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ING’s Chris Turner describes USD/JPY’s rollercoaster, with a 3% drop on reported Japanese intervention followed by a near 2% rebound. He notes that coordinated Fed-Treasury involvement was key in Janu…
Scotiabank’s FX team notes EUR/USD is drifting toward 1.15 after a Fed‑driven rally, with euro area CPI broadly in line with expectations and French data briefly lifting the Euro. Rate expectations ar…
Brown Brothers Harriman’s (BBH) Elias Haddad notes that the Dollar stabilized after a sharp sell-off linked to suspected USD/JPY intervention, but argues the broader USD rally since May has likely end…
Silver price (XAG/USD) is down 1.7% to near $58.00 during the European trading session on Friday. The white metal continues to decline throughout the day as United States (US) Treasury Yields have bou…
The Japanese Yen (JPY) posts moderate losses against the US Dollar (USD) on Friday, with the USD/JPY pair trading just above 160.00 at the time of writing, after whipsawing within a rough 240-pip rang…
USD/JPY trades sharply lower near the 159.50 area on Friday as the Japanese Yen (JPY) strengthens following intervention by Japanese authorities and a relatively hawkish Bank of Japan (BoJ) policy ann…
Oil prices are ticking lower for the second consecutive day on Friday, with the US benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) barrel hitting session lows a few cents above $80.00. News reporting a modera…
BNY’s Geoff Yu highlights that the Japanese Yen (JPY) entered the latest Bank of Japan (BoJ) decision and suspected intervention with weak flow momentum and lighter positioning, even as investors rema…
UOB strategists observe that the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) kept the Fed Funds Target Rate at 3.50%–3.75% for a fifth meeting, with a 9–3 split as three presidents sought a 25 bps hike. Thei…
ING’s commodities team reports that Gold demand was steady in 2Q 2026, with total demand flat year-on-year at 1,269 tonnes as strong central bank purchases balanced weaker ETF demand. They note net ET…
ING’s Francesco Pesole writes that EUR/USD broke above 1.150 as broad Dollar weakness persisted, even as the Euro underperformed some G10 peers despite stronger Eurozone data. With Eurozone CPI in foc…
AUD/USD trades around 0.7030 at the time of writing on Friday, little changed on the day after Thursday's strong rally. The Australian Dollar (AUD) continues to draw support from the persistent weakne…
The US Dollar (USD) attempts to snap its three-day losing streak on Friday. In European trade, the US Dollar Index (DXY), which tracks the Greenback’s value against six major currencies, trades 0.27% …
Deutsche Bank strategists note that strong Microsoft earnings triggered a global technology rebound, lifting the KOSPI, Nasdaq and semiconductor stocks. The rally helped the S&P 500 record its best da…
Commerzbank’s Michael Pfister notes that the Bank of England kept rates unchanged and avoided signalling future hikes, despite a closer-than-expected 6–3 vote and Governor Bailey’s insistence that the…
The USD/CAD pair seesaws between tepid gains/minor losses through the early European session on Friday, consolidating its recent losses to the lowest level since June 17, touched the previous day. How…
Viridian Therapeutics stock has fallen 37.8% year to date, yet the valuation checks still point to the shares looking expensive rather than like a clear bargain.
The British Pound (GBP) faces roadblocks in extending the early recovery against the Japanese Yen (JPY) above 216.33 during the European trading session on Friday. The cross rebounded strongly at THE …
The Indian Rupee (INR) extends the week-long rally against the US Dollar (USD) on Friday. The USD/INR pair slides to a fresh over two-week low near 95.30 due to the overnight slump in the US Dollar am…
USD/CHF gains ground after two days of losses, trading around 0.8070 during the Asian hours on Friday. The pair appreciates as the Swiss Franc (CHF) remains subdued following the release of Swiss Real…
Annual Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) in the Eurozone, as measured by changes in the prices of a representative basket of goods and services in the European Monetary Union, rises at a fast…
Gold (XAU/USD) continues with its struggle to build on gains beyond the $4,100 mark and drifts lower during the Asian session on Friday, snapping a two-day winning streak. The US Dollar (USD) regains …
The AUD/USD pair gathers strength to near 0.7035, the highest since June 17, during the early European session on Friday. Expectations that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) might implement another …
USD/JPY rises after two days of losses, trading around 160.80 during the Asian hours on Friday. The currency pair continues to appreciate as the Japanese Yen (JPY) weakens following the Bank of Japan’…