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Commerzbank’s Charlie Lay and Dr. Henry Hao highlight Malaysia’s strong September trade data, with exports and imports far exceeding expectations and the trade surplus widening further. Combined with …
The Canadian Dollar (CAD) has become the focus of debate over the Bank of Canada's (BoC) next policy move. Markets have rushed to price in a rate hike at the upcoming meeting, dragging USD/CAD down to…
MUFG’s Michael Wan notes China’s Q3 GDP growth firmed to 4.5% year-on-year, slightly above consensus, with September industrial production accelerating and fixed asset investment contractions narrowin…
Royal Bank of Canada’s (RBC) Claire Fan highlights that the Q3 Canadian Business Outlook Survey underscores a difficult growth-inflation trade-off for the Bank of Canada (BoC) ahead of its next decisi…
The US Dollar (USD) has further extended its corrective move on Tuesday, at some point easing to three-week lows, as investors continued to assess hopes of a potential US-Iran agreement, as per still-…
Societe Generale strategists highlight that United Kingdom (UK) unemployment has fallen to a 13‑month low and average earnings have ticked higher, reinforcing expectations for a Bank of England (BoE) …
The Pound Sterling (GBP) surges about 0.70% on solid UK labor market data and news that the US and Iran seem to have reached an agreement, according to Israel’s Channel 12 News. GBP/USD trades near 1.…
AUD/USD advances on Tuesday, trading around 0.7010, up 0.43% on the day at the time of writing.
Reports that Washington and Tehran have both given preliminary approval to a Qatar and Pakistan compromise have pushed the Dollar Index to its lowest since October 1. It fell from near 101.75 to about…
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) US Oil falls sharply on Tuesday, trading around $95.70 at the time of writing, down 2.36% on the day. The Crude Oil retreats after reaching a one-month high above $100 ea…
The Euro (EUR) surrenders its early gains against the US Dollar (USD) and flattens at around 1.1213 during the European trading session on Tuesday. The major currency pair falls back as the US Dollar …
The Canadian Dollar (CAD) extends gains for the fourth consecutive day on Tuesday as Oil prices rally to their highest level since May and the US Dollar (USD) struggles amid dwindling hopes of immedia…
Gold (XAU/USD) reverses earlier losses on Tuesday as positive Middle East headlines trigger a sharp pullback in Oil prices, weighing on the US Dollar (USD) and US Treasury yields. At the time of writi…
Commerzbank’s Norman Liebke notes that the Brazilian Real strengthened after Flavio Bolsonaro’s lead in the first election round, with USD/BRL dropping from 5.2 to 5.0. The bank expects further short-…
West Texas Intermediate (WTI), futures on NYMEX, trades 2.5% higher to near $100.50, the highest level seen in over a month. The oil price is little far from revisiting its almost five-month high of $…
The international environment remains volatile, and the euro area – an open economy that is well integrated into global supply chains and international financial markets – could face strains ahead. Wh…
The British Pound (GBP) is up 0.22% higher at around 1.3333 against the US Dollar (USD) during the Asian session on Tuesday. The GBP/USD pair trades higher ahead of the United Kingdom (UK) labor marke…
The EUR/JPY cross trades with mild losses near 177.70 during the early European trading hours on Tuesday. The Euro (EUR) weakens against the Japanese Yen (JPY) as street riots in France raise concerns…
The United Kingdom’s (UK) ILO Unemployment Rate fell to 4.7% in the three months to August after reporting 4.9% in the previous reading, data published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show…
The Australian Dollar (AUD) holds onto two-day gains at around 0.6985 against the US Dollar (USD) during the early European trade on Tuesday. The Aussie pair reflects strength as the US Dollar remains…
Dow Jones futures gain by 0.38% to trade near 52,380 during European hours on Tuesday. S&P 500 futures surge 0.13% to trade around 7,740, while Nasdaq 100 futures lose by 0.12% to near 29,690.
The Euro (EUR) is up 0.15% at around 1.1230 against the US Dollar (USD) during the Asian trading session on Tuesday. The major currency pair gains as the US Dollar is under pressure ahead of Meta Q3 e…
USD/CHF depreciates after posting modest gains the previous day, trading around 0.8250 during Asian hours on Tuesday. The pair loses ground as the US Dollar (USD) weakens under growing market expectat…
If the Indian rupee could talk, it might well beg for a holiday. The once-proud currency that fetched roughly ₹4 per US dollar at independence now needs nearly ₹90 for the same dollar. In 2025, the ru…