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The United States (US) Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Price Index pointed to a further moderation in inflation in June. The headline index fell by 0.1% MoM after a revised 0.5% increase in Ma…
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–…
TD Securities FX strategist Howard Du highlights that GBP/USD initially rose 0.3% on the hawkish 6-3 BoE vote split, with Mann joining the hike camp. However, the rest of the committee appears comfort…
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…
BNY’s Geoff Yu reports that Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Assistant Governor Sarah Hunter described Australia’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) as slightly softer than expected, mainly due to fuel prices…
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 chang…
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 …
Commerzbank’s Volkmar Baur expects the Bank of Japan to keep its overnight call rate unchanged, as fully priced by markets. The focus is on guidance, with inflation around 2% and leading indicators po…
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 …
MUFG's Derek Halpenny notes that the British Pound (GBP) has been the strongest G10 currency after the US Dollar (USD) since the Middle East conflict began, with attention now on the Bank of England’s…
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 …
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) Treasur…
The US Dollar Index (DXY), which measures the value of the US Dollar (USD) against six major currencies, is gaining ground after two days of losses and trading around 101.00 during the European hours …
ING’s Michiel Tukker and Padhraic Garvey expect no change in the Bank of England (BoE) policy rate at the upcoming meeting, despite markets pricing in substantial tightening. They stress that United K…
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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) ra…
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 …
Oil prices have risen about 7% over the last two days, pushing the price of the US benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) barrel to levels above $84.00 on Thursday, up from the $77.16 lows seen earli…
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 followe…
Silver prices (XAG/USD) fell on Thursday, according to FXStreet data. Silver trades at $57.79 per troy ounce, down 0.25% from the $57.94 it cost on Wednesday.
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 weigh…
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 Dol…
The AUD/USD pair struggles to capitalize on the previous day's late rebound from the 0.6920 region, or an over two-week low, and seesaws between tepid gains/minor losses through the early European ses…