The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) sets the USD/CNY central rate for the trading session ahead on Thursday at 6.7909 compared to the previous day's fix of 6.7910 and 6.7577 Reuters estimate.
Cable spent the London morning drifting, printed the session low at 1.3381 shortly after 10:00 GMT, and then spent the New York afternoon repricing the entire Dollar complex. The Pound trades near 1.3540 at writing, up …
Japan’s Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said on Thursday that the authorities are ready to take appropriate action on currency anytime as needed.
The Australian Dollar opened near 0.6975, ground higher through every session of the day, and poked above 0.7000 for the first time since mid-June before the momentum quietly left the room. The Aussie trades near 0.7005…
EUR/JPY depreciates after three days of gains, trading around 185.90 during the Asian hours on Thursday. The currency cross is retaining a constructive bullish bias as it holds above both the nine-period and 50-period E…
The USD/JPY pair loses ground to near 162.15 during the Asian trading hours on Thursday. The Japanese Yen (JPY) strengthens against the US Dollar (USD) after verbal intervention from Japanese authorities. Traders await …
Shares of Australian financial services group Perpetual surged to a six-month high on Thursday after the company rejected a A$2.45 billion (US$1.69 billion) takeover proposal from Swedish private equity giant EQT AB, no…
Silver price (XAG/USD) extends its losses for the second successive day, trading around $57.00 per troy ounce during the Asian hours on Thursday. The price of the non-yielding white metal faces significant challenges as…
Gold price (XAU/USD) edges higher to around $4,060 during the early Asian session on Thursday. The precious metal rebounds as softer US inflation has fueled hopes that the US Federal Reserve (Fed) will hold rates steady…
Gold is doing something counterintuitive on Friday, June 12: falling while almost everything else rallies. Spot bullion traded near $4,185 an ounce, down roughly 0.7% on the day, and was on track to lose more than 3% fo…
Commerzbank’s Dr. Henry Hao notes that China’s Q2 2026 GDP growth slowed to 4.3% year-on-year, below Beijing’s 4.5%-5% target and consensus expectations. Fixed-asset investment contracted sharply, while June industrial …
Commerzbank’s Moses Lim highlights that USD/SGD fell 0.3% to 1.2910 on Dollar weakness, with the pair consolidating in a 1.29–1.30 range since mid-June. Singapore’s strong growth backdrop and benign inflation support th…
United Overseas Bank’s Quek Ser Leang and Lee Sue Ann note USD/SGD reversed its New York-session plunge after softer United States (US) Consumer Price Index (CPI), closing near 1.2910. UOB's Singapore Dollar (SGD) Nomin…
ING’s Chief Economist for Greater China, Lynn Song, notes that China’s second-quarter GDP growth slowed to 4.3% year-on-year from 5.0% in the first quarter, the weakest pace since late 2022. Despite growth averaging 4.7…
The US Dollar Index (DXY) falls 0.5% toward 100.40 as softer-than-expected United States (US) wholesale inflation reinforces signs that price pressure is easing. The headline Produce Price Index (PPI) declined 0.3% MoM …
OCBC’s Sim Moh Siong and Christopher Wong note that USD/THB fell after the post-US Consumer Price Index (CPI) decline in US Dollar (USD) but quickly retraced, signalling limited follow-through in Thai Baht gains. Elevat…
OCBC’s Sim Moh Siong and Christopher Wong expect Asian FX to trade with a better tone after softer United States (US) core Consumer Price Index (CPI) reduced near-term Fed hike expectations and pressured USD. However, e…
The Pound Sterling rises by some 0.60% against the US Dollar after the latest Producer Price Index (PPI) in the US showed prices edging lower, driven by the dip in energy prices since late May. At the time of writing, t…
The US Dollar (USD) is under strong selling pressure on Wednesday, yet action around XAU/USD is muted. The Greenback found near-term demand at the beginning of the day, but changed direction following the release of the…
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude Oil consolidates modest losses on Wednesday but stays close to a one-month high as escalating Middle East tensions keep supply risks around the Strait of Hormuz in focus. At the time …
The Japanese Yen (JPY) holds modest gains against the US Dollar (USD) on Wednesday but struggles to extend its recovery despite a broadly weaker Greenback following softer-than-expected US inflation data. At the time of…
The USD/CHF breaks a rising wedge, tumbles over 0.62%, and trades near three-day lows on Wednesday. The pair clears the July 14 swing low of 0.8067. At the time of writing, the pair trades at 0.8041.
Shares of Elon Musk's SpaceX are scraping by at record low levels this week, struggling to find any renewed enthusiasm from wary investors.
Chris Turner at ING says EUR/USD rallied on softer US CPI but warns that rising Oil and European natural gas prices limit upside. He expects EUR/USD to struggle above 1.1460/70 and potentially retreat toward 1.1360/80 i…