Friday, 23 October 2026
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The GBP/JPY cross attracts some follow-through buyers at the start of a new week, climbing back closer to the 210.00 psychological mark during the early European session amid a combination of supporting factors. Spot pr…
MUFG’s Lee Hardman highlights that the Euro (EUR) remains near recent lows around 1.1200 against the Dollar, pressured by fiscal and political concerns in the Euro area, especially France. IMM data show leveraged funds …
The US Dollar (USD) trades subduedly at the start of the United States (US) Consumer Price Index (CPI) week. In the European trade, the US Dollar Index (DXY), which gauges the Greenback’s value against six major currenc…
The Euro (EUR) has resumed its broader bearish trend against the British Pound (GBP) on Monday after a mild recovery attempt at the end of last week. EUR/GBP bears are testing the 16-month low of 0.8447 hit on Wednesday…
TD Securities economists Robert Both and Emma Lawrence expect the Bank of Canada (BoC) to keep the Overnight Rate at 2.25% through 2026, before lifting it back to a neutral 2.75% in 2027. They argue that, despite market…
The dollar has pushed toward fresh highs because several pieces of the board have started moving in its favour at the same time: oil is higher, US equities have held up better than most, front-end rate differentials hav…
The metals blinked. After spending last week holding their ground while yields surged around them, gold and silver took an aggressive tumble to open the week. Gold has now retraced almost the entire rise it built from t…
Gold (XAU/USD) extends its intraday retracement slide from a one-week high, hitting a fresh daily low around $4,170 during the early European session on Monday. The US Dollar (USD) attracts fresh buyers after a modest d…
Commerzbank’s Dr. Henry Hao and Charlie Lay note that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has unveiled a broad package of tools to stabilise the Indian Rupee (INR), including a special Dollar facility for oil importers, tig…
The USD/CAD pair struggles to capitalize on a modest gap-up open at the start of a new week, retreating back to mid-1.4200s during the Asian session. However, a combination of diverging forces warrants some caution befo…
NZD/USD remains subdued for the second successive day, trading around 0.5610 during Asian hours on Monday. The currency pair depreciates as the New Zealand Dollar (NZD) struggles, with traders continuing to monitor the …
India unveiled a new measures to boost the Indian Rupee (INR), redirecting oil companies' US Dollar purchases away from the spot market and tightening hedging rules, Reuters reported on Saturday. The move comes as the …
USD/JPY depreciates after registering modest gains in the previous trading day, hovering around 158.10 during Asian hours on Monday. The pair may see limited movement due to thin trading conditions as Japanese markets a…
The Saudi-led military coalition said that it has intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile fired by Yemen's Houthis towards southern Saudi Arabia, the Time of Israel reported on Sunday.
VANCOUVER, BC, Oct. 3, 2026 /CNW/ -- Stock Preachers News Commentary - Big technology names pulled the Nasdaq Composite to a weekly gain while the Dow Jones Industrial Average and Russell 2000 closed the week in the red…
As of September 2026, major bank gold price forecasts for year-end 2026 have converged lower. J.P. Morgan is at $4,500. Wells Fargo is at $4,900-$5,100. Goldman Sachs is at $4,900, and UBS is at $5,500. Bank of America’…
The Aussie Dollar ended Friday’s session on a positive note, gaining 0.38% and 0.58% weekly as the US Dollar trimmed some of its weekly gains, while US data confirmed investors' expectations that the Federal Reserve wou…
DBS Group Research expects China’s exports to grow 25.7% year-on-year in September, supported by strong electronics demand and improving manufacturing PMIs.
Four sessions after its highest level since April 2025, the Dollar Index hasn't got back to it. The index trades near 102.25 and has made a lower high in each session since Wednesday.
Silver (XAG/USD) price rallies over 2.80% on Friday as buyers buy the dip at $59.17, pushing the white metal above $60.00 to hit a two-day high of $61.19. At the time of writing, XAG/USD trades at $60.86.
After a call with Russian President Putin, President Donald Trump said on Friday Russia will immediately supply more than 300K tons of diesel to the US and global markets. He put the next shipments at 500K tons in Novem…
Commerzbank analysts note Taiwan’s September trade surplus hit a record USD23.6bn, with exports surging 60.9% year-on-year on strong AI-related demand. The Central Bank of the Republic of China may lean more hawkish if …
On Friday, US President Donald Trump said he spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who agreed to immediately supply over 300K tons of diesel fuel to the US and the global market, add 500K tons for November, and d…
ING economists Adam Antoniak and David Havrlant expect Poland’s final September CPI, due Wednesday, to confirm headline inflation at 4% year-on-year, with core inflation easing and price growth concentrated in fuels and…