Friday, 23 October 2026
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Commerzbank’s Tatha Ghose highlights that Poland’s National Bank (NBP) is expected to keep its base rate at 3.75% in October, with guidance from Thursday’s press conference key. Several MPC members now see scope for rat…
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) – the benchmark US Crude Oil price – attracts some follow-through buying for the second consecutive day on Wednesday, building on the previous day's rebound from an over one-month low. The …
US Vice President (VP) JD Vance said that Iran must reduce nuclear enrichment capacity to satisfy US demands and end the countries’ seven-month war, Reuters reported on Tuesday. Vance added that Washington remained open…
The Indian Rupee ((INR) remains broadly muted at around 96.37 against the US Dollar (USD) after the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) monetary policy decision. In the policy meeting, the RBI decide to hike its Repo Rate by …
The Mexican Peso stages a comeback against the US Dollar on Tuesday as the latter weakens amid profit-taking and lower US Treasury yields, with traders awaiting the release of the minutes of the Federal Reserve’s last m…
The Australian Dollar extends its rally to three consecutive days, up 0.14% on Tuesday, as the US Dollar behaves erratically ahead of the release of the Federal Reserve’s September meeting minutes on October 7. The AUD/…
The Bank of Japan's (BoJ) new policymaker Ayano Sato said that she supports the idea of raising interest rates in several stages, Reuters reported on Tuesday.
Australian consumer sentiment fell 4.7% to 80.4 in October, and the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) hike on September 29 did most of the damage. AUD/NZD trades just above 1.2400 on its first down day after a three-sessi…
210.00 has capped GBP/JPY three times since September 24, give or take a few pips, the latest on Tuesday. The cross trades just under it, in the upper part of a band that has contained it since early September.
The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) announced on Wednesday that it raised the benchmark Repo Rate by 25 basis points (bps) to 5.50% from 5.25% following the conclusion of the October moneta…
Gold price (XAU/USD) rises to near $4,165 during the early Asian session on Wednesday. The precious metal rebounds as long-dated Treasury yields eased from Monday’s multi-decade highs and oil prices fell.
On Tuesday, Bank of Japan (BoJ) Governor Ueda gave his first major speech since the September 18 hike, and USD/JPY's whole range stayed inside Monday's. The pair trades just above 158.00, with futures still pricing abou…
Volkmar Baur at Commerzbank highlights China’s new anti-dumping probe into EU nitrotoluenes as likely linked to broader trade frictions. A Franco-German non-paper urges tougher EU action on dumping, subsidies and curren…
Scotiabank strategists Shaun Osborne and Eric Theoret report that the Canadian Dollar (CAD) is trading flat against the US Dollar, with markets showing little reaction to Quebec’s provincial election. Political risks re…
San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly said she supported September’s rate hike and that additional rate hikes may be needed, depending on external shocks.
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) rebounds on Tuesday as shipping risks in the Strait of Hormuz keep Oil prices supported despite improving Middle East exports, with US-Iran talks still deadlocked. At the time of writing, W…
EUR/USD trades on the front foot on Tuesday, drawing support from a modest pullback in the US Dollar (USD). However, concerns over France’s fiscal position keep the Euro’s (EUR) gains in check. At the time of writing, t…
AUD/USD gains 0.13% on Tuesday and trades around 0.6980 at the time of writing. The Australian Dollar (AUD) benefits from a modest pullback in the US Dollar (USD), as easing US Treasury yields provide support to the pai…
Brent fell below $98 a barrel as Gulf exports picked up, and bond yields in Europe and the US fell with it. France got the most relief, as the extra yield investors want for holding its 10-year debt over Germany's narro…
Societe Generale’s Kenneth Broux flags that a surprise upside in Czech inflation to 2.5% has reinforced the Czech National Bank’s hawkish stance. With policymakers signalling a possible hold or hike, attention turns to …
United Overseas Bank strategists Quek Ser Leang and Lee Sue Ann note that USD/JPY lacks clear directional cues in the short term, with intraday price action expected to remain confined between 157.55 and 158.45. Over th…
OCBC strategists Sim Moh Siong and Christopher Wong note Brazilian assets rallied after Flávio Bolsonaro’s stronger-than-expected first-round result boosted expectations for a more market-friendly policy mix. The Brazil…
EUR/GBP fluctuates between gains and losses on Tuesday, pausing a seven-day selloff driven by sharp weakness in the Euro (EUR) amid growing concerns over France’s fiscal position. At the time of writing, the cross trade…
TD Securities notes the US economy and labor market are resilient but not overheating, leading them to push Fed rate hike calls to December 2026 and March 2027. They believe market pricing for Fed hawkishness has peaked…