Silver price today: Silver falls, according to FXStreet data
Silver prices (XAG/USD) fell on Friday, according to FXStreet data. Silver trades at $59.47 per troy ounce, down 0.86% from the $59.98 it cost on Thursday.
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Canadian Dollar: Firmer against US Dollar – Societe Generale
Societe Generale strategists highlight that USD/CAD is tactically expensive versus the 2-year spread and has recently met resistance near 1.4250 before retracing toward 1.4130. They view this area as potential support b…
Read more →Canadian Dollar: Jobs and BoC caution shape outlook – ING
ING’s Francesco Pesole highlights that Canada’s June jobs report is expected to show a sharp slowdown in hiring and a pickup in wage growth. He argues the bar for a hawkish shift by the Bank of Canada (BoC) remains high…
Read more →USD/CAD Price Forecast: Recovers from three-week low; flat above 1.4150 ahead of jobs data
The USD/CAD pair stages a modest intraday recovery from the 1.4135 area, or a three-week low touched this Friday, and climbs to the top end of its daily range during the early European session. Spot prices currently tra…
Read more →Canada Unemployment Rate forecast to remain unchanged in June
Markets are anticipating a fairly stable report when Statistics Canada releases its Labour Force Survey on Friday. While the Net Change in Employment is predicted to rise by 10K in June, adding to the 87.8K gain in May,…
Read more →Japanese Yen: Policy shift talk supports JPY – MUFG
MUFG’s Derek Halpenny notes the Japanese Yen is leading G10 gains after Finance Minister Katayama unexpectedly urged households and the GPIF to increase investments in Japanese financial assets. He stresses these policy…
Read more →Japan’s Kihara says that specifics of monetary policy to be left to BoJ
Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said during the European trading session on Friday that the specifics of monetary policy to be left to the Bank of Japan (BoJ). These remarks from Japan’s Kihara appear to a…
Read more →Euro remains pinned at one-year lows against the British Pound as Euro Area inflation moderates
The Euro (EUR) remains on the defensive against the British Pound (GBP) on Friday, with the EUR/GBP pair unable to take off from one-year lows at the 0.8515 area. Data from Germany and France confirmed that inflationary…
Read more →WTI rally takes a timeout amid signs of US-Iran war de-escalation
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) Oil futures on NYMEX trade slightly lower to near $71.50 during the European trading session on Friday. The Oil price extends its correction after posting a fresh over two-week high at $75.…
Read more →US Dollar: AI-driven imports reshape trade – Commerzbank
Commerzbank’s Volkmar Baur says AI-related capital-goods imports are structurally widening the US trade deficit. Strong foreign demand currently helps finance the gap, but weaker confidence in the United States (US) AI …
Read more →Euro: Narrow path for sustained strength against US Dollar – ING
ING’s Francesco Pesole writes that Middle East tensions have modestly re-tightened EUR/USD short-term swap rate differentials by around 10bp, though the spread remains wider than pre-war levels. While this supports expe…
Read more →Indian Rupee rebounds further, ignoring oil price recovery
The Indian Rupee (INR) extends Thursday’s recovery against the US Dollar (USD) in the opening session on Friday. The USD/INR pair falls further to near 95.22 as the US Dollar weakens amid hopes that the restart of the w…
Read more →Equities: Tech and chips drive relief rally – Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank strategists say a strong semiconductor rally and lower oil prices helped lift global equities. The S&P 500 rebounded as investors rotated from defensive sectors into growth and cyclical stocks, while gains…
Read more →NZD/USD Price Forecast: Gathers strength above 0.5750, but remains below key technical resistance
The NZD/USD pair trades in positive territory around 0.5775 during the early European session on Friday. The New Zealand Dollar (NZD) gathers strength to its strongest level in three weeks against the US Dollar (USD) on…
Read more →Silver Price Forecast: XAG/USD rises as oil prices correct, US Dollar faces pressure
Silver price (XAG/USD) trades 0.4% higher to near $60.22 during the European trading session on Friday. The white metal gains as the US Dollar (USD) continues to remain under pressure amid hopes that the restart of the …
Read more →Indian Rupee: Inflation uptick with monsoon support – DBS
DBS economist Radhika Rao expects India’s June CPI inflation to edge up to 4.1% YoY from 3.9%, driven by food normalisation and fuel-cost pass-through. She sees limited upside risks to core inflation, an improving but u…
Read more →Polish Zloty: Dovish Glapinski undercuts support – Commerzbank
Commerzbank’s Tatha Ghose reports that the National Bank of Poland kept rates at 3.75% and a neutral stance, but Governor Adam Glapinski’s press conference was markedly dovish. He floated a possible September rate cut a…
Read more →Euro consolidates near 1.1450 as German data confirms easing inflationary pressures
The Euro (EUR) holds minor gains against a somewhat softer US Dollar (USD) on Friday. The pair edged up to the mid-range of the 1.1400s, but it has failed to find acceptance above the top of the last two weeks' trading …
Read more →Canadian Dollar: Sentiment improves as risks fade against US Dollar – Scotiabank
Scotiabank strategists Shaun Osborne and Eric Theoret note the Canadian Dollar (CAD) is flat on Thursday but modestly firmer versus the US Dollar (USD) this week, making it a mild outperformer. They argue much bad news …
Read more →British Pound elevates despite firm US claims
GBP/USD trades higher near the 1.3400 area on Thursday, as the US Dollar (USD) fails to find support from stronger-than-expected United States (US) jobless claims data and hawkish signals in the latest Federal Open Mark…
Read more →Record: Chinese investors pull $2.22 billion from Gold ETFs in June, the highest monthly outflow ever
Chinese investors sharply trimmed their Gold ETF holdings in June, exacerbating global outflows for the month, as local investor risk appetite continued to improve amid equity market gains and a weaker Gold price, data …
Read more →European Central Bank: September hike prospects stay firm – Nordea
Nordea’s Jan von Gerich argues that the European Central Bank (ECB) is likely to continue tightening policy, with the outlook heavily dependent on Middle East developments and energy prices. He notes that a July move is…
Read more →Gold firms but lacks momentum amid US-Iran tensions, hawkish Fed bets
Gold (XAU/USD) firms on Thursday as a mildly softer US Dollar (USD) and a modest pullback in US Treasury yields help the precious metal recover some ground after three consecutive days of losses.
Read more →Singapore Dollar: Upside risks building as USD stays firm – DBS
DBS Group Research economist Eugene Leow warns that shorter-term Singapore Dollar (SGD) rates may face upside pressure despite recent flush liquidity. He notes SGD rates have decoupled from USD rates, with spreads stret…
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