more →EUR/USD remains on the back foot on Tuesday as the Euro (EUR) underperforms across the board amid concerns over France’s public finances, while a firmer US Dollar (USD) adds pressure. At the time of writing, the pair tr…
Read more →National Bank of Canada (NBC) economists Taylor Schleich and Ethan Currie argue that economic slack and contained core inflation have allowed the Bank of Canada to be patient, but sustained high Oil prices and a firmer …
Read more →The US Dollar has been one of the strongest performers among major currencies in the last few sessions. The US Dollar Index (DXY), which measures the value of the US Dollar (USD) against a basket of six peers, has ralli…
Read more →BNY Markets’ John Velis previews the October FOMC, expecting no rate hike this week but a possible move in December. He notes market-implied probabilities show the Fed funds rate peaking just above 4.5% with around thre…
Read more →Societe Generale strategists highlight severe pressure on the Brazilian Real, which will resume trading at 5.4155 after an 8.5% drop driven by unwinding of long positions. They note the pair has retested the July 2025 h…
Read more →New orders for manufactured Durable Goods in the United States (US) rose by $6.3 billion, or 1.8%, to $345.4 billion in September, the US Census Bureau reported on Tuesday. This reading followed a 0.1% decline recorded …
Read more →Commerzbank’s Carsten Fritsch notes Brent Oil has surged to a six‑month high as geopolitical tensions around Iran, Houthi attacks in Saudi Arabia and risks in the Strait of Hormuz drive a substantial risk premium. The r…
Read more →Gold (XAU/USD) reverses earlier losses during American trading hours on Tuesday as a pullback in Oil prices attracts buyers. However, the metal’s gains remain in check as the US Dollar (USD) regains ground following rec…
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