Saturday, 24 October 2026
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Gold (XAU/USD) treads water on Thursday as a stronger US Dollar (USD) and soaring US Treasury yields limit the upside. At the time of writing, XAU/USD trades around $4,167, up 0.26% on the day, as the precious metal str…
USD/CHF continues its winning streak for the seventh consecutive trading day, reaching its fresh 16-month high of 0.8367 during Asian hours on Thursday. The currency pair appreciated as the Swiss Franc (CHF) lost ground…
Heritage Auctions numismatist Rene Alvarenga discovered an unannounced “July 4th” privy-mark 2026 Donald J. Trump $1 coin inside an Advanced Delivery roll, according to CAC Grading.
Gold (XAU/USD) builds on the steady intraday ascent heading into the European session on Thursday and reverses the previous day's modest losses, though the upside potential seems limited. The US Dollar (USD) climbs to a…
Following the choppy action seen on the last day of the third quarter, the US Dollar (USD) holds its ground against its rivals in the European morning on Thursday. The US economic calendar will feature weekly Initial Jo…
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) – the benchmark US Crude Oil price – comes under some renewed selling pressure during the Asian session on Thursday, reversing the previous day's modest recovery gains. The commodity, howev…
The Australian Dollar (AUD) is up against its major currency pairs on Thursday, but is almost flat against the US Dollar (USD) at around 0.6948 in the early European trade. The antipodean outperforms even as market expe…
The Indian Rupee (INR) weakens against the US Dollar (USD) on Thursday after an upside move the previous day. The Indian currency faces selling pressure as United States (US) Treasury Yields extend their rally, supporti…
The USD/CAD pair holds steady around the 1.4235 area during the Asian session on Thursday, consolidating its recent strong gains registered over the past four weeks or so. Meanwhile, the fundamental backdrop seems tilte…
The Japanese Yen (JPY) heads lower against the US Dollar (USD) on Thursday as higher US Treasury yields have offset the positive impact of a hawkishly tilted Summary of Opinions by the Bank of Japan (BoJ) and soft US in…
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) oil price loses ground after posting modest gains in the previous day, trading around $89.10 per barrel during Asian hours on Thursday. Crude oil prices declined as investors weighed signs …
The GBP/USD pair trades in negative territory around 1.3250 during the early European trading hours on Thursday. The British Pound (GBP) edges lower against the US Dollar (USD) amid widening monetary policy divergence b…
Australia's Trade Balance narrowed to A$495M MoM in August, followed a surplus of A$1,351M in the previous reading (revised from A$1,923M), according to the latest foreign trade data published by the Australian Bureau o…
In its Financial Stability Review (FSR) published on Thursday, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) said that “households and businesses are well placed to weather a slower economy and falling house prices.”
Softer US inflation pulled October Fed hike odds down to near 35%, and USD/JPY fell below 156.50 on the release. It finished back just under 157.50, its fourth straight close on the 157.00 handle. The Yen got the US num…
US President Donald Trump unveiled a $200 billion investment plan from South Korea, $54 billion of which is slated to go to a liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Alaska, Reuters reported on Thursday.
The US official stated on Monday that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told the Iranian delegation to the United Nations General Assembly immediately leave the United States (US) after talks stalled, Axios reported.
New York Federal Reserve President John Williams said Thursday that investors are right to expect another interest-rate increase before year-end, a signal that arrived as a selloff in US government debt pushed long-term…
The Bank of Japan (BoJ) published the Summary of Opinions from the September monetary policy meeting, with the key findings noted below.
The US dollar (USD) emerged as the go-to safe-haven asset in 2022, supported by an aggressive tightening monetary policy by the US Federal Reserve (Fed). The central bank ratcheted up the target interest rate from 0.25%…
The US Dollar (USD) has traded with marginal gains, coming under pressure following daily tops near 101.50 as investors evaluated softer-than-expected PCE data in August and trimmed some bets on extra tightening by the …
The Fed Governor Lisa Cook crossed the wires on Wednesday and said she is committed to returning inflation to the Fed’s 2% goal while preserving the strength of the labour market.
Gold prices (XAU/USD) retreated on Wednesday, down 0.6%, after US inflation data came in above the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) 2% goal but below estimates, prompting investors to price in a less hawkish central bank than ex…
The Mexican Peso (MXN) prolongs its agony, extending losses by over 0.11% against the Greenback for the third straight day on Wednesday, while USD/MXN continues to trade above the psychological level of 18.00 as the car…