Friday, 4 September 2026
Global markets, trading & world business — for professional traders
MUFG’s Derek Halpenny notes the Japanese Yen is firmer versus most G10 currencies as markets increasingly price a Bank of Japan rate hike in September. Services PPI data and hawkish commentary from former BoJ officials …
EUR/JPY depreciates after registering modest gains, trading around 185.60 during the European hours on Wednesday. The technical analysis of a daily chart indicates that the currency cross is remaining within the ascendi…
The USD/JPY pair loses ground to near 158.90 during the Asian trading hours on Wednesday. The US Treasury’s bond buyback programs weigh on the US Dollar (USD) against the Japanese Yen (JPY). The US July Personal Consump…
The AUD/USD pair attracts buyers for the second straight day and climbs to the 0.7170 area following the release of Australian consumer inflation figures during the Asian session on Wednesday. Spot prices remain close t…
NZD/USD depreciates after registering modest gains in the previous day, trading around 0.5960 during the Asian hours on Wednesday. The pair declines as the US Dollar (USD) receives support ahead of the release of US Per…
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) oil price extends its losses for the third consecutive day, trading around $80.10 per barrel during the Asian hours on Wednesday. Crude oil prices have declined following reports that Iran …
Weekly Review (Aug 24-28): EUR, GBP, AUD, Gold & RatesWeekly review for August 24–28. Not signals, just how I read the tape with the Conflux Method: structure (Reaction Levels), order flow (cluster / delta) and options …
OCBC’s Sim Moh Siong and Christopher Wong note that reports of potential US tariffs on Chinese goods and the PBoC’s resistance to rapid Renminbi (RMB) gains are likely to limit further downside in USD/CNH. While the bro…
Can Japanese Yen Futures Survive the 160 Threshold?Macroeconomic Pressures and the 160 Defense Line Japanese Yen futures are testing critical technical levels once again. Speculators are actively pushing the exchange ra…
Australia’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 3.5% year-over-year (YoY) in July, compared to a 3.8% growth reported in June, the latest data published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) showed on Wednesday.
USD/CAD edges lower on Tuesday, with the Canadian Dollar (CAD) drawing support from a weaker US Dollar (USD) as traders also assess the latest tit-for-tat tariff measures between the United States (US) and Canada. At th…
A non-voting regional Federal Reserve president published a conditional hold on Tuesday, tying the current target range to continued evidence that inflation is actually coming down, and the Dollar Index has not moved fo…
The US Dollar Index (DXY) is hovering below the 99.00 mark as traders squared positions ahead of a heavy Wednesday data slate and Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Kevin Warsh's Jackson Hole address on Friday. The move was mo…
EUR/GBP traded around 0.8560 on Tuesday, little changed, as a run of stronger German data failed to give the Euro (EUR) a clear lift against a resilient Pound. The pair remains pinned near its 20 and 100-period Simple M…
Gold price holds firm during the North American session as buyers fail to surpass the $4,700 level, exacerbating a retracement below a key psychological level, amid mixed US data and rising hopes for an end to the US-Ir…
Private-sector hiring in the US has gained some pace in early August. According to the NER Pulse, the weekly companion to the ADP National Employment Report, companies added an average of 11.750K jobs per week in the fo…
Rabobank's Senior FX Strategist Jane Foley discusses the British Pound's (GBP) recent performance, noting it is currently the top G10 currency on a 1‑day view but only middling over longer horizons. Foley expects EUR/GB…
It has become difficult to imagine how Washington and Beijing might turn their relationship, which is so crucial to the future of world order, toward calmer waters. If there is to be any hope of doing so, however, polic…
Michael Wan at MUFG discusses US threats of economic punishment on countries dealing with Iran and new sanctions on over 60 entities. He argues that rising geoeconomic fragmentation encourages countries to diversify res…
USD/JPY trades around 159.30 on Tuesday at the time of writing, up 0.15% on the day. However, the pair lacks a clear short-term direction, as concerns surrounding Japan’s public finances and the interest-rate differenti…
West Texas Intermediate (WTI), futures on NYMEX, trade 3% lower at around $82.00 during the European trading session on Tuesday. The Oil price faces intense selling pressure as market experts see warning of fresh United…
Since 1979, Iran’s revolutionary regime has been the nemesis of eight American Presidents. None could tame its political furies; its covert operations, which killed more than a thousand Americans in Lebanon, Iraq, and A…
ING’s Francesco Pesole highlights escalating US-Canada trade tensions, with new US tariffs on Canadian autos and parts announced for early next year. He notes both sides remain entrenched in conflict territory and argue…
TD Securities strategists argue that the US Dollar (USD) has re-entered a bearish regime after the Treasury buyback announcement pushed the US Dollar Index (DXY) below its 200‑day SMA. They highlight weaker US data, ris…