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Chinese Yuan: Targeting 6.7200 against US Dollar – UOB

United Overseas Bank’s (UOB) Quek Ser Leang and Lee Sue Ann keep a downside bias on USD/CNH after the pair dipped to 6.7180 and closed near 6.7210. Intraday, they expect any further weakness to be limited within 6.7150–…

EUR/USD Price Forecast: 1.1700 caps bulls as RSI overheats

The shared currency registers minimal losses of 0.13% versus the US Dollar as EUR/USD fails to surpass 1.1700, exacerbating the drop towards the 1.1660 area, despite retaining its current neutral-to-upward bias.

GBP/JPY Price Forecast: 217.00 caps bulls as RSI stalls

The GBP/JPY consolidates near familiar levels around 217.00 on Monday, as risk aversion dominates markets, with flows moving into haven assets like the US Dollar and Gold amid uncertainty over the Middle East conflict.

British Pound holds firm as US sanctions on Iran loom

The Pound Sterling (GBP) holds firm against the US Dollar (USD) at around 1.3640 on Monday, with traders eyeing speeches by US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Iran’s sanctions later in the day and by Federal Reserve…

Gold rallies as Iran sanctions stoke haven demand

Gold (XAU/USD) price resumes its advance on Monday and refreshes three-month highs at $4,681 as US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent crosses the wires to reveal sanctions on Iran-linked entities, while investors await a …

GBP/USD Holds Above 1.3660 as the 1.3817 High Comes Into View

GBP/USD is trading at 1.3675 in the early London session, holding the midrange of the 1.3600s and sitting just beneath six-month highs. That marks the fourth consecutive session of gains for sterling against the dollar,…

Japanese Yen: Focus shifts to BoJ path – Scotiabank

Scotiabank strategists Shaun Osborne and Eric Theoret note that the Japanese Yen (JPY) is slightly softer versus the US Dollar (USD), with USD/JPY trading between 158.00 support and resistance in the upper‑159s. Market …

The Treasury bids and offers the Dow Jones Industrial Average

The same department that spent the morning telling the bond market it has roughly 950 billion Dollars available to hold long yields down will spend the afternoon announcing sanctions designed to tighten the oil chokepoi…

Gold: Breakout sustains upward momentum – Societe Generale

Societe Generale analysts highlight that Gold has broken out of a small base formation, reclaimed its 200‑DMA and is enjoying an extended rebound. The move is framed within broader Dollar debasement concerns and rising …

New Zealand Dollar: Retail slump yet hikes priced – BBH

Brown Brothers Harriman’s (BBH) Elias Haddad highlights that New Zealand retail sales volumes unexpectedly fell in Q2, driven by fuel and motor-related categories, while core sales still rose, showing resilient domestic…