Thursday, 22 October 2026
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On July 30, Japan’s finance ministry reportedly sold as much as $59 billion to buy the Japanese currency, then at 40-year-lows. Tokyo and Washington later confirmed they had acted together to bolster a weak yen. It was …
NZD/USD trades with a mild positive bias on Monday as the New Zealand Dollar (NZD) benefits from improved risk sentiment. However, a rebound in US Treasury yields following last week’s pullback supports the US Dollar (U…
The Mexican Peso (MXN) appreciates against the US Dollar (USD) on Monday amid speculation that the interest rate differential between Mexico and the US will remain unchanged, with the Federal Reserve (Fed) projected to …
The Euro (EUR) trades on the back foot on Monday as political concerns in France weigh on the currency, helping the US Dollar (USD) pause last week’s correction. At the time of writing, EUR/USD trades around 1.1215, dow…
Gold (XAU/USD) falls about 0.54% on Monday as the Greenback drifts higher and market mood shifts to neutral amid tensions in the Middle East, sparking a risein Oil prices, with West Texas Intermediate (WTI) bouncing off…
TD Securities strategists see limited scope for a sustained Canadian Dollar (CAD) rally after softer-than-expected September inflation data, despite hawkish signals from the Bank of Canada (BoC). They expect the next Bo…
Brown Brothers Harriman's Ellias Haddad expects Japan’s September Consumer Price Index (CPI) to edge higher but remain below the Bank of Japan’s (BoJ) 2026 projection, limiting pressure for rapid tightening. With market…
USD/CAD pauses its decline on Monday after the Canadian Dollar (CAD) briefly strengthened to its highest level in a month at the weekly open. Softer-than-expected Canadian inflation data limit further gains in the Looni…
Anthropic has started letting outside researchers inside its own walls. The company confirmed this week that it has given six employees from METR (Model Evaluation and Threat Research) “employee-like access” to its inte…
Scotiabank strategists Shaun Osborne and Eric Theoret report the Euro (EUR) is underperforming as French protests weigh on local assets and widen spreads versus Germany. However, EUR/USD technicals are described as neut…
TD Securities economists Oscar Munoz and Eli Nir project that US headline Consumer Price Index (CPI) will rise 0.30% month-on-month in October 2026, slowing from September’s 0.65% gain, with gasoline and food still cont…
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Commerzbank’s Tatha Ghose highlights that while CE3 currencies have stabilized with the Euro, the Polish Zloty continues to underperform peers. He links this to institutional frictions between Poland’s government, presi…
Gold (XAU/USD) reverses its earlier gains on Monday after opening the week on a positive note. The US Dollar (USD) and US Treasury yields find some footing following last week’s pullback as traders assess the Federal Re…
The British Pound (GBP) trades marginally lower at around 1.3314 against the US Dollar (USD) during the European trading session on Monday, but is wobbling inside Friday’s trading range. The GBP/USD pair is expected to …
EUR/JPY appreciates after opening at a bearish gap, remaining in negative territory and trading around 177.50 during Asian hours on Monday. Technical analysis of the daily chart shows the currency cross remains within a…
After big moves in front-end USD rates, the dollar has shown it could be a laggard in further stock market instability if led by AI concerns. Still, we don’t think we are on the brink of a major USD decline. EUR/USD may…
The EUR/USD pair struggles to capitalize on a modest intraday bounce from the 1.1185 area and retains a mildly negative bias through the early European session on Monday. Spot prices, however, hold above the May 2025 lo…
For most of this year, the AI boom had been pouring fuel into the dollar engine. US capex was stronger, equity performance was better, the inflation impulse ran hotter and rate differentials kept leaning in Washington’s…
The trading action in financial markets remain subdued at the beginning of the new week, with major currency pairs staying close to the previous week's closing levels. In the second half of the day, September Consumer P…
AUD/USD extends its gains for the second successive day, trading around 0.6970 during Asian hours on Monday. The pair remains stronger as the Australian Dollar (AUD) holds ground following the release of key economic da…
The US Dollar (USD) turns almost flat after giving back its opening gains, driven by rallying bond yields in France. Social unrest in France on the back of rising cost of living had resulted in some improvement in the s…
China’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 4.5% year-over-year (YoY) in the third quarter (Q3), compared to 4.3% in the previous reading, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics of China on Mon…
The AUD/JPY cross attracts some follow-through buyers for the second straight day on Monday, recovering further from an eight-month low, around the 108.65-108.60 region, touched last week. Spot prices climbed back above…