Iran President Masoud Pezeshkian said that the country won’t allow freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz while sanctions and a US blockade remain in place, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday. This move undersc…
Read more →Tuesday's peak just under 1.2500 was the highest for AUD/NZD since early 2013. The cross is trading just above 1.2400, on track for a second straight down day.
Read more →Moreover, the announcement was greeted with a sigh of relief by investors who were concerned that the Fed might succumb to pressure from the US administration. Instead, the decision was widely viewed as reinforcing Fed …
Read more →Australia’s Unemployment Rate climbed to 4.6% in August from 4.5% in July, according to the official data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) on Thursday. The figure came in above the market consensus …
Read more →Gold sank by over 1.5% during the North American session on Wednesday as investors grew confident that the Federal Reserve (Fed) would raise rates at the October meeting. That confidence stems from hawkish remarks made …
Read more →Silver (XAG/USD) price tumbles over 3.67% on Wednesday as investors increase Federal Reserve (Fed)-hawkish bets, following remarks by several officials supporting last week’s rate hike and penciling in further tightenin…
Read more →There was no respite for the US Dollar’s (USD) march north on Wednesday. In fact, the Greenback has clinched its third consecutive day of gains, hitting at the same time fresh two-month highs. Solid US data and hawkish …
Read more →The Japanese Yen (JPY) extends its decline against the US Dollar (USD) on Wednesday, with USD/JPY climbing to a three-week high as the hawkish Federal Reserve (Fed) outlook keeps the Greenback in demand. At the time of …
Read more →Federal Reserve (Fed) Governor Michael Barr made on Wednesday the case for more rate increases, saying the risks to getting inflation back to 2% have grown while the risks to jobs have eased. His remarks followed S&P Gl…
Read more →The strongest S&P Global flash Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) readings since 2021 have done nothing for the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Manufacturing came in at 57 against a 53.5 forecast and services at 58.7 against…
Read more →NZD/USD tumbles on Wednesday, losing 1% to trade around 0.5670 at the time of writing. The pair faces strong selling pressure as the US Dollar (USD) benefits from stronger-than-expected United States (US) activity data,…
Read more →The Pound Sterling (GBP) tanks over 0.70% against the Greenback on Wednesday as US economic data showed business activity is picking up, while fears of a US diesel export ban pushed crude prices higher. The GBP/USD pair…
Read more →Standard Chartered economists Anubhuti Sahay and Saurav Anand highlight India’s rapidly rising reliance on Russian Oil, now at 44% of crude imports since the Middle East crisis, up from 2% in 2021. They stress that ener…
Read more →Scotiabank strategists Shaun Osborne and Eric Theoret highlight that the Canadian Dollar (CAD) is marginally weaker versus the US Dollar (USD), with USD/CAD at its highest since late July. They stress wide yield spreads…
Read more →USD/CAD extends its advance on Wednesday and trades around 1.4090 at the time of writing, up 0.21% on the day. The pair remains close to its recent highs, supported by a firm US Dollar (USD), while the Canadian Dollar (…
Read more →United Overseas Bank’s (UOB) Quek Ser Leang and Lee Sue Ann keep a negative stance on EUR/USD after the pair closed at 1.1447. They see scope for further Euro (EUR) weakness, with intraday support at 1.1415 and a key le…
Read more →U.S. Dollar Index gains ground as traders react to the Retail Sales report. The report indicated that Retail Sales increased by +0.5% month-over-month in April, in line with analyst consensus. Retail Sales Ex Autos incr…
Read more →Gold (XAU/USD) trades on the back foot on Wednesday as expectations of further Federal Reserve (Fed) interest rate hikes lift the US Dollar (USD) and weigh on the non-yielding metal. At the time of writing, XAU/USD trad…
Read more →ING strategist Francesco Pesole notes the Dollar’s resilience despite lower Oil prices and improved global risk sentiment, highlighting that hawkish Federal Reserve communication is keeping the Dollar supported. Strong …
Read more →GBP/JPY trades around 209.90 on Wednesday at the time of writing, virtually unchanged on the day with a modest 0.05% decline. British Pound (GBP) struggles to find a clear direction following the release of mixed UK act…
Read more →Commerzbank’s Antje Praefcke reviews the Hungarian Central Bank decision to keep the key rate at 5.50% while lowering its medium-term inflation target to 2.5% from 2028. The MNB slightly raised its 2027 inflation foreca…
Read more →EUR/CAD halts its four day-winning streak, trading around 1.6090 during the European hours on Wednesday. The currency cross is under pressure as the Euro (EUR) holds losses following the release of the latest HCOB Purch…
Read more →The Euro (EUR) remains on its back foot against the US Dollar (USD) on Wednesday, extending its decline to two-and-a-half-month lows after dropping about 0.5% so far this week.
Read more →The EUR/JPY cross seesaws between tepid gains/minor losses through the first half of the European session on Wednesday and moves little following the release of flash Eurozone PMIs.
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