Monday, 26 October 2026
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Brown Brothers Harriman’s (BBH) Elias Haddad notes GBP/USD is trading heavy near its 200-day moving average as United Kingdom (UK) gilts stabilize. August Consumer Price Index (CPI) slightly exceeded the Bank of England…
Rabobank’s Senior FX Strategist Jane Foley notes the US Dollar (USD) has outperformed G10 peers on expectations the Fed will deliver around 100 bps of tightening over 12 months, but warns this may be excessive. They see…
AUD/USD trades in a narrow range on Wednesday as investors hold back from taking strong positions ahead of the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) monetary policy announcement. At the time of writing, AUD/USD trades around 0.7134, …
Nomura’s Global Markets Research team, including Josie Anderson, George Buckley and Andrzej Szczepaniak, notes that UK CPI data for August came in broadly as expected, with headline inflation at 3.1% and core and servic…
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) oil price depreciates after posting nearly 3% gains in the previous day, trading around $100.00 per barrel during European hours on Wednesday. Crude oil prices slid after reports emerged th…
The upcoming week will bring a fresh test for major currency pairs as investors return from the US Independence Day holiday and continue to digest weaker US labor market data. The release of the last Federal Open Market…
The Japanese Yen (JPY) turns flat against the US Dollar (USD) at around 155.00 in the European trading session on Wednesday after recovering its early losses. The USD/JPY pair is expected to trade cautiously, with marke…
Wednesday is decision day at the Federal Reserve, the culmination of an intense two-day meeting and a debate that’s been running for six weeks since the June meeting. It boils down to one question: inflation is too high…
The Eurozone industrial sector activity declines 0.1% in July, according to data published by Eurostat. The industrial output was expected to decline but at a faster pace of 0.2%. In June, the data also contracted by 0.…
The Pound to Euro exchange rate (GBP/EUR) firmed on Monday as markets turned positive ahead of Trump’s meeting with Zelensky.
Deutsche Bank’s Henry Allen and colleagues note that the S&P 500 has retreated to a six‑week low as higher Oil prices and stagflation fears weigh on risk assets. They highlight that markets now price a 94% probability o…
The GBP/USD pair attracts fresh sellers following an intraday uptick to the 1.3500 neighborhood and drops to the lower end of its daily range during the first half of the European session on Wednesday. Spot prices curre…
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The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) Governor Pan Gongsheng said on Wednesday that the Chinese central bank will rely less on loan growth targets and more on interest rate tools to guide policy.
The EUR/USD pair sticks to a negative bias for the fifth straight day and trades around the 1.1535-1.1530 area during the Asian session on Wednesday. Spot prices remain close to a one-month trough, touched on Monday, as…
The AUD/USD pair declines to around 0.7120 during Asian trading hours on Wednesday. Expectations of a US interest rate hike provide some support to the US Dollar (USD) and act as a headwind for the pair. Traders brace f…
The Indian Rupee (INR) holds onto over-a-week long losses against the US Dollar (USD) on Wednesday. The USD/INR pair trades firmly near its seven-week high at around 96.00, as the Indian currency remains under pressure …
Silver (XAG/USD) struggles to capitalize on the previous day's modest gains and fails to break above the $64.00 round figure during the Asian session on Wednesday. Traders now seem hesitant and opt to wait for the highl…
EUR/JPY gains ground for the third successive day, trading around 179.10 during Asian hours on Wednesday. Technical analysis of the daily chart shows the currency cross trading within a descending channel, keeping the o…
NZD/USD extends its losses for the third consecutive day, trading around 0.5750 during Asian hours on Wednesday. The currency pair faces downward pressure primarily due to a weakening New Zealand Dollar (NZD) following …
The US Dollar Index (DXY), which measures the value of the US Dollar (USD) against six major currencies, is continuing its winning streak for the sixth consecutive day and trading around 99.70 during Asian hours on Wedn…
The Mexican Peso (MXN) loses some ground against the US Dollar (USD) on Tuesday, with USD/MXN rising by over 0.09% amid a sour market mood and a stronger Greenback, ahead of the FOMC monetary policy decision on Wednesda…
Commerzbank’s Volkmar Baur notes that Chinese growth remains export-led as domestic demand stays soft, with investment and retail sales under pressure and car sales slumping. While a rising trade surplus supports the cu…
The Euro (EUR) extends its losses against the US Dollar (USD) on Tuesday, sliding below the 100-day Simple Moving Average (SMA) at 1.1555, opening the door to further downside, with sellers setting their sights on Monda…