US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is extending troop deployment timelines across the Middle East, signaling the conflict could drag into 2027, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.
Read more →AUD/JPY extends its losses for the fourth consecutive day, trading around 113.50 during the Asian hours on Thursday. The Australian Dollar (AUD) remains subdued following a wave of mixed economic data from Australia and…
Read more →The NZD/USD pair recovers some lost ground to near 0.5860, snapping the four-day losing streak during the early Asian session on Thursday. The New Zealand Dollar (NZD) strengthens against the US Dollar (USD) following t…
Read more →West Texas Intermediate (WTI) oil price rebounds after registering losses in the previous day, trading around $89.60 during the Asian hours on Thursday. Crude oil prices advance as investors assessed renewed hostilities…
Read more →The AUD/USD pair struggles to capitalize on the previous day's bounce from the 0.7120 region, or a nearly two-week low, and oscillates in a range during the Asian session on Thursday. Spot prices hold steady above mid-0…
Read more →China's Services Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) climbed to 51.4 in August from 50.4 in July, the latest data published by RatingDog showed on Thursday. This figure came in stronger than the market expectations of 50.6.
Read more →The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) sets the USD/CNY central rate for the trading session ahead on Thursday at 6.7807 compared to the previous day's fix of 6.7829 and 6.7167 Reuters estimate.
Read more →The international environment remains volatile, and the euro area – an open economy that is well integrated into global supply chains and international financial markets – could face strains ahead. While the acute risk …
Read more →The USD/CHF pair advances some 0.13% on Wednesday as the Greenback holds within familiar levels, after depreciating versus the Japanese Yen amid speculation of an intervention in the FX markets. This dragged the pair fr…
Read more →Gold (XAU/USD) price rises over 1% on Wednesday as the Greenback softens amid speculation of an intervention to bolster the Japanese Yen (JPY), while US Treasury yields hold firm after weak US jobs data. At the time of …
Read more →Commerzbank highlights that South Korea’s export boom and a large trade surplus, combined with a hawkish Bank of Korea, are supportive for the Korean Won. They argue that changing FX flow dynamics should allow more of t…
Read more →Yen - Potential start of an Impulsive upwards moveIf the ¥ is going to go for an up move, it would be from this point (.0681 Fib of previous impulse). Would make sense with the rest of our analyses published earlier in …
Read more →US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the renewed campaign against Iran “won’t continue for too long," adding that he is prepared to launch another attack on Iran.
Read more →The Federal Reserve (Fed) released its Beige Book on Wednesday, in which the US central bank stated that economic activity increased modestly since early July, while overall employment rose slightly. Regarding inflation…
Read more →West Texas Intermediate (WTI) Oil sees two-way price swings on Wednesday as escalating tensions in the Middle East keep energy markets volatile and the geopolitical risk premium elevated. At the time of writing, WTI tra…
Read more →MUFG’s Lloyd Chan remains cautious on the Indonesian Rupiah as domestic inflation accelerates and Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth stays above 5%. The trade balance has improved slightly but remains weaker than 2025 …
Read more →The US Dollar (USD) has traded in quite a volatile fashion on Wednesday, always amid the unabated tensions from the US-Iran crisis, speculation over another bout of FX intervention by Japanese authorities and bets for w…
Read more →TD Securities’ Ryan McKay and Bart Melek highlight that upcoming US Non-farm Payrolls (NFP) and a renewed hawkish Fed tone are critical for Gold, with prices near CTA (Commodity Trading Advisors) selling thresholds arou…
Read more →USD/CAD falls to around 1.3875 on Wednesday, down 0.15% on the day, following the Bank of Canada’s (BoC) monetary policy decision. The Canadian Dollar (CAD) strengthens against the US Dollar (USD) after the central bank…
Read more →The Japanese Yen (JPY) outperforms its major peers on Wednesday, with USD/JPY falling nearly 0.90% on the day as hawkish Bank of Japan (BoJ) expectations support the Japanese currency. A sharp drop during American tradi…
Read more →Brown Brothers Harriman’s (BBH) Elias Haddad observes USD/JPY testing 160.00 as hawkish Bank of Japan comments briefly supported the Japanese Yen (JPY). Haddad notes Takata’s openness to a 50–75 bps move and back-to-bac…
Read more →According to MUFG’s Lee Hardman, rising energy prices are pushing market expectations for further Federal Reserve tightening, with 17bps priced for the 16th September FOMC and the 2-year US Treasury yield at a year-to-d…
Read more →The trigger is clear, even if the consequences are not fully priced in yet. Crude oil has surged more than 50% since the war erupted, with Brent now above $109 a barrel as the Strait of Hormuz remains largely closed to …
Read more →Gold (XAU/USD) stages a sharp rebound on Wednesday, reversing all its earlier losses as a sudden rise in the Japanese Yen (JPY) triggers broad selling pressure on the US Dollar (USD). A pullback in US Treasury yields pr…
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