Thursday, 29 October 2026
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Gold (XAU/USD) remains trapped in its month-old $4,000-$4,200 range as the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) new era of limited forward guidance fails to shake the precious metal out of its sideways grind after policymakers left …
The NZD/USD pair gathers strength to near 0.5810 during early European trading hours on Thursday, bolstered by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) rate hike bets. Traders brace for the preliminary reading of the US G…
The United States' (US) Gross Domestic Product expanded at an annual rate of 1.5% in the second quarter, the US Bureau of Economic Analysis' (BEA) first estimate showed on Thursday. This print followed the 2.1% growth r…
Rabobank Senior FX Strategist Jane Foley discusses GBP/USD following the latest Federal Reserve (Fed) decision and ahead of the Bank of England (BoE) meeting. She expects GBP/USD to trade around 1.32–1.33 over the next …
The Bank of England (BoE) is on track to keep the benchmark Bank Rate steady at 3.75% for the fifth straight meeting on Thursday, despite the renewed surge in Oil prices in July and a leadership change in the United Kin…
The AUD/JPY cross declines to around 113.65 during the early European session on Thursday. The pair currently trades 0.65% lower on the week as the likelihood of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) raising interest rate…
TD Securities strategists note that the US Dollar (USD) weakened after the July Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) rate hold and Chair Warsh’s lack of hawkish guidance. However, they expect the post-FOMC selloff to re…
Deutsche Bank notes that the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) on-hold decision and limited detail from Chair Warsh sparked a sharp steepening in the Treasury curve, pushing the 30-year yield to 5.20% and weighing on equities. Th…
The Euro (EUR) is retracing previous losses against the US Dollar (USD) on Wednesday, fuelled by upbeat Eurozone Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and economic confidence data. The EUR/USD has returned to levels just above 1…
The death toll from the earthquake that struck south-western Japan on Tuesday has risen to 28, as rescuers raced to find survivors before the point at which hope of pulling anyone out alive begins to fade.
EUR/JPY depreciates after two days of gains, trading around 187.20 during the Asian hours on Thursday. The currency cross is maintaining a bullish near-term bias as it holds above both the nine-day and 50-day Exponentia…
ING’s Chris Turner notes that US real yields and the US Dollar (USD) fell after a confusing FOMC press conference, as markets sensed the Federal Reserve (Fed) may avoid further tightening. He highlights upcoming United …
NZD/USD extends its gains for the third consecutive day, trading around 0.5810 during the Asian hours on Thursday. The currency pair climbs higher as the New Zealand Dollar (NZD) receives support from a sharp rise in do…
The USD/CHF pair regains positive traction on Thursday, rebounding from a one-week low and stalling its retracement slide from over a one-year high – levels just above the 0.8200 mark. Spot prices climb back above mid-0…
Shares of SK Hynix's American depositary receipts tumbled 7.94% Thursday morning, falling $14.01 to $162.44, extending one of the more volatile stretches Wall Street has seen from a newly listed stock as the South Korea…
Silver price (XAG/USD) depreciates after registering modest gains in the previous day, trading around $57.90 per troy ounce during the Asian hours on Thursday. However, Silver prices gained following the Federal Reserve…
Gold (XAU/USD) attracts buyers for the second straight day, though it remains confined within the previous day's range and trades below the $4,100 mark during the Asian session on Thursday. The US Dollar (USD) gains som…
The Indian Rupee (INR) drops against the US Dollar (USD) on Thursday. The USD/INR pair edges down to near 95.60, with the Indian currency facing a tough fight against higher United States (US) Treasury Yields.
The AUD/USD pair turns lower following a modest Asian session uptick to the 0.6965 region on Thursday amid the emergence of some US Dollar (USD) dip-buying. Spot prices, however, hold above an over two-week low, touched…
The price for Gold stood at 12,458.01 Indian Rupees (INR) per gram, down compared with the INR 12,504.69 it cost on Wednesday.
The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) sets the USD/CNY central rate for the trading session ahead at 6.7892 compared to the previous day's fix of 6.7899.
The GBP/USD pair struggles to capitalize on the previous day's strong move up to the weekly high and drifts lower during the Asian session on Thursday. Spot prices currently trade around mid-1.3300s, down over 0.10% for…
West Texas Intermediate (WTI), the US crude oil benchmark, is trading around $82.80 during the early Asian trading hours on Thursday. WTI falls amid some profit-taking despite escalating conflicts in the Middle East.
The USD/CAD pair is seen consolidating below mid-1.4000s during the Asian session on Thursday, though it remains close to an over one-week trough touched the previous day. However, a mixed fundamental backdrop warrants …