Societe Generale notes the Korean Won has been one of Asia’s standout performers, with USD/KRW slipping from around 1,390 to 1,360 as local exporters sold Dollars ahead of the Chuseok holiday. The bank highlights a supp…
Cleveland Federal Reserve (Fed) President Beth Hammack said on Friday the two sides of the Fed's dual mandate are not in conflict. She said that “high inflation complicates economic planning,” and that she doesn’t see c…
Peak Fed hawkishness is likely behind us following the release of a soft June CPI inflation print. This reinforces our view that the Fed will keep rates on hold through the second half of 2026.
US Treasury yields turned mixed on Friday as the long-end of the curve, the 20s and 30s, posted gains while the short-end and the belly of the yield curve retreated to multi-year high levels. The US 10-year Treasury yie…
UOB’s Quek Ser Leang and Lee Sue Ann describe USD/CNH as consolidating after a move to 6.7200, with momentum slowing in the very near term. For the coming days and weeks, they see the pair likely trading between 6.7120 …
The British pound (GBP/USD) settled at 1.3216 in New York trading on Thursday, September 24, down 0.17% from Wednesday's close of 1.3239, marking its lowest finish since late June. The pair traded between 1.3216 and 1.3…
ING’s Asia-Pacific research notes that South Korea’s upcoming data should show stronger industrial production and a widening trade surplus, even as export and import growth moderates. Technology and semiconductor export…
Scotiabank strategists Shaun Osborne and Eric Theoret note that the Canadian Dollar (CAD) is flat versus the US Dollar (USD) and lagging most G10 peers. They highlight that wider US–Canada yield spreads have weighed on …
European Central Bank (ECB) Vice President Boris Vujcic said on Friday that the ECB started a tightening cycle and sees a “risk of higher for longer energy prices." He added that diesel prices will stay high for a long …
OCBC strategists Sim Moh Siong and Christopher Wong report that Asian FX traded broadly softer as higher Oil prices and rising US Treasury yields hurt risk sentiment, with Indonesian Rupiah (IDR) underperforming and Phi…
The Pound Sterling (GBP) trims some of its weekly losses, gaining over 0.18% against the US Dollar (USD) on Friday as the Greenback takes a breather, even as US Treasury yields continue to rise. The jump in energy price…
The Cleveland Federal Reserve (Fed) President Beth Hammack said on Friday that “the biggest risk with inflation is the formation of an inflationary mindset”, in a panel discussion hosted by the Cleveland Fed, with Vujci…
OCBC strategists Sim Moh Siong and Christopher Wong highlight that resilient US data, sticky inflation and elevated energy prices are pushing US Treasury yields higher and supporting the US Dollar.
ING economists Deepali Bhargava and Lynn Song expect the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to raise rates by 25bp, citing a still-hot economy, tight labour market conditions and upside surprises in Gross Domestic Product …
EUR/USD edges higher on Friday as the US Dollar (USD) pauses after a strong weekly rally, allowing the Euro (EUR) to recover some ground. However, the pair remains on track for a third consecutive weekly decline.
Societe Generale’s Morning Briefing reports EUR/USD traded between 1.1359 and 1.1387 overnight and is on course for a second weekly drop. The defence of the 100‑week moving average at 1.1356 and oversold technicals sugg…
The price of the US benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) barrel has stabilised above $91.00 on Friday, with the reversal from Thursday’s highs, near $96.00, losing momentum. Ongoing hopes that the US-Iran contacts wi…
New York Federal Reserve (Fed) Bank John Willams said in a panel discussion at Oxford University on Friday that although tariffs and higher energy prices don’t to a sustainable inflation. However, repeated supply shocks…
Bank of England (BoE) Governor Andrew Bailey said on Friday that the pass-through from higher energy prices remains “quite subdued” so far, while stressing that it is still early days.
UOB’s Quek Ser Leang and Lee Sue Ann report that GBP/USD extended its sharp decline to 1.3205, leaving conditions deeply oversold but with the bias still pointing lower. They see scope for a test of the June low at 1.31…
The Reserve Bank (RBNZ) has held its benchmark official cash rate (OCR) unchanged at 2.25 percent, as it forecast inflation to break above 4 percent but said it did not want to hurt the economic recovery.
The US Dollar Index (DXY), an index of the value of the US Dollar (USD) measured against a basket of six world currencies, currently trades near 101.15 in the early European trading hours on Friday.
Gold (XAU/USD) edges higher on Friday as the US Dollar (USD) and Treasury yields take a breather following their strong rally this week. At the time of writing, XAU/USD trades around $4,310 after slipping to a one-week …
Silver price (XAG/USD) is up 1.85% to near $65.00 during the European trading session on Friday. The white metal strengthens as rally in the US Dollar (USD) and United States (US) Treasury Yields appears to have hit a p…
