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USD/CHF extends its gains for the second successive day, trading around 0.8110 during the Asian hours on Tuesday. The pair appreciates as the US Dollar (USD) receives support from rising safe-haven de…
FARNBOROUGH, England, July 21 (Reuters) - Airbus is on track towards its full-year target of 870 deliveries after a 15% increase in the first half of the year as engine supplies stabilised, CEO Guilla…
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) oil price extends losses for the second successive day, trading around $81.90 per barrel during the Asian hours on Tuesday. Oil prices decline as temporary diplomatic sig…
The USD/CAD pair is seen buying on the previous day's solid rebound from the 1.4000 psychological mark, or its lowest level since June 17, and gaining positive traction for the second straight day on …
USD/JPY changes hands near 162.50 on Monday after a session range of barely 40 pips, wedged between a floor just above 162.00 and a lid just beyond the half-handle. The pair sits within half a big fig…
Commerzbank’s Dr. Henry Hao and Moses Lim report that Malaysia’s stronger-than-expected Q2 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth and subdued inflation support an unchanged policy rate of 2.75%. USD/MYR …
Silver (XAG/USD) trades on the front foot on Monday as buyers defend the $55.00 mark after the metal briefly slipped below it on Friday, touching its lowest level since December 2025. At the time of w…
MUFG’s Lloyd Chan highlights that higher Oil prices and persistent inflation risks are weighing on Asian currencies, with the Indian Rupee (INR) and Thai Baht (THB) underperforming against the US Doll…
Crude Oil compressed its entire 2026 personality into a single Monday tape. The barrel faded from just above $84.00 through the European morning, flushed the stops to just short of $79.50 around midda…
The Mexican Peso gains some ground versus the Greenback on Monday, up by 0.66% as risk appetite improves despite escalating tensions in the Middle East. At the time of writing, the USD/MXN trades at 1…
Donald Trump opened the week on Truth Social with a promise that every American soldier killed by Iran will be repaid many times over, a directive he says has been passed to Secretary of War Pete Hegs…
The US Dollar Index (DXY) rises around 0.2% toward 101.00 as higher United States (US) Treasury yields and escalating tensions in the Middle East support the Greenback. The benchmark 10-year Treasury …
United Overseas Bank’s (UOB) Quek Ser Leang notes USD/SGD is stuck in a tight range after recent sideways trading, with intraday action expected between 1.2900 and 1.2930. On a 1–3 week horizon, the b…
The United Kingdom entered a new period of political uncertainty after Rachel Reeves stepped down as Chancellor of the Exchequer as part of the first cabinet reshuffle led by newly appointed Prime Min…
USD/CAD trades higher near the 1.4060 area on Monday, recovering from below 1.4000 as the Canadian Dollar (CAD) weakens following softer-than-expected domestic inflation data. The US Dollar Index (DXY…
AUD/USD trades around the 0.7000 area on Monday, holding near recent highs after recovering from last week’s decline. The Australian Dollar (AUD) remains supported by limited US Dollar (USD) demand, a…
TD Securities strategists note that softer Canadian Consumer Price Index (CPI) is lifting USD/CAD as rate divergence remains a key driver. They argue broad US Dollar (USD) strength should limit USD/CA…
NZD/USD moves higher on Monday and trades around 0.5850 at the time of writing, up 0.14% on the day, as the US Dollar (USD) weakens following the latest US inflation data. Investors have scaled back e…
TD Securities’ commodity strategy team highlights that, after a five‑week reduction in Copper longs, speculators have resumed adding net length, supported by firm Chinese premiums, low arrivals and in…
Gold (XAU/USD) trades in a volatile range on Monday as markets react to conflicting headlines from the Middle East. At the time of writing, XAU/USD trades around $4,010, little changed on the day afte…
KYIV, July 20 (Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy met some of Ukraine’s top military commanders on Monday to try to ease growing discontent with the defence leadership that has triggered the lar…
The Pound Sterling reverses course and turns negative on the day as Andy Burnham is named the new Prime Minister and reassures that he will stick to the fiscal rules set by the former Chancellor, Rach…
EUR/USD edges lower on Monday after reversing earlier gains as markets swing between risk-on and risk-off sentiment. At the time of writing, the pair trades around 1.1408, easing from an intraday high…
Executives at Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery reportedly fear a judge will hit pause on their massive $110 billion merger in the coming days – putting the deal on hold for weeks as it nears a cru…