Friday, 4 September 2026
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Societe Generale analysts Galvin Chia and Kunal Kundu note that Bank Indonesia kept the BI rate at 5.75%, with deposit and lending facility rates unchanged, reinforcing Rupiah stability and inflation control. They see t…
West Texas Intermediate (WTI), futures on NYMEX, trade 0.55% higher at around $84.80 during the European trading session on Wednesday. The oil price remains firm as fears of prolonged energy supply disruption remain int…
Silver (XAG/USD) stabilizes around $63.45 on Wednesday, up 0.16% on the day at the time of writing. The white metal is attempting to regain its footing after hitting an intraday low of $62.19, initially extending the pu…
ING’s Chris Turner, citing UK economist James Smith, notes that July United Kingdom (UK) Consumer Price Index (CPI) had limited impact on EUR/GBP, with benign food inflation and only a modest uptick in the Bank of Engla…
FX markets remain calm despite energy prices nudging higher and some weakness in semiconductor stocks. Expect further consolidation ahead of tonight's release of the July FOMC meeting minutes. Elsewhere, this quarter's …
The global bond market is facing a systemic stress test that extends well beyond the Federal Reserve. The triple forces of stubborn inflation, government fiscal expansion, and the artificial intelligence (AI) investment…
Silver price (XAG/USD) is down 0.5% to near $63.00 during the Asian trading session on Wednesday. The white metal extends its Tuesday’s decline amid fears of prolonged inflation concerns on the back of continued energy …
Following overnight negotiations with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, US President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday, “I have paused 50% tariffs against Canada for a three-day period.”
Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Deputy Governor Andrew Hauser said during the Asian trading session on Wednesday that inflation is too high and the central bank needs to raise interest rates to bring price pressures dow…
AUD/USD extends its losses for the second successive day, trading around 0.7080 during the Asian hours on Wednesday. Addressing the broader economic backdrop, Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Deputy Governor Andrew Hause…
The USD/CAD pair meets with fresh supply during the Asian session on Wednesday and, for now, seems to have stalled its recovery from the lowest level since June 3, touched earlier this week. Spot prices currently trade …
The USD/JPY pair edges lower to around 159.45 during the Asian trading hours on Wednesday. The Japanese Yen (JPY) strengthens against the US Dollar (USD) as market expectations grow for another interest rate hike by the…
The US Dollar Index (DXY), which measures the value of the US Dollar (USD) against six major currencies, is steadying after registering minor gains in the previous day and trading around 99.60 during the Asian hours on …
Yen is under broad-based pressure again, barely 10 days after joint US-Japan intervention forced traders to retreat. That does not mean intervention has failed. It means intervention solved only one part of the problem.…
The Bank of England (BoE) will keep interest rates unchanged for the rest of the year, according to a Reuters poll conducted between August 13 and 18.
The USD/CHF pair recovers some ground on Tuesday after testing the 50-day Simple Moving Average (SMA) of 0.7866 along with the bottom trendline of the ‘bearish flag’, which so far contained price action amid the lack of…
United Overseas Bank’s (UOB) Quek Ser Leang and Lee Sue Ann note that USD/SGD rebounded after a sharper-than-expected drop to 1.2752, easing immediate downside pressure and pointing to intraday consolidation between 1.2…
USD/JPY holds modest gains near the 159.60s on Tuesday, edging higher on the day. The pair has clawed back ground after a recent sharp pullback and is grinding back toward the upper end of its recent range.
UOB economist Enrico Tanuwidjaja reviews Indonesia’s 2027 State Budget, highlighting a calibrated balance between growth and fiscal discipline that matters for the Rupiah and local bonds. The budget assumes a Rupiah exc…
MUFG analysts Lin Li and Khang Sek Lee note that July data point to weaker Chinese growth and a widening divergence between the "new" and "traditional" economy. Despite short-term production disruptions from Middle East…
The US Dollar Index (DXY) held a firm tone near the 99.60s on Tuesday, keeping a mild safe-haven bid as tensions around the Strait of Hormuz stayed front and center. Gold and Oil both sold off, and most major currencies…
Commerzbank’s Norman Liebke argues that European gas storage will depend on higher LNG imports over winter, as current inflows of 8 bcm per month would see storages trend toward 0% by March. He considers 10 bcm realisti…
Brown Brothers Harriman’s (BBH) Elias Haddad notes Brent crude has rallied above $91 as the US–Iran Strait of Hormuz standoff persists. Haddad argues crude Oil is driving the war narrative and expects price swings to st…
Chris Turner at ING describes EUR/USD as contained after a rally stalled just above 1.16, with investors cautious due to high natural gas prices and upcoming FOMC minutes. He expects a 1.1520–1.1580 range near term, whi…