Gold (XAU/USD) trades on the front foot on Friday but struggles to extend its advance as the US Dollar (USD) and US Treasury yields show signs of stabilisation following Thursday’s sharp pullback. At the time of writing…
The Australian Dollar (AUD) is up 0.3% at around 0.6980 against the US Dollar (USD) during the European trading session on Friday. However, the pair is struggling to extend gains beyond 0.6990.
The euro has taken a proper beating, but at 1.1200 the trade is starting to look less like a free-fall and more like a market that now needs another reason to keep selling.
Spot gold was up 1.3% at $4,174.21 per ounce at 1241 GMT, after hitting its highest since June 23. Bullion held above its 21-day moving average and is up over 2% for the week so far.
United Overseas Bank (UOB) analysts Quek Ser Leang and Lee Sue Ann note that USD/CHF shows slightly increased downside momentum, with scope to test 0.8290 but limited odds of a sustained break lower. For the coming days…
The University of Michigan (UoM) will release the preliminary estimate of the United States (US) October Consumer Sentiment Index on Friday. The UoM report, which analyses US consumers’ feelings about their personal fin…
MUFG's Derek Halpenny highlights Europe's economic resilience following Germany's upward Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth revisions but warns that potential European Union (EU) import restrictions and additional tari…
Societe Generale strategists note the National Bank of Romania (NBR) kept its policy rate at 6.50% and reinforced a hawkish stance as earlier inflation risks are now part of the baseline. Political conditions improved a…
Statistics Canada will release its September Labour Force Survey on Friday, with markets anticipating a modest recovery in employment following August's sharp decline. The report takes on particular importance as it wil…
The metal opened the year at $28.92 and ended just below $72 per ounce, marking an annual gain of approximately 144% — silver’s sharpest calendar-year advance since 1979. That move shattered a decade-long ceiling near $…
The Indian Rupee (INR) opens slightly higher against the US Dollar (USD) on Friday. The USD/INR pair ticks lower to near 96.55, but is still close to its all-time high of 97.00. The Indian currency gets a much-needed re…
Asian stocks struggled on Friday following an overnight selloff in US tech shares, as concerns over OpenAI’s revenue outlook weighed heavily on the broader artificial intelligence sector. Market sentiment took a hit aft…
The USD/CHF pair attracts sellers for the second straight day on Friday, extending the previous day's retracement slide from the vicinity of mid-0.8300s, or a one-week high. Spot prices slide to the 0.8300 round figure …
China is set to resume refined fuel exports in October following a temporary suspension during the Golden Week holiday, Reuters reported on Friday. This move aims to help ease tight global diesel, gasoline and jet fuel…
The EUR/USD pair attracts buyers for the second straight day, rising to the 1.1225-1.1230 area during the Asian session on Friday amid a weak US Dollar (USD). Spot prices, however, remain confined within a range held si…
Gold (XAU/USD) gains positive traction for the second straight day on Friday, extending this week's recovery from a two-month low. The US Dollar (USD) retreats further from April 2025 highs amid softer US bond yields, l…
The EUR/USD pair holds positive ground near 1.1215 during the early Asian trading hours on Friday. Nonetheless, the potential upside for the major pair might be limited amid fears of France’s debt crisis. The Michigan C…
US President Donald Trump has ordered plans to be drawn up for options of returning to fighting against Iran, even as he said earlier that strikes would not restart before the midterm elections on November 3, the New Yo…
Gold price (XAU/USD) edges higher to around $4,140 during the early Asian session on Friday. The precious metal rebounds from a two-month low as traders assess the outlook for energy prices and weighed the Federal Reser…
The 10-year Treasury yield ended near 5.22% after President Trump said on Truth Social that the US won't attack Iran before the midterm elections. It had touched its highest since 2002 on Wednesday.
The Aussie Dollar dives 0.11% on Thursday as the US Dollar retreats from monthly highs, with safe-haven flows shifting from the Greenback to the Japanese Yen and the Swiss Franc amid losses on Wall Street and US yields.…
Bank of England (BoE) external member Greene said in Cape Town that it's dangerous to assume markets will do the BoE's work for it, and that UK pay awards look set for about 3.5% next year. She has voted for a hike at e…
The GBP/JPY seesaws on Thursday, poised to end the session unchanged at 208.87, after prices traveled from the low of the day (LOD) of 208.20, towards a daily high of 209.40, before settling at around current levels.