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Gold: Fed risk keeps bullion vulnerable – ING

ING strategists Warren Patterson and Ewa Manthey say Gold has slipped as higher Oil prices stoke inflation concerns and reinforce expectations of a potential Federal Reserve rate hike, lifting Treasury yields and the US…

Equities: AI slowdown fears hit chip stocks – Deutsche Bank

Deutsche Bank’s Jim Reid reports that US equities weakened as AI slowdown headlines triggered a sharp selloff in semiconductor names, dragging the broader S&P 500 lower. The Philly Semiconductor Index suffered its worst…

Japanese Yen: Higher Q4 range projected – Standard Chartered

Standard Chartered’s Chong Hoon Park and Nicholas Chia expect the Bank of Japan (BoJ) to deliver a 25bps rate hike in September but maintain a gradual normalisation path. They argue that USD/JPY is unlikely to fall on B…

Japanese Yen weakens as Fed rate hike looms

The USD/JPY pair gains ground to near 154.55 during the early Asian session on Tuesday. The US Dollar (USD) strengthens against the Japanese Yen (JPY) as traders ramp up their bets on a US interest rate hike in Septembe…

WTI rises above $98.50 amid Middle East supply fears

West Texas Intermediate (WTI) oil price extends its gains for the second successive day, trading around $98.60 per barrel during the Asian hours on Tuesday. Crude oil prices appreciate as traders continue to navigate he…

US Dollar: Hawkish Fed may offer only limited gains - BBH

Brown Brothers Harriman’s (BBH) Elias Haddad expects the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) to deliver a 25 bps hike to 3.75%-4.00%, its first move since July 2023, justified by above-target inflation and a solid labo…

Saudi Arabia issues emergency alert for Khamis Mushait, Abha

Saudi Arabia's Civil Defense on Monday issued emergency alerts for the Khamis Mushait Governorate and Abha City. The officials then lifted the warnings shortly after, urging residents to continue following official inst…

US Dollar Index: Fed pricing supports gains – Scotiabank

Scotiabank strategists Shaun Osborne and Eric Theoret note the US Dollar (USD) is firm at the start of FOMC week as swaps now price an 85% chance of tightening on Wednesday. They highlight that US Dollar Index (DXY) is …

Visa and Mastercard shares fall on UK payments rival report

Year to date, Mastercard Incorporated MA shares have declined 14.9%, trailing rival Visa Inc. V, which is down 8.9%, while American Express Company AXP has lost 15.6%. The broader industry dropped 17.5%, so MA isn't alo…

British Pound buckles as US yields rise puts Fed in command

The British Pound (GBP/USD) tested five-week lows of 1.3464 and trimmed some of its earlier losses on Monday, but it remains in the red, down 0.23% amid a light economic docket in the US and the UK as both countries' ce…

Euro slides against the Pound as a UK jobs test looms

EUR/GBP slides on Monday, trading around 0.8560 as the Euro (EUR) side of the cross is underpinned by a European Central Bank (ECB) that remains hawkish. The pair hit a two-week low of 0.8554 earlier in the day before t…

US Dollar’s Turn to Get a Monetary Policy Lift

The US dollar, which has spent months trading in a narrow range, could be poised for a stronger move higher as investors increasingly expect the Federal Reserve to focus on rising inflation risks rather than interest ra…