Friday, 30 October 2026
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The USD/JPY pair posts modest gains near 162.40 during the Asian trading hours on Friday. The US Dollar (USD) strengthens against the Japanese Yen (JPY) as the United States (US) launches a new wave of strikes against I…
Silver price (XAG/USD) remains subdued for the third successive day, trading around $55.50 per troy ounce during the Asian hours on Thursday. Silver is on track to drop over 7% this week as escalating Middle East tensio…
USD/CNH gains ground for the second successive day, trading around 6.7760 during the Asian hours on Friday. The pair appreciates as the US Dollar (USD) receives support from escalating developments surrounding conflicts…
The AUD/USD pair remains on the back foot for the second straight day and slides to the 0.7980 region during the Asian session on Friday. Nevertheless, spot prices seem poised to register gains for the third week in a r…
Asian stock markets face a sharp sell-off on the last trading day of the week, tracking seeking negative cues from United States (US) equity markets. US technology stocks fell sharply on Thursday as stocks of sophistica…
Gold (XAU/USD) attracts some buyers during the Asian session on Friday, reversing a part of the previous day's losses back closer to the monthly low. Any meaningful recovery, however, seems elusive amid a bearish fundam…
The US Dollar Index (DXY), which tracks the Greenback against a basket of currencies, is seen oscillating in a narrow range just above the 100.50 level as traders await US President Donald Trump's speech. In the meantim…
On Friday, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) sets the USD/CNY central rate for the trading session ahead at 6.7934 compared to the previous day's fix of 6.7909 and 6.7734 Reuters estimate.
The GBP/USD pair trades on a softer note around 1.3470 during the Asian trading hours on Friday. Geopolitical tensions in the Middle East trigger risk-off market sentiment and weigh on the Cable. The preliminary reading…
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) – the benchmark US crude oil price – edges higher during the Asian session on Friday, though it remains confined within a multi-day-old range. The commodity currently trades around the $79.…
Taco Bell has issued a statement as the fast food chain pulls certain ingredients from some locations amid the outbreak of parasitic infections causing "explosive" diarrhea across the U.S.
US President Donald Trump is delivering a primetime address to the nation from the White House on Friday.
MUFG’s Lloyd Chan notes that softer US inflation data has weakened the Dollar and lowered Fed rate hike expectations, but USD/THB has still broken above 33.50. He highlights Thailand’s low carry, deteriorating terms of …
United Overseas Bank’s (UOB) Quek Ser Leang and Lee Sue Ann highlight that USD/CNH downside momentum continues to build after the pair slipped to 6.7653. Intraday, there is a chance of testing major support at 6.7600 wh…
Sterling is enduring its heaviest session of the month, with GBP/USD fading around half of one percent to just below 1.3500 after the week's advance stalled short of 1.3550 for a second consecutive day. The pullback tri…
OCBC strategists Sim Moh Siong and Christopher Wong note that USD/CNY has extended its decline on softer United States (US) Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Producer Price Index (PPI), with firmer People's Bank of China (…
EUR/USD trades lower near the 1.1440 area on Thursday, retreating around 0.2% as the US Dollar (USD) gains support from stronger-than-expected United States (US) labor market data.
The Australian Dollar is going nowhere with great precision, with AUD/USD flat on the session and pinned to the 0.7000 handle for a fourth consecutive day. The recovery off the 0.6900 area earlier this month has run dir…
The GBP/JPY retreats some 0.34% on Thursday after the pair reached a new 18-year high of 219.62 on Wednesday. Nevertheless, at the time of writing, the cross-pair retreated to 218.80, down 0.34%, as the Yen recovers som…
United Overseas Bank’s (UOB) Quek Ser Leang and Lee Sue Ann note that USD/SGD downside momentum has intensified after a sharp intraday swing, with firm support highlighted at 1.2875 and 1.2860. In the near term, the pai…
Dollar-Yen has spent the week doing almost nothing at the most dramatic level in four decades. USD/JPY adds a tenth of one percent to hold just below 162.50, short of the cycle top printed just under 163.00, inside the …
The USD/CHF reversed course, rising by over 0.40% late Thursday as the Greenback staged a recovery amid overall risk aversion, heightened tensions in the Middle East, and strong US economic data. The pair trades at 0.80…
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) Crude Oil is fading about one percent to just below $79.00 after a third consecutive failure at the $80.00 handle, where the 50-day Exponential Moving Average sits just above the figure and…
The US Dollar Index (DXY) rises toward 100.80, gaining around 0.3% as stronger-than-expected United States labor-market data supports the Greenback. US Initial Jobless Claims fell to 208K, below expectations of 217K and…