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Gold (XAU/USD) has been consolidating gains during the European trading session, following a bullish gap at the week’s opening as a moderate improvement of risk sentiment hurt the safe-haven USD. A pa…
OCBC’s Sim Moh Siong and Christopher Wong note that easing Oil prices, helped by reduced Iran–US tensions, are bringing crude closer to their base case of a gradual downtrend. They argue lower Oil sho…
Commerzbank’s Tatha Ghose reports the Russian central bank cut its key rate to 14.0% despite raising its 2026 inflation forecast and projecting stagflationary macro conditions. He argues the easing cy…
MUFG’s Lee Hardman highlights that lower energy prices have eased pressure on Japanese policymakers and slowed USD/JPY’s climb below 164.00. Markets expect the Bank of Japan (BoJ) to keep rates unchan…
BNY’s Geoff Yu notes that the Bank of Japan (BoJ) is widely expected to keep rates unchanged, but stresses that markets need a clearer tightening signal as the Japanese Yen trades near multi-decade lo…
Silver prices (XAG/USD) rose on Monday, according to FXStreet data. Silver trades at $59.43 per troy ounce, up 2.26% from the $58.12 it cost on Friday.
ING analysts Warren Patterson and Ewa Manthey note that Brent has retreated sharply, briefly dropping below US$90/bbl as the US and Iran paused further strikes. They stress that disruptions in Russia …
OCBC’s Sim Moh Siong and Christopher Wong highlight that markets have repriced the risk of a July Fed hike higher after Oil-driven inflation worries, but still expect no move. A hawkish hold would kee…
The Japanese Yen (JPY) pares recent losses against the US Dollar (USD) on Monday, favoured by a relief rally, as the US and Iran halted their hostilities, opening the door for further negotiations. Th…
The Indian Rupee (INR) extends its recovery against the US Dollar (USD) at the start of the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) monetary policy week. The USD/INR pair falls further to near 96.10 as the pause in m…
Geoff Yu at BNY argues that the Bank of England (BoE) is likely to keep policy unchanged despite energy-driven price pressures, as markets have already tightened financial conditions. He sees the Unit…
Brown Brothers Harriman’s (BBH) Elias Haddad expects a hawkish Federal Reserve (Fed) hold and a goldilocks-like United States (US) macro backdrop to keep the US Dollar (USD) supported in coming days. …
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) oil price opened at a bearish gap, down by over 7%, trading around $82.50 per barrel during the Asian hours on Monday. Crude oil prices declined after the United States (…
Silver (XAG/USD) rallies on Monday and trades around $59.45 at the time of writing, up 2.27% on the day. The white metal benefits from a sharp decline in Oil prices following renewed hopes for de-esca…
UOB strategists note GBP/USD edged up to 1.3326, with Gilts caught between fiscal risks from Prime Minister Burnham’s debut plans and the Oil price shock. A Bloomberg poll and UOB economist Lee Sue An…
Gold (XAU/USD) sticks to modest intraday gains heading into the European session on Monday, though it struggles to build on the momentum beyond the $4,100 mark as bulls seem hesitant ahead of the cruc…
The Euro (EUR) trades 0.36% higher to near 1.1410 against the US Dollar (USD) during the European trading session on Monday. The major currency pair trades firmly as the revival of risk-on market sent…
China's leading DRAM chipmaker raised up to $9.8 billion in Asia's largest IPO of 2026, while crypto traders on Hyperliquid had already been betting on the outcome.
The price for Gold stood at 12,658.26 Indian Rupees (INR) per gram, up compared with the INR 12,543.37 it cost on Friday.
Gold price (XAU/USD) gains ground for the second consecutive day, trading around 4,103 per troy ounce during the Asian hours on Monday. Gold prices pushed higher as a sharp drop in oil prices eased ma…
USD/IDR has recovered its losses from the previous trading day, hovering around 18,050 during the Asian hours on Monday. The pair appreciates as the Indonesian Rupiah (IDR) faces pressure following th…
The US Dollar Index (DXY), which measures the value of the US Dollar (USD) against six major currencies, is losing ground after posting minor losses in the previous trading day, trading around 101.20 …
USD/CAD depreciates after posting minor gains in the previous trading day, hovering around 1.4080 during the Asian hours on Monday. The pair loses ground as the US Dollar (USD) falls sharply on easing…
The GBP/USD pair builds on Friday's modest bounce from a three-week low and gains strong follow-through positive traction at the start of a new week. This marks the second straight day of a positive m…