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The US Dollar (USD) trades subduedly at the start of the United States (US) Consumer Price Index (CPI) week. In the European trade, the US Dollar Index (DXY), which gauges the Greenback’s value agains…
Gold (XAU/USD) extends its intraday retracement slide from a one-week high, hitting a fresh daily low around $4,170 during the early European session on Monday. The US Dollar (USD) attracts fresh buye…
Commerzbank’s Dr. Henry Hao and Charlie Lay note that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has unveiled a broad package of tools to stabilise the Indian Rupee (INR), including a special Dollar facility for…
The US Dollar Index (DXY), which tracks the Greenback against a basket of currencies, attracts fresh sellers at the start of a new week, sliding back closer to the 102.00 mark during the Asian session…
India unveiled a new measures to boost the Indian Rupee (INR), redirecting oil companies' US Dollar purchases away from the spot market and tightening hedging rules, Reuters reported on Saturday. The…
Gold price (XAU/USD) gains ground to near $4,215 during the early Asian session on Monday. The precious metal extends the rally amid rising demand for bullion-backed exchange-traded funds and a weaker…
USD/JPY depreciates after registering modest gains in the previous trading day, hovering around 158.10 during Asian hours on Monday. The pair may see limited movement due to thin trading conditions as…
The Saudi-led military coalition said that it has intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile fired by Yemen's Houthis towards southern Saudi Arabia, the Time of Israel reported on Sunday.
NZD/USD remains subdued for the second successive day, trading around 0.5610 during Asian hours on Monday. The currency pair depreciates as the New Zealand Dollar (NZD) struggles, with traders continu…
The USD/CAD pair struggles to capitalize on a modest gap-up open at the start of a new week, retreating back to mid-1.4200s during the Asian session. However, a combination of diverging forces warrant…
The GBP/USD pair attracts some buyers for the third straight day, trading around mid-1.3200s during the Asians session on Monday, though it remains confined in a familiar range held over the past thre…
VANCOUVER, BC, Oct. 3, 2026 /CNW/ -- Stock Preachers News Commentary - Big technology names pulled the Nasdaq Composite to a weekly gain while the Dow Jones Industrial Average and Russell 2000 closed …
As of September 2026, major bank gold price forecasts for year-end 2026 have converged lower. J.P. Morgan is at $4,500. Wells Fargo is at $4,900-$5,100. Goldman Sachs is at $4,900, and UBS is at $5,50…
Commerzbank’s FX team highlights that the People’s Bank of China rejected claims the yuan is undervalued, linking export strength to industrial competitiveness rather than currency manipulation. The c…
The Aussie Dollar ended Friday’s session on a positive note, gaining 0.38% and 0.58% weekly as the US Dollar trimmed some of its weekly gains, while US data confirmed investors' expectations that the …
On Friday, US President Donald Trump said he spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who agreed to immediately supply over 300K tons of diesel fuel to the US and the global market, add 500K tons …
Gold (XAU/USD) price advances more than 1.40% on Friday, capitaliszng on a dip in US Treasury yields and a softer Greenback, as recent US data suggests households are becoming pessimistic about the ec…
Commerzbank analysts note Taiwan’s September trade surplus hit a record USD23.6bn, with exports surging 60.9% year-on-year on strong AI-related demand. The Central Bank of the Republic of China may le…
Silver (XAG/USD) price rallies over 2.80% on Friday as buyers buy the dip at $59.17, pushing the white metal above $60.00 to hit a two-day high of $61.19. At the time of writing, XAG/USD trades at $60…
DBS Group Research expects China’s exports to grow 25.7% year-on-year in September, supported by strong electronics demand and improving manufacturing PMIs.
Four sessions after its highest level since April 2025, the Dollar Index hasn't got back to it. The index trades near 102.25 and has made a lower high in each session since Wednesday.
After a call with Russian President Putin, President Donald Trump said on Friday Russia will immediately supply more than 300K tons of diesel to the US and global markets. He put the next shipments at…
Commerzbank's Volkmar Baur highlights Japanese investors' net selling of foreign bonds and its implications for global yields. Although Japanese investors have recently returned as buyers of French bo…
TD Securities’ Ryan McKay and Bart Melek highlight that CTAs (Commodity Trading Advisors) are covering Gold shorts, with positioning rising by around 7% of maximum historical size. They note renewed i…