Thursday, 29 October 2026
Global markets, trading & world business — for professional traders
DBS Group Research economist Radhika Rao analyzes Indonesia markets after Bank Indonesia Governor Perry Warjiyo’s unexpected resignation. She notes initial weakness in onshore assets as investors reassess implications f…
Commerzbank’s Norman Liebke reports that Silver has fallen from USD 70 to USD 57.50 per troy ounce and that the bank has lowered its forecasts, now seeing USD 67 by year-end and USD 80 by end‑2027. Despite substitution …
Competitiveness in the global space economy should be a priority for the United States, but ineffective regulations weigh down the American commercial space industry. While last year’s executive order was a good start, …
USD/MXN trades around 17.40 on Tuesday, posting modest losses for a third consecutive session. The US Dollar (USD) retains a broadly firm tone despite softer-than-expected United States (US) data, as investors await the…
Commerzbank analysts highlight that the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) unexpectedly tightened policy for a second straight meeting, slightly increasing the Singapore Dollar (SGD) Nominal Effective Exchange Rate (…
When the opportunity arose to return to the UK and lead Swiss Re’s UK&I business as CEO in January 2022, it represented a natural next step for Jason Richards (pictured). With 25 years’ experience at the global reinsura…
The US Dollar (USD) trades slightly lower on Tuesday as investors reduce some exposure ahead of Wednesday’s Federal Reserve (Fed) monetary policy announcement. The Greenback remains close to its recent monthly high, how…
Scotiabank strategists Shaun Osborne and Eric Theoret report GBP/USD is extending its bearish reversal toward early-July levels as markets scale back Bank of England (BoE) tightening expectations. September pricing has …
EUR/USD trades higher near the 1.1400 area on Tuesday, gaining around 0.3% as the US Dollar (USD) weakens following softer United States (US) consumer-confidence data. The US Dollar Index falls toward 101.30, helping th…
USD/CAD trades near 1.4105 on Tuesday at the time of writing, down 0.14% on the day, though the pair remains close to its recent highs as traders refrain from taking aggressive positions ahead of the Federal Reserve (Fe…
Gold trades near $4,020 in the New York morning, down roughly 1.4% on a session that started near $4,075 and never built a bid. The slide ran straight through a global equity shock that should have been the strongest ad…
USD/JPY trades slightly higher near the 163.80 area on Tuesday, remaining close to multi-decade highs as the Japanese Yen (JPY) struggles to attract demand. Softer United States (US) consumer confidence data limited the…
ING’s Warren Patterson and Ewa Manthey note that Brent has sold off sharply as US–Iran strikes pause and President Trump signals a “good chance” of a deal. They stress that flows through the Strait of Hormuz and Bab el-…
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) Oil extends its decline on Tuesday after falling 9% the previous day following a pause in attacks between the United States and Iran. At the time of writing, WTI trades around $77.90, down …
BNY’s Geoff Yu highlights that Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Governor Michele Bullock signaled a possible rate hike at the August 10–11 meeting, stressing inflation is still too high and productivity weak. She noted d…
The Swiss Franc (CHF) steadies against the US Dollar (USD) on Tuesday as the Greenback gives up its early gains, with traders turning cautious ahead of the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) monetary policy announcement on Wednesd…
The Greenback, when tracked by the US Dollar Index (DXY), abandons the area of monthly peaks and recedes toward the 101.30 zone on turnaround Tuesday.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average trades just short of 52,900 on Tuesday, higher by close to 700 points and 1.3%, roughly 450 points beneath the record it set in the first week of July. Taken alone, that reads as a broad…
Silver (XAG/USD) trades around $57.40 on Tuesday at the time of writing, down 1.7% on the day. The white metal is under pressure as the US Dollar (USD) loses some strength and investors reduce their exposure to safe-hav…
The Euro is on track for its eighth gain in nine sessions against the Pound, and the explanation that would normally cover a run of that length is not available. Bank Rate sits 150 basis points above the European Centra…
The British Pound (GBP) extends its decline against the US Dollar (USD) to near 1.3277 during the European trading session on Tuesday, the lowest level seen in over three weeks. The GBP/USD pair faces selling pressure a…
The Pound trades near 1.3300 in the New York morning, effectively flat on a session that has run barely 30 pips between a floor a shade above 1.3250 and a ceiling fractionally above the 1.3300 handle. That is the narrow…
Türkiye’s stock market continued its winning streak on Monday as the BIST 100 index closed at 12,254.83 points, up 0.44% in its sixth consecutive record high close.
ING’s Frantisek Taborsky notes Central and Eastern European (CEE) rate curves have repriced sharply, with more tightening now expected in Czech Republic and Poland and further easing in Hungary. He still sees mispricing…