Thursday, 3 September 2026
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The international environment remains volatile, and the euro area – an open economy that is well integrated into global supply chains and international financial markets – could face strains ahead. While the acute risk …
US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the renewed campaign against Iran “won’t continue for too long," adding that he is prepared to launch another attack on Iran.
The Federal Reserve (Fed) released its Beige Book on Wednesday, in which the US central bank stated that economic activity increased modestly since early July, while overall employment rose slightly. Regarding inflation…
Yen - Potential start of an Impulsive upwards moveIf the ¥ is going to go for an up move, it would be from this point (.0681 Fib of previous impulse). Would make sense with the rest of our analyses published earlier in …
Commerzbank highlights that South Korea’s export boom and a large trade surplus, combined with a hawkish Bank of Korea, are supportive for the Korean Won. They argue that changing FX flow dynamics should allow more of t…
The Japanese Yen (JPY) outperforms its major peers on Wednesday, with USD/JPY falling nearly 0.90% on the day as hawkish Bank of Japan (BoJ) expectations support the Japanese currency. A sharp drop during American tradi…
The US Dollar (USD) has traded in quite a volatile fashion on Wednesday, always amid the unabated tensions from the US-Iran crisis, speculation over another bout of FX intervention by Japanese authorities and bets for w…
Brown Brothers Harriman’s (BBH) Elias Haddad observes USD/JPY testing 160.00 as hawkish Bank of Japan comments briefly supported the Japanese Yen (JPY). Haddad notes Takata’s openness to a 50–75 bps move and back-to-bac…
USD/CAD falls to around 1.3875 on Wednesday, down 0.15% on the day, following the Bank of Canada’s (BoC) monetary policy decision. The Canadian Dollar (CAD) strengthens against the US Dollar (USD) after the central bank…
TD Securities’ Ryan McKay and Bart Melek highlight that upcoming US Non-farm Payrolls (NFP) and a renewed hawkish Fed tone are critical for Gold, with prices near CTA (Commodity Trading Advisors) selling thresholds arou…
According to MUFG’s Lee Hardman, rising energy prices are pushing market expectations for further Federal Reserve tightening, with 17bps priced for the 16th September FOMC and the 2-year US Treasury yield at a year-to-d…
The trigger is clear, even if the consequences are not fully priced in yet. Crude oil has surged more than 50% since the war erupted, with Brent now above $109 a barrel as the Strait of Hormuz remains largely closed to …
The US dollar initially rallied from 97.9 in late-December to 99.4 mid-January. However, it then lost its way, falling back to a near 4-year low of 96.2, now 97.0. At the current level, the US dollar is around 15% below…
Gold (XAU/USD) stages a sharp rebound on Wednesday, reversing all its earlier losses as a sudden rise in the Japanese Yen (JPY) triggers broad selling pressure on the US Dollar (USD). A pullback in US Treasury yields pr…
Markets adopt a cautious stance midweek as the crisis in the Middle East deepens. In the second half of the day, private sector employment data from the United States (US) will be watched closely by investors. Additiona…
UOB’s Quek Ser Leang and Lee Sue Ann report AUD/USD volatility picked up as the pair spiked to 0.7181 before sliding to 0.7139, with intraday momentum now skewed lower but seen insufficient to reach 0.7120. Over one to …
Governor Tiff Macklem took questions from reporters, offering markets a clearer sense of how the central bank was thinking. His remarks followed the widely expected decision to keep the policy rate on hold at 2.25%.
Societe Generale’s Kunal Kundu now expects the RBI to deliver three 25bp rate hikes, taking the repo rate from 5.25% to 6.00% by early 2027, versus two hikes previously. The revision follows much stronger-than-expected …
The Euro (EUR) posts moderate losses against the British Pound (GBP) on Wednesday, as the previous two days' recovery has been capped again at a key resistance area between 0.8580 and 0.8585, which holds the top of an a…
USD/IDR extends its gains for the second successive day, trading around 17,810 during the European hours on Wednesday. The pair appreciates as the US Dollar (USD) rises amid rising bond yields and surging oil prices, wh…
The Euro (EUR) is sharply down at around 184.66 against the Japanese Yen (JPY) during the European trading session on Wednesday. The cross faces intense selling pressure as the Japanese currency outperforms on fresh exp…
Bank of Japan (BoJ) board member Hajime Takata said on Wednesday that the central bank must conduct rate hikes nimbly after assessing accommodation in domestic financial conditions and developments.
Australia’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) rose 0.4% QoQ in the second quarter (Q2) of 2026 compared with the 0.3% growth in the first quarter (Q1), the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) showed on Wednesday. This read…
The Bank of Japan will release its 'Summary' of the April meeting today. This was an 'on hold' meeting, but was eventful. From the day: