Thursday, 22 October 2026
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The AUD/USD pair trades with a positive bias for the fourth straight day, holding steady above the 0.7000 psychological mark during the Asian session on Wednesday and flirting with the monthly high it touched the previo…
The Indian Rupee (INR) opens sharply higher against the US Dollar (USD) on Wednesday after a holiday the previous day. The USD/INR pair posts a fresh six-week low near 96.40 amid continued underperformance of the US Dol…
Bank of Japan (BoJ) Deputy Governor Ryozo Himino said on Wednesday that underlying inflation is almost at the 2% target, adding that financial conditions still accommodative.
The EUR/USD pair loses ground to near 1.1225 during the early Asian trading hours on Wednesday. The Euro (EUR) softens against the US Dollar (USD) as French protests and fiscal strains keep traders cautious. European Ce…
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) – the benchmark US Crude Oil price – attracts fresh buyers during the Asian session on Wednesday, though it struggles to capitalize on the momentum beyond the $99.00 mark. The commodity rem…
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) oil price appreciates after two days of losses, trading around $98.60 during Asian hours on Wednesday. Crude oil prices gained ground as traders assessed mixed reports regarding diplomatic …
The US Dollar Index (DXY), which measures the value of the US Dollar (USD) against six major currencies, is inching higher after posting modest gains in the previous day and trading near 101.80 during the Asian hours on…
The United Kingdom (UK) headline Consumer Price Index (CPI) climbed 3.5% over the year in September, compared to a rise of 3.1% in August, the data released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed on Wednesda…
Silver (XAG/USD) slides below mid-$57.00s during the Asian session on Wednesday, retreating further from the weekly top, around the $58.60 area, touched the previous day. The white metal, however, remains confined in a …
Cheaper Crude Oil and a weaker Dollar elsewhere did little for the Yen on Tuesday, and USD/JPY ended about where it has ended most of October. It fell from about 158.50 to the session low and recovered about half of tha…
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that indirect negotiations with the United States (US) are continuing through intermediary countries, including Pakistan and Qatar, Reuters reported on Tuesday.
Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Deputy Governor Andrew Hauser said on Wednesday that he’s still finalizing forecasts and is uncertain about board decisions. Hauser added that the inflation outlook appears worse than for…
Commerzbank’s Charlie Lay and Dr. Henry Hao highlight Malaysia’s strong September trade data, with exports and imports far exceeding expectations and the trade surplus widening further. Combined with subdued CPI and cor…
Royal Bank of Canada’s (RBC) Claire Fan highlights that the Q3 Canadian Business Outlook Survey underscores a difficult growth-inflation trade-off for the Bank of Canada (BoC) ahead of its next decision. While firm cond…
Gold (XAU/USD) drifts lower on Tuesday even as US Treasury yields dive and the US Dollar weakens, with a light US economic docket mostly ignored by investors ahead of Federal Reserve’s (Fed) meeting next week. At the ti…
MUFG’s Michael Wan reports Indonesia has pledged new equity-market reforms to restore investor confidence, including excluding tightly owned stocks from the Jakarta Composite Index and disclosing affiliations of 1%+ sha…
MUFG’s Michael Wan notes China’s Q3 GDP growth firmed to 4.5% year-on-year, slightly above consensus, with September industrial production accelerating and fixed asset investment contractions narrowing. He highlights th…
Megan Greene, a member of the Bank of England's (BoE) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), said on Tuesday that she is concerned “over [the] BoE estimate of target-consistent pay growth,” and added that more wage disinflati…
The Canadian Dollar (CAD) has become the focus of debate over the Bank of Canada's (BoC) next policy move. Markets have rushed to price in a rate hike at the upcoming meeting, dragging USD/CAD down to 1.4071, well below…
Reports that Washington and Tehran have both given preliminary approval to a Qatar and Pakistan compromise have pushed the Dollar Index to its lowest since October 1. It fell from near 101.75 to about 101.65 on the firs…
EUR/USD extends its intraday advance during American trading hours on Tuesday as Oil prices reverse sharply following reports of progress toward renewed US-Iran negotiations, pushing the US Dollar (USD) and US Treasury …
Gold (XAU/USD) reverses earlier losses on Tuesday as positive Middle East headlines trigger a sharp pullback in Oil prices, weighing on the US Dollar (USD) and US Treasury yields. At the time of writing, XAU/USD trades …
The Pound Sterling (GBP) surges about 0.70% on solid UK labor market data and news that the US and Iran seem to have reached an agreement, according to Israel’s Channel 12 News. GBP/USD trades near 1.3400 after opening …
AUD/USD advances on Tuesday, trading around 0.7010, up 0.43% on the day at the time of writing.