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West Texas Intermediate (WTI) Oil holds firm on Wednesday, hovering near its highest level in more than three weeks as traders balance Middle East supply risks against rising US crude inventories. At the time of writing…
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NZD/USD rises sharply on Wednesday and trades around 0.5930 at the time of writing, up 0.96% on the day. The New Zealand Dollar (NZD) benefits primarily from broad weakness in the US Dollar (USD), as the sharp decline i…
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The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) published the Minutes of the July meeting on Wednesday. "The information available at the time of the meeting indicated that inflation remained elevated. Labor market conditions …
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USD/JPY edges lower on Wednesday as the US Dollar (USD) loses momentum and retreats toward the June lows touched earlier this week. At the time of writing, the pair trades around 159.10, down 0.32% on the day.
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National Bank of Canada’s (NBC) Angelo Katsoras argues that Canada’s push to diversify exports away from the United States (US) toward the European Union (EU) faces growing obstacles as EU industrial policy turns more p…
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Gold (XAU/USD) trades moderately higher on Wednesday and returns to the $4,370 area, after finding buyers near the $4,300 area on Tuesday. A broad-based US Dollar weakness amid lower US yields ahead of the release of Ju…
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Silver (XAG/USD) stabilizes around $63.45 on Wednesday, up 0.16% on the day at the time of writing. The white metal is attempting to regain its footing after hitting an intraday low of $62.19, initially extending the pu…
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Societe Generale analysts Galvin Chia and Kunal Kundu note that Bank Indonesia kept the BI rate at 5.75%, with deposit and lending facility rates unchanged, reinforcing Rupiah stability and inflation control. They see t…
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ING’s Chris Turner, citing UK economist James Smith, notes that July United Kingdom (UK) Consumer Price Index (CPI) had limited impact on EUR/GBP, with benign food inflation and only a modest uptick in the Bank of Engla…
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Commerzbank’s Antje Praefcke says markets will scrutinize the latest Fed minutes for clues on how close policymakers remain to another rate hike after weaker US labour and inflation data reduced expectations for a hike …
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The global bond market is facing a systemic stress test that extends well beyond the Federal Reserve. The triple forces of stubborn inflation, government fiscal expansion, and the artificial intelligence (AI) investment…
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Following overnight negotiations with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, US President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday, “I have paused 50% tariffs against Canada for a three-day period.”
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Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Deputy Governor Andrew Hauser said during the Asian trading session on Wednesday that inflation is too high and the central bank needs to raise interest rates to bring price pressures dow…
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The USD/CAD pair meets with fresh supply during the Asian session on Wednesday and, for now, seems to have stalled its recovery from the lowest level since June 3, touched earlier this week. Spot prices currently trade …
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AUD/USD extends its losses for the second successive day, trading around 0.7080 during the Asian hours on Wednesday. Addressing the broader economic backdrop, Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Deputy Governor Andrew Hause…
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Silver price (XAG/USD) is down 0.5% to near $63.00 during the Asian trading session on Wednesday. The white metal extends its Tuesday’s decline amid fears of prolonged inflation concerns on the back of continued energy …
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Gold (XAU/USD) rebounds from the weekly low, which it touched during the Asian session on Wednesday, and climbs above $4,350 in the last hour. The US Dollar (USD) attracts some sellers, stalling this week's goodish reco…
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The USD/JPY pair edges lower to around 159.45 during the Asian trading hours on Wednesday. The Japanese Yen (JPY) strengthens against the US Dollar (USD) as market expectations grow for another interest rate hike by the…
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United Overseas Bank’s (UOB) Quek Ser Leang and Lee Sue Ann note that USD/SGD rebounded after a sharper-than-expected drop to 1.2752, easing immediate downside pressure and pointing to intraday consolidation between 1.2…
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Yen is under broad-based pressure again, barely 10 days after joint US-Japan intervention forced traders to retreat. That does not mean intervention has failed. It means intervention solved only one part of the problem.…
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Sterling fell to $1.3479 on Thursday, August 13, down 0.12% against the previous session, after touching an intraday high just above $1.3500 in the immediate aftermath of the UK second-quarter GDP release. The pair has …
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MUFG analysts Lin Li and Khang Sek Lee note that July data point to weaker Chinese growth and a widening divergence between the "new" and "traditional" economy. Despite short-term production disruptions from Middle East…
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The USD/CHF pair recovers some ground on Tuesday after testing the 50-day Simple Moving Average (SMA) of 0.7866 along with the bottom trendline of the ‘bearish flag’, which so far contained price action amid the lack of…
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UOB economist Enrico Tanuwidjaja reviews Indonesia’s 2027 State Budget, highlighting a calibrated balance between growth and fiscal discipline that matters for the Rupiah and local bonds. The budget assumes a Rupiah exc…