West Texas Intermediate (WTI) – the benchmark US Crude Oil price – scales higher for the third straight day – also marking the fifth day of a positive move in the previous six – and climbs to a fresh high since July 24 …
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) is on track to deliver a follow-through interest rate hike, raising the Official Cash Rate (OCR) by another 25 basis points (bps) from 2.50% to 2.75% on Wednesday.
US President Donald Trump posted on his Truth Social account on Tuesday that the US is striking Iranian targets near the Strait of Hormuz in retaliation for Iran’s "failed attempt" to add sea mines in the Strait, which …
Crude Oil reached its session high in a straight line rather than a grind, with West Texas Intermediate (WTI) pinned beneath $87.50 through the afternoon before taking better than a dollar and a quarter in three consecu…
EUR/USD trades 1.1593, down 0.2% on the session, after failing an overnight rebound off the 100-day simple moving average at 1.1572. The Asian session had the pair at 1.1620. European hours took it apart. The one-and-a-…
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) trades near 52,750, roughly 450 points and 0.85% lower, at fresh session lows made after Central Command confirmed that American forces had begun striking Islamic Revolutionary Gu…
The US Dollar (USD) has managed to leave behind the negative start to the week and regained balance on Tuesday. The recovery has come on the back of a generalised recovery in US Treasury yields and ongoing tensions in t…
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Tuesday that he emphasized the importance of sound formulation and communication of monetary policy to anchor inflation expectations in a meeting with Bank of Japan (BoJ) Gove…
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) US Oil extends its rebound for a second consecutive day on Tuesday, gaining 1.76% on the day to trade around $86.95 at the time of writing. The Crude Oil benefits from a renewed geopolitica…
Gold (XAU/USD) extends its pullback from the more-than-three-month high touched last week and falls to a fresh two-week low on Tuesday. Rising expectations of Federal Reserve (Fed) interest rate hikes and fresh tensions…
Interest rates on government bonds are rising again around the world, making borrowing more expensive for consumers and businesses and heightening concerns about whether governments are issuing more debt than financial …
MUFG’s Derek Halpenny notes the US Dollar has gained modestly after Fed Chair Warsh’s Jackson Hole speech, with US Dollar Index (DXY) up around 0.3% since Friday’s open and 2‑year Treasury yields sharply higher. Warsh’s…
Commerzbank’s Michael Pfister highlights that Brazil’s very high real interest rates have not prevented solid GDP growth, as expansionary fiscal policy has offset restrictive monetary conditions. With elections approach…
Societe Generale notes that the Polish Zloty strengthened while domestic bonds sold off as August inflation and second-quarter Gross Domestic Product (GDP) exceeded expectations and the government presented its 2027 bud…
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics has a busy week, releasing relevant employment data. It will start on Tuesday with the publication of the July Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) at 14:00 GMT. The report, w…
United Overseas Bank’s (UOB) Quek Ser Leang and Lee Sue Ann highlight that EUR/USD has bounced strongly from 1.1573 after an excessive selloff, but momentum remains subdued. Intraday, the Euro (EUR) is expected to hold …
The Euro (EUR) heads south against the British Pound (GBP) on Tuesday, weighed by somewhat softer inflationary pressures on the Eurozone and downbeat German Retail Sales figures. The EUR/GBP pair has pulled back to 0.85…
He went big. On Saturday morning, US and Israeli forces unleashed Operation Epic Fury, what US President Donald Trump called “a massive and ongoing” campaign against Iran. He called on the Iranian people to overthrow th…
A senior official from Japan’s Ministry of Finance on Tuesday declined to comment on recent foreign exchange shifts, adding that expected the Bank of Japan (BoJ) to steer monetary policy aligned with the economy, not in…
The USD/JPY pair edges higher to around 159.85 during the early European trading hours on Tuesday. Japan’s 10-Year bond yield hit 3% for the first time in three decades after US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent signaled…
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