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FX Outlook: CPI Can Seal the Deal on a Fed Hike

The US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) will publish the August Consumer Price Index (CPI) data on Friday. The report is expected to show a small decline in annual core inflation. Any divergence from analysts’ estimates…

Euro: Hawkish ECB fails to lift Euro – Commerzbank

Michael Pfister at Commerzbank notes the European Central Bank (ECB) delivered a second rate hike this year and raised its inflation projections above 2%, which their economists see as pointing to another hike in Decemb…

California enacts new curbs on social media for children

Effective January 1, 2026, many of California’s newly enacted artificial intelligence (AI) regulations took effect. The more than 20 new AI laws signed by Governor Gavin Newsom regulate AI, data privacy, automated dec…

BoJ sets to raise interest rates by 25 bps next week - Reuters

According to a Reuters report, sources say that the Bank of Japan (BoJ) is set to raise interest rates, most likely by 25 basis points, at the policy meeting on September 18. This move will push interest rates higher to…

Forex Today: US Dollar rebounds on hot PPI ahead of US CPI

The US Dollar Index (DXY) reclaimed the 99.00 barrier and then some, rebounding firmly as the hot Producer Price Index (PPI) rose 5.4% over the year to August, hardening expectations for a Fed rate hike at next week's m…

Gold bulls blink as hot US PPI, $100 Oil send yields flying

Gold price retraces by about 0.90% on Thursday as traders price in a hawkish Federal Reserve (Fed) following the release of the US Producer Price Index (PPI) for August. The risk-off sentiment in the market is supported…