Thursday, 22 October 2026
Global markets, trading & world business — for professional traders
The Federal Reserve left rates unchanged at 3.50%-3.75%, with a 7-3 vote split and three policymakers voting in favour of a rate hike. At the June meeting, the decision to keep rates on hold was unanimous. The US dollar…
ING’s Francesco Pesole writes that EUR/USD is moderately undervalued versus short-term fundamentals, reflecting a persistent France-related risk premium that could widen if French bonds sell off further. He sees a chall…
Commerzbank’s Volkmar Baur explains that the Reserve Bank of Australia is increasingly focused on high inflation, with trimmed-mean inflation above its 2–3% target band for over a year. He highlights concerns about glob…
Danske Research Team highlights that global equities finished broadly flat, masking notable rotation as investors cut AI and semiconductor exposure. Europe and defensive sectors outperformed, with consumer staples leadi…
Gold (XAU/USD) reverses earlier gains on Tuesday as US Treasury yields recover after falling earlier in the day. With the US Dollar (USD) still under pressure, the metal trades little changed during American trading hou…
USD/CAD depreciates after two days of gains, trading around 1.4260 during European hours on Tuesday. The technical analysis of the daily chart indicates that the price is remaining within the ascending channel pattern, …
The Euro (EUR) shows moderate gains on Tuesday, rather due to the US Dollar’s (USD) weakness than intrinsic Euro strength. The EUR/USD pair trades at 1.1194 after bouncing from 17-month lows near 1.1150 on Monday, but t…
The AUD/JPY cross comes under some renewed selling pressure on Tuesday and retreats further from the 110.65 resistance zone, retesting the previous day.
Commerzbank’s India section notes September CPI at 5.5% year-on-year, above August and near breaching the RBI’s target band, with risks skewed to the upside from Oil, INR weakness and El Niño.
The USD/JPY pair loses ground to near 158.25 during the Asian trading hours on Tuesday. The Japanese Yen (JPY) strengthens against the US Dollar (USD) despite softer Japanese Producer Price Index (PPI) inflation data. T…
Silver (XAG/USD) attracts some dip-buyers in the vicinity of mid-$59.00s on Tuesday and sticks to its modest intraday gains through the early European session. The white metal, however, lacks bullish conviction and curr…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) raised its 2026 global growth forecast to 3.1% from 3.0% in July, with strong AI investment offsetting the energy shock from the Middle East war. However, 2027 growth remained uncha…
(DEFENCE SECURITY ASIA) — The reported recovery by Iran of more than 15 unexploded American precision-guided munitions, including at least one fully intact GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator, may prove to be one of the …
The US Dollar Index (DXY), which tracks the Greenback against a basket of currencies, drifts lower during the Asians session on Tuesday, eroding a part of the previous day's strong gains to a fresh high since April 2025…
Gold (XAU/USD) retains a mildly positive bias through the first half of the European session, though it remains capped below the $4,200 mark and the top boundary of a two-week-old trading range. The US Dollar (USD) retr…
GBP/USD inches higher after posting modest losses in the previous day, trading around 1.3220 during Asian hours on Tuesday. The pair appreciated as the British Pound (GBP) gained ground following the release of British …
The comments from Bank of England (BoE) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) member Megan Greene released during the Asian trade on Tuesday signals that she is worried about second-round inflation effects coming into play if…
AUD/USD remains steady after experiencing volatility, hovering around 0.6960 during Asian hours on Tuesday. The pair moves little after the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) published the Minutes of its September monetary…
The EUR/USD pair gains ground to near 1.1165 during the early Asian trading hours on Tuesday. Nonetheless, the potential upside for the major pair might be limited amid growing fiscal and political instability in France…
Every session since September 24 has bottomed within about 25 pips of 1.3200, and Monday was the 13th. GBP/USD closed near 1.3210 after a climb to just above 1.3250, made before London opened, was given back as Brent ro…
MUFG’s Lee Hardman notes the Chinese Renminbi has outperformed the Euro against the Dollar, with USD/CNY hitting a year-to-date low near 6.6900. PBoC’s lower daily fixes have supported trade‑weighted CNY gains. Growing …
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) Oil reverses course on Monday and climbs to a two-week high as doubts over a Russia-Ukraine energy ceasefire and supply concerns in the Middle East keep a geopolitical premium in energy mar…
Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack said that further tightening is needed but reiterated earlier remarks that she is open “to adjusting the pace of rate increases.”
Buyers are stepping in and keeping the US Dollar (USD) bid due to safe-haven demand, as the resumption of hostilities in the Middle East and strikes between Russia and Ukraine have pushed energy prices higher.