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Regression Channels Meeting Fibs: A Structured Trading FrameworkMarkets rarely announce when a long-standing trend is coming to an end. Instead, they tend to leave subtle clues that, when viewed toget…
Scotiabank highlights that the Euro is slightly softer versus the Dollar after touching levels last seen in mid-June, with fundamentals still supportive as yield spreads turn. Spot has nearly converge…
The USD/JPY advances by some 0.41%, clearing the 200-day Simple Moving Average (SMA) at 158.06, as the Greenback recovers some ground following two days of intervention in the FX markets by US and Jap…
USD/JPY trades modestly higher near 158.20 on Thursday, extending a fourth session of Japanese Yen (JPY) softness as the pair claws back ground lost to last week's coordinated Japan-United States (US)…
ING economists Deepali Bhargava and Lynn Song note that the Indian Rupee (INR) has given back much of its June gains as US–Iran tensions and rising Oil prices hurt sentiment. However, they remain cons…
The Australian Dollar (AUD) is balancing solid long-term fiscal fundamentals against near-term growth headwinds and shifting central bank expectations. While rating agency S&P has reaffirmed Australia…
EUR/USD trades on the back foot on Thursday, snapping a two-day winning streak as the US Dollar (USD) steadies. Still, the near-term technical picture remains bullish following the late-July rebound f…
Gold (XAU/USD) has staged a dramatic rebound, surging over 4% on Wednesday to move within striking distance of the $4,300/oz threshold. This rally is being propelled by growing optimism surrounding a …
The Indian Rupee (INR) has found local support against the US Dollar (USD), with USD/INR easing to around 95.10 following the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) decision to hold its benchmark repo rate ste…
Rabobank’s Stefan Koopman analyses United Kingdom demand prospects under Prime Minister Burnham’s shift from “securonomics” to “vibonomics”. The report argues that elevated household saving and weak c…
Dow Jones futures rise 0.19% to trade around 54,600 during European hours on Thursday. Meanwhile, S&P 500 futures gain 0.09% to trade near 7,760, while Nasdaq 100 futures decline 0.35%, trading near 2…
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The British pound slipped against the U.S. dollar as the dollar steadied ahead of the U.S. nonfarm payrolls report due Friday, supported by safe-haven demand and a modest rebound in U.S. Treasury yiel…
Defence sector spending as a percentage of GDP has risen steadily in key economies over the past decade, with governments allocating larger budgets toward modernising military capabilities and acquiri…
United Overseas Bank’s (UOB) Quek Ser Leang and Lee Sue Ann report GBP/USD edged higher to 1.3469 after briefly touching 1.3486, with short-term momentum only slightly firmer. The pair is expected to …
The USD/CHF pair attracts some buyers near the 0.8060 region on Thursday amid a modest US Dollar (USD) uptick. Spot prices, for now, seem to have snapped a two-day losing streak and trade around the 0…
OCBC’s Christopher Wong and Sim Moh Siong highlight a sharp rebound in Gold as easing Middle East tensions weighed on Oil and US Treasury yields, softening the US Dollar.
ING’s FX Strategist Francesco Pesole notes improved Gulf-related risk sentiment has weighed slightly on the Dollar, but stable Federal Reserve rate expectations remain supportive. With US payrolls due…
The Australian Dollar (AUD) posts moderate losses against the US Dollar (USD) on Thursday, retreating to the 0.7040 area from three-week highs at 0.7064 on Wednesday.
This represents around 60% of all tariff revenue collected by the US government under the policy, according to a recent court filing from US Customs and Border Protection.
Gold (XAU/USD) surrenders intraday gains to a fresh high since June 18 – levels just above the $4,300 mark – and trades near the lower end of the daily range heading into the European session on Thurs…
The EUR/USD pair edges higher to near 1.1555 during the Asian trading hours on Thursday. US Dollar (USD) softens against the Euro (EUR) on cooling tensions in the Middle East and weaker-than-expected …
Australia's Trade Balance shifted to surplus of A$1,929M MoM in June, followed a deficit of 2,367M in the previous reading (revised from A$3,018M), according to the latest foreign trade data published…