August UK inflation report expected to show rising inflation
The United Kingdom (UK) Office for National Statistics (ONS) will publish the highly anticipated Consumer Price Index (CPI) data for August on Wednesday at 06:00 GMT.
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New Zealand Dollar drops as RBNZ’s Silk to exit in December
NZD/USD extends its losses for the third consecutive day, trading around 0.5750 during Asian hours on Wednesday. The currency pair faces downward pressure primarily due to a weakening New Zealand Dollar (NZD) following …
Australian Dollar weakens below 0.7150 as markets brace for Fed rate decision
The AUD/USD pair declines to around 0.7120 during Asian trading hours on Wednesday. Expectations of a US interest rate hike provide some support to the US Dollar (USD) and act as a headwind for the pair. Traders brace f…
Silver Price Forecast: XAG/USD bears have the upper hand below $64.00 and 200-day EMA
Silver (XAG/USD) struggles to capitalize on the previous day's modest gains and fails to break above the $64.00 round figure during the Asian session on Wednesday. Traders now seem hesitant and opt to wait for the highl…
Euro sticks to losses near one-month low as USD bulls retain control ahead of Fed decision
The EUR/USD pair sticks to a negative bias for the fifth straight day and trades around the 1.1535-1.1530 area during the Asian session on Wednesday. Spot prices remain close to a one-month trough, touched on Monday, as…
PBOC’s Pan says will rely less on loan growth targets and more on rate tools to guide policy
The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) Governor Pan Gongsheng said on Wednesday that the Chinese central bank will rely less on loan growth targets and more on interest rate tools to guide policy.
USD/JPY Faces a Hard Ceiling as Intervention Risk Returns Near 160
USD/JPY climbed to 155.09 on Tuesday afternoon, up 74 pips or 0.48% on the session, extending a rebound from the seven-month yen high of 153.40 printed last Thursday. The pair traded at 155.17 early in the U.S. morning,…
EUR/JPY Price Forecast: Holds ground above 179.00 within oversold territory
EUR/JPY gains ground for the third successive day, trading around 179.10 during Asian hours on Wednesday. Technical analysis of the daily chart shows the currency cross trading within a descending channel, keeping the o…
Indonesian Rupiah: Market tests Indonesia policy credibility – Commerzbank
Commerzbank analysts report that USD/IDR extended gains as investors assessed the appointment of Suahasil Nazara as Indonesia’s new Finance Minister, the third in under two years. While markets took some reassurance fro…
Mexican Peso retreats as USD/MXN bounces from near YTD low
The Mexican Peso (MXN) loses some ground against the US Dollar (USD) on Tuesday, with USD/MXN rising by over 0.09% amid a sour market mood and a stronger Greenback, ahead of the FOMC monetary policy decision on Wednesda…
Japanese Yen slips as Oil lifts yields ahead of the Fed
USD/JPY trades near 155.20 on Tuesday, rising for a second straight day and pulling away from the roughly seven-month low it set last week. A firmer US Dollar (USD) is doing the work, helped by a sharp jump in Oil that …
EUR/USD Price Forecast: Bears crack 100-day SMA, eye 1.1500
The Euro (EUR) extends its losses against the US Dollar (USD) on Tuesday, sliding below the 100-day Simple Moving Average (SMA) at 1.1555, opening the door to further downside, with sellers setting their sights on Monda…
Chinese Yuan: Slow appreciation with weak demand – Commerzbank
Commerzbank’s Volkmar Baur notes that Chinese growth remains export-led as domestic demand stays soft, with investment and retail sales under pressure and car sales slumping. While a rising trade surplus supports the cu…
Forex Today: US Dollar firms as markets brace for Fed rate decision
The US Dollar Index (DXY) gained to 99.60 mark on Tuesday, and the bond market drove the move. The 10-year United States (US) Treasury yield touched 5.04% for the first time since 2007, pulled higher by a near 4% jump i…
Crude Oil rallies again as Saudi Arabia's route around Hormuz shuts
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) Crude Oil trades just above $100.00, up about 3% on the day. It is on track for a third straight weekly gain. Saudi Arabia shut its East-West pipeline on Friday, and until it reopens the pr…
US Dollar: FOMC scenarios guide Dollar reaction – TD Securities
TD Securities’ macro team, including Oscar Munoz and colleagues, expects the FOMC to deliver a 25bps hike, with the dot plot signaling fewer hikes than markets imply.
India: Inflation risks tilt higher – Societe Generale
Societe Generale economist Kunal Kundu notes that India’s headline Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rose to 4.8% year-on-year in August 2026, staying above the Reserve Bank of India ’s (RBI) 4.0% median target for a…
USD/JPY: Yen Rally Faces It’s Moment of Truth
The Yen has finally reached the part of the rally where the easy money has probably already been made.
Sterling crosses navigate FX liquidity gaps as USD firms on US data
UK FX liquidity opened with a familiar tension: the US calendar delivered a push higher for the US dollar, while the UK session’s sterling crosses appeared to be adjusting to a more constrained, gap-prone flow pattern a…
Japanese Yen: Bearish bias within 153.30–156.30 against US Dollar - UOB
UOB’s Quek Ser Leang reports USD/JPY reversed earlier downside expectations, dipping to 153.29 before surging to 154.99 and closing at 154.35. The bank now sees scope for a move above 155.00, though 155.50 is likely out…
Euro holds near one-month low against US Dollar ahead of Fed verdict
EUR/USD remains on the back foot on Tuesday as rising US Treasury yields support the US Dollar. However, the pair lacks strong follow-through selling as traders avoid placing large bets ahead of the Federal Reserve’s (F…
United Kingdom: Sluggish labour data shapes BoE view – Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank’s Chief UK Economist Sanjay Raja assesses latest United Kingdom (UK) labour market data as signalling a still weak backdrop, with employment struggling and vacancies falling.
British Pound: Fragile labour market clouds BoE hikes - Commerzbank
Commerzbank’s Michael Pfister argues that rising Oil prices have sharply lifted UK rate expectations, with markets now discounting four Bank of England hikes by mid-2027 versus just over one in June. However, he highlig…