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US Dollar: Fed inflation framework questions – Commerzbank

Commerzbank’s Volkmar Baur discusses how persistent high Oil and energy prices complicate the Federal Reserve’s stance, with markets only modestly pricing in further tightening. He highlights uncertainty over whether th…

Swiss Franc weakens as safe-haven demand lifts US Dollar

USD/CHF extends its gains for the second successive day, trading around 0.8110 during the Asian hours on Tuesday. The pair appreciates as the US Dollar (USD) receives support from rising safe-haven demand amid ongoing h…

UK Unemployment Rate steadies at 4.9% in May vs. 5.0% expected

The United Kingdom’s (UK) ILO Unemployment Rate remained steady at 4.9% in the three months to May after reporting 4.9% in the previous reading, data published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed on Tuesd…

Singapore Dollar: CPI and MAS in focus – OCBC

OCBC strategists Sim Moh Siong and Christopher Wong expect USD/SGD to remain largely driven by broader US Dollar (USD) direction and risk sentiment, after recent rangebound trading around the low‑1.29s. With Singapore C…

The Australian Dollar keeps knocking on a door nobody opens

AUD/USD trades up around 0.2% on Monday and still cannot hold the figure that matters, climbing from near 0.6950 in early dealing, poking above the 0.7000 handle twice through the London and New York sessions, and getti…

WTI slips below $82.00 as temporary diplomatic signals emerge

West Texas Intermediate (WTI) oil price extends losses for the second successive day, trading around $81.90 per barrel during the Asian hours on Tuesday. Oil prices decline as temporary diplomatic signals have emerged. …

Airbus CEO says H1 deliveries consistent with annual goal

FARNBOROUGH, England, July 21 (Reuters) - Airbus is on track towards its full-year target of 870 deliveries after a 15% increase in the first half of the year as engine supplies stabilised, CEO Guillaume Faury told CNBC…