Saturday, 24 October 2026
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West Texas Intermediate (WTI) Oil rebounds on Wednesday and remains on track for a monthly gain of around 5.5%. The lack of progress in US-Iran negotiations to reopen the Strait of Hormuz keeps geopolitical risks elevat…
EUR/USD remains on the defensive on Wednesday as a broadly stronger US Dollar (USD) weighs on the pair, leaving the Euro on track for a loss of more than 2% in September. At the time of writing, EUR/USD trades around 1.…
USD/CAD declines 0.08% on Wednesday and trades around 1.4180 at the time of writing, after touching a daily low of 1.4155 in the wake of US inflation data. The pair recovered some losses as investors reassessed the timi…
European Central Bank (ECB) Governing Council member Isabel Schnabel said Wednesday that high costs are passed through to consumers more quickly when the economy is resilient.
TD Securities' Macro Research team expects the European Central Bank (ECB) to continue a measured tightening cycle, delivering a final 25bp hike in December and taking the deposit rate to 2.75%, which they see as mildly…
RaboResearch Global Economics & Markets’ FX Strategy team assesses EUR/GBP in light of UK politics, growth and monetary policy. They note the Pound’s recent support from stronger UK GDP, but expect GBP bulls to stay cau…
Societe Generale analysts note China has unveiled targeted support measures, including a 25bp cut to the PBoC’s PSL rate and expanded relending quotas for innovation, technology, agriculture and small businesses. Mortga…
USD/JPY falls 0.30% on Wednesday and trades around 156.80 at the time of writing, as the US Dollar (USD) comes under selling pressure following softer-than-expected United States (US) inflation data.
EUR/USD holds modest gains on Wednesday as traders assess the latest economic data from both sides of the Atlantic. At the time of writing, the pair trades around 1.1363, up 0.20% on the day, after touching 1.1312 on Tu…
DBS Group Research economist Eugene Leow assesses USD Rates ahead of the October FOMC meeting, noting investors see a near-even chance of a back-to-back Fed hike.
Deutsche Bank’s Early Morning Reid notes that China’s latest PMI data show a broad-based pickup in activity. The private-sector RatingDog Manufacturing PMI and official manufacturing PMI both strengthened, with the latt…
Societe Generale’s Kenneth Broux warns that one defining September theme in EM has been a sharp unwind in carry trades, particularly in the Mexican Peso, which is down 6% on spot this month.
Lee Hardman at MUFG reports the Pound is consolidating near year-to-date lows against the Dollar despite resilient UK growth, with Q1 and Q2 GDP both revised higher and BoE staff upgrading Q3 forecasts. Hawkish comments…
Gold (XAU/USD) trades modestly higher on Wednesday, consolidating the previous day’s gains after recovering from a seven-week low touched on Monday.
Deutsche Bank argues EUR/USD is likely to hold within its 1.13–1.20 yearly range rather than break lower, pushing back against consensus Dollar bullishness. The bank cites resilient global growth, peak USD yield support…
Investors are pricing in a higher likelihood that the Federal Reserve will hike rates after core CPI inflation rose in August more than economists had estimated. However, a rate hike may not keep the US stock market fro…
Deutsche Bank’s Early Morning Reid notes a mixed US Treasury session, with 10-year and 30-year yields holding or extending post-2000s highs while the 2-year falls.
Rabobank’s day-ahead section highlights Australia’s August CPI as slightly softer, with headline inflation at 0.4% m/m and 4.0% y/y, and trimmed mean at 0.2% m/m and 3.6% y/y. Earlier in Q3, the RBA delivered another ra…
The GBP/USD pair loses momentum to near 1.3225 during the early European trading hours on Wednesday. Surging US Treasury yields and the hawkish stance of the Federal Reserve (Fed) provide some support to the US Dollar (…
The EUR/USD pair remains under some selling pressure for the third straight day and trades around the 1.1330 region during the Asian session on Wednesday, near its lowest level since May 2025, which it touched the previ…
Societe Generale’s FX team reports USD/JPY trading between 156.38 and 157.52 overnight, with the pair mildly offered on dovish New York Federal Reserve President John Williams comments and fiscal half‑end repatriation f…
USD/IDR extends its losses for the second consecutive day, trading around 17,860 during Asian hours on Wednesday. The pair depreciates as the Indonesian Rupiah (IDR) gains strength, driven by improving market sentiment …
USD/CHF continues its winning streak for the sixth successive trading day, trading near its 16-month high of 0.8358 during Asian hours on Wednesday.
Gold (XAU/USD) edges lower during the Asian session on Wednesday, reversing part of the previous day's modest recovery gains from the $4,100 neighborhood, or the lowest level since August 5, touched earlier this week. T…