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DBS Group Research economists Radhika Rao and Chua Han Teng note that Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) raised its policy rate by 25 bps to 5.0% to anchor inflation expectations and support the Peso. Philippine Peso (PH…
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Two banks have paused selling products of Mark Walter's Delaware Life amid concerns of federal probes into how the insurer's parent company reported about $20 billion in assets that were affiliated with other entities c…
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ING’s Chris Turner reports that the Korean Won (KRW) continues to advance, driven by back-to-back Bank of Korea (BoK) rate hikes to 3.00% and a Dot Plot pointing to 3.25% in six months. Upgraded Gross Domestic Product (…
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DBS Group strategists Taimur Baig and Nathan Chow forecast Vietnam’s goods exports to maintain strong double-digit growth at 27% year-on-year in August 2026, led by electronics and supported by external demand. Retail s…
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Commerzbank’s Volkmar Baur challenges recent internal analysis on CNY undervaluation and exports, arguing that China’s exchange-rate management and gold purchases point to deliberate weakening. He highlights China’s out…
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Commerzbank’s Charlie Lay reports that the Bank of Korea (BoK) delivered a second consecutive 25 bp hike to 3.0% and kept a tightening bias, supporting KRW after its sharp appreciation since June. The bank expects a nea…
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DBS Group strategists Taimur Baig and Nathan Chow expect Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) to keep its Overnight Policy Rate unchanged at 2.75% on September 3, maintaining the stance adopted after its July 2025 insurance cut. …
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Sports prediction markets are federally regulated in all 50 states, but knowing the states where you can use apps like Kalshi and Polymarket is challenging for new users. That's because some states are suing, causing sp…
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Japan delivered the inflation and labour data the Bank of Japan needs to move next month and the Japanese Yen is weaker for a fifth consecutive session. Tokyo Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation excluding food and ener…
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US Dollar Index (DXY) rallies on Friday, gaining 0.36% to trade around 99.50 at the time of writing, as Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Kevin Warsh’s hawkish remarks at the Jackson Hole Symposium prompt investors to sharply…
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EUR/USD falls sharply toward 1.1595 on Friday at the time of writing, losing 0.48% on the day, as the US Dollar (USD) rallies following Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Kevin Warsh’s speech at the Jackson Hole Symposium.
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Geoff Yu at BNY highlights that Middle East tensions and constrained traffic through the Strait of Hormuz are keeping key energy supply routes at risk.
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ING’s Adam Antoniak expects Poland’s 2Q26 GDP flash estimate to be confirmed at 3.8% year-on-year, with fixed investment rebounding strongly thanks to EU and RRF-funded projects. Private consumption is seen slowing slig…
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By Anett Rios and Alberto Fajardo HAVANA, Aug 28 (Reuters) – Cuban Gabriela Lopez runs a rescue center called Aldameros that would melt the heart of any cat lover. Cats of all shapes and sizes slink about, purring after…
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Canada produced the strongest growth figure of the cycle and the Canadian Dollar is weaker for it.
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Gold price drops over 0.42% on Friday as Fed Chair Kevin Warsh confirms the Fed is focused on tackling inflation, pushing the US Dollar and US Treasury yields higher, while money markets have begun to price in a potenti…
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US investors will watch on Friday a labor market report that is far less familiar than the monthly jobs release but has gained considerable importance following the spectacular revisions of recent years. The Bureau of L…
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Silver prices (XAG/USD) rose on Friday, according to FXStreet data. Silver trades at $70.41 per troy ounce, up 1.68% from the $69.25 it cost on Thursday.
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The Australian dollar is poised to mark its longest weekly winning streak against the US dollar since 2021, after a hotter-than-expected inflation report prompted traders to price in a higher peak for the Reserve Bank o…
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Rabobank Senior Macro Strategist Bas van Geffen says the US-Iran stalemate and disruption in the Strait of Hormuz are keeping oil-driven inflation risks elevated.
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ING’s Chris Turner notes a quiet, risk-positive week for global markets, with low volatility and mixed G10 FX, as the Dollar debasement theme fails to extend.
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Gold (XAU/USD) trades practically flat for the second consecutive day on Friday, with the rejection from three-month highs near $4,700 hit earlier in the week contained at a previous resistance area, just below $4,600. …
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Commerzbank’s Michael Pfister reviews EUR/USD options, noting that risk reversals turned positive again after comments by the US Treasury Secretary.
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MUFG highlights that rising European natural gas prices are reviving inflation risks, which could push the Bank of England toward another rate hike and underpin the Pound.