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USD/CAD pauses its decline on Monday after the Canadian Dollar (CAD) briefly strengthened to its highest level in a month at the weekly open. Softer-than-expected Canadian inflation data limit further…
Standard Chartered’s Christopher Graham discusses how Prime Minister Burnham is reopening debate on the UK’s long-term relationship with the EU ahead of next month’s UK-EU summit. Options range from c…
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The EUR/USD pair struggles to capitalize on a modest intraday bounce from the 1.1185 area and retains a mildly negative bias through the early European session on Monday. Spot prices, however, hold ab…
Crude Oil trades moderately lower on Monday as market hopes that US President Donald Trump’s waiver on Russia’s sanctions will increase global crude supply have eased concerns about the stalled Middle…
For most of this year, the AI boom had been pouring fuel into the dollar engine. US capex was stronger, equity performance was better, the inflation impulse ran hotter and rate differentials kept lean…
Danske Bank’s Danske Research Team highlights that US equities saw a sharp AI-related selloff on Friday, with energy outperforming technology by more than 4 percentage points. The SOX index logged an …
The British Pound (GBP) trades marginally lower at around 1.3314 against the US Dollar (USD) during the European trading session on Monday, but is wobbling inside Friday’s trading range. The GBP/USD p…
Commerzbank’s Tatha Ghose highlights that while CE3 currencies have stabilized with the Euro, the Polish Zloty continues to underperform peers. He links this to institutional frictions between Poland’…
EUR/JPY appreciates after opening at a bearish gap, remaining in negative territory and trading around 177.50 during Asian hours on Monday. Technical analysis of the daily chart shows the currency cro…
After big moves in front-end USD rates, the dollar has shown it could be a laggard in further stock market instability if led by AI concerns. Still, we don’t think we are on the brink of a major USD d…
The trading action in financial markets remain subdued at the beginning of the new week, with major currency pairs staying close to the previous week's closing levels. In the second half of the day, S…
AUD/USD extends its gains for the second successive day, trading around 0.6970 during Asian hours on Monday. The pair remains stronger as the Australian Dollar (AUD) holds ground following the release…
China’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 4.5% year-over-year (YoY) in the third quarter (Q3), compared to 4.3% in the previous reading, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statist…
Gold (XAU/USD) struggles to capitalize on modest intraday gains and remains below the $4,200 mark through the first half of Monday’s European session, well within a three-week-old trading range. US Fe…
The AUD/JPY cross attracts some follow-through buyers for the second straight day on Monday, recovering further from an eight-month low, around the 108.65-108.60 region, touched last week. Spot prices…
The US Dollar (USD) turns almost flat after giving back its opening gains, driven by rallying bond yields in France. Social unrest in France on the back of rising cost of living had resulted in some i…
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Sunday that an oil tanker caught fire and exploded after striking a naval mine in the southern part of the Strait of Hormuz, Times of Israel new…
The USD/JPY pair reverses a modest Asian session dip on Monday and climbs back above the 158.00 mark in the last hour, though it remains confined in a familiar range.
US President Donald Trump said he cut a diesel export deal with Russia and blocked numerous sanctions because he doesn’t want to drive Vladimir Putin away from peace talks with Ukraine, Bloomberg repo…
Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Assistant Governor Chris Kent said on Monday that reasonable indication neutral rates are increasing domestically and globally, adding that it’s difficult to pinpoint n…
The EUR/USD pair faces some selling pressure to near 1.1215 during the early Asian trading hours on Monday. The Euro (EUR) weakens against the US Dollar (USD) amid fiscal risks in France after the Fre…
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Bentley has unveiled its first fully electric car as the British luxury manufacturer looks to take on established rivals in the premium SUV market.