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The Euro breaks lower once the Fed raises rates

The Euro (EUR) trades just under 1.1500 against the US Dollar (USD) on Wednesday, through the pair of long-run averages that had held it up since early August. Both central banks in this pair have raised rates inside a …

Federal Reserve Hikes 25bp, Suggests Another to Come

Dennis Lockhart was president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta from 2007 to 2017 riding the crest of the Great Financial Crisis recession waves alongside then Fed Board Governor Kevin Warsh who now has just under …

US Dollar: Fed repricing risk caps downside – Rabobank

Rabobank’s Senior FX Strategist Jane Foley notes the US Dollar (USD) has outperformed G10 peers on expectations the Fed will deliver around 100 bps of tightening over 12 months, but warns this may be excessive. They see…

Canadian Dollar: BoC hawkish tilt and key levels – Scotiabank

Scotiabank strategists Shaun Osborne and Eric Theoret report USD/CAD is steady near 1.39 as markets await the Federal Reserve (Fed) and the Bank of Canada’s (BoC) summary of deliberations. They note the BoC is likely to…

US Federal Reserve sends Gold to fresh one-month lows

Spot Gold (XAU/USD) is closing Wednesday with losses, trading around $4,250 after hitting an intraday high of $4,366. The bright metal came under strong selling pressure after the United States (US) Federal Open Market …

Australian Dollar holds ground as Fed decision looms

AUD/USD trades in a narrow range on Wednesday as investors hold back from taking strong positions ahead of the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) monetary policy announcement. At the time of writing, AUD/USD trades around 0.7134, …

United Kingdom: BoE hold view reinforced – Nomura

Nomura’s Global Markets Research team, including Josie Anderson, George Buckley and Andrzej Szczepaniak, notes that UK CPI data for August came in broadly as expected, with headline inflation at 3.1% and core and servic…

Dow Jones Industrial Average huddles ahead of Fed action

The Dow Jones Industrial Average trades just above 52,100 and has spent the morning going nowhere, on the day the Federal Reserve is expected to raise its rate for the first time since 2023. That is not indifference. A …

British Pound: BoE repricing risk grows – BBH

Brown Brothers Harriman’s (BBH) Elias Haddad notes GBP/USD is trading heavy near its 200-day moving average as United Kingdom (UK) gilts stabilize. August Consumer Price Index (CPI) slightly exceeded the Bank of England…

iFood to invest $4.66 billion in Brazil through March 2027

Brazilian delivery app iFood, owned by Dutch investment group Prosus, said on Wednesday it will invest 24 billion reais ($4.66 billion) in the South American country in the fiscal year through March 2027, a 41% increase…

Arabica coffee hits 10-week low on Brazil weather and exports

Robusta coffee prices rose by $82/ton for November 2026 delivery, reaching $3,554/ton with a trading volume of over 15,600 contracts. This upward trend in robusta prices stems from concerns about short-term supply const…

London Metal Exchange to launch electronic options trading

The London Metal Exchange plans in two weeks the latest upgrade to its electronic trading platform, a key component in the group’s ongoing efforts to modernise its trading infrastructure after the controversial nickel c…