The Swiss Franc (CHF) strengthens against the US Dollar (USD) on Wednesday as weaker-than-expected US economic data pressures the Greenback, while traders closely follow efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. At the ti…
Brown Brothers Harriman’s (BBH) Elias Haddad reports USD/INR is firmer after recently testing a one‑month low, following the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) unanimous decision to keep its policy rate at 5.25% and maintain…
Reuters’ latest poll of foreign exchange strategists shows a modest downward revision in Euro (EUR) forecasts while highlighting persistent market skepticism over the effectiveness of Japanese currency intervention.
USD/CAD trades around 1.4040 on Wednesday at the time of writing, down 0.14% on the day, as the Canadian Dollar (CAD) benefits from a rebound in Oil prices. Crude prices received support after Yemen's Houthis claimed re…
BNY’s Geoff Yu reports Oil prices rose after the Houthis claimed a missile strike on a Saudi tanker near Yanbu, highlighting risks to alternative export routes while Strait of Hormuz disruptions persist. He notes Washin…
Gold (XAU/USD) jumps more than 2.50% on Wednesday as weaker-than-expected US labour market data pressures the US Dollar (USD), while lower Oil prices on hopes of reopening the Strait of Hormuz ease inflation concerns an…
Commerzbank’s Norman Liebke notes that markets expect a further 25 bps cut from the Brazilian Central Bank (BCB), but real rates would remain highly restrictive near 9.4%. With inflation and expectations at the top of t…
USD/JPY trades under modest pressure on Wednesday as easing tensions in the Middle East and weaker US labour market data weigh on the US Dollar (USD). At the time of writing, the pair trades around 157.45, down 0.2% on …
The dollar fell as much as 3% against the Japanese yen on Thursday in its biggest single-day drop since late 2022, as currency analysts across three continents pointed to one explanation: Japan's Ministry of Finance had…
TD Securities reviews New Zealand’s Q2 labour report, noting unemployment rose to 5.6%, an 11‑year high, partly on higher participation, while employment still grew 0.5% quarter‑on‑quarter. Private-sector wages slightly…
The British pound sterling traded at N1,827/£1 against the naira at the start of the midweek session in the Nigerian foreign exchange market, with black market rates fluctuating slightly higher based on local liquidity.
Oil prices extended their slide on Tuesday after reports that an announcement on the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz could come within hours. Al Arabiya and Al Hadath, citing high-level sources, said communications ar…
The Mexican Peso (MXN) surges to a six-week high on Tuesday as talks between the US and Iran could reopen the Strait of Hormuz, easing global inflationary pressures by freeing ship traffic. At the time of writing, the U…
United Overseas Bank’s (UOB) Quek Ser Leang sees USD/CNH trading slightly higher within a developing range, with intraday levels expected between 6.7500 and 6.7620. On a 1–3 week horizon, the pair could continue to edge…
Commerzbank analysts note that Vietnam’s July inflation eased to 4.5% year-on-year, keeping the average near the 4.5% target, while the trade deficit widened to USD 3.6 billion on strong import growth driven by energy a…
Commerzbank economist Dr. Henry Hao highlights that China’s private manufacturing PMI fell to 50.9 in July, reinforcing signs of slowing factory momentum alongside the official NBS PMI at 49.2. The weaker data strengthe…
The Pound Sterling (GBP) trades near 1.3450 against the US Dollar (USD) on Tuesday, higher by 0.11% inside a session range of 36 pips, the second sub-40-pip day cable has produced inside a week. The pair holds above the…
Speculation of intervention had been building for weeks as USD/JPY climbed back towards its 2024 highs. What caught markets off guard was the coordinated action with the US Treasury, giving last week’s intervention cons…
OTTAWA, April 2025 - The Canadian dollar demonstrates remarkable resilience this week, holding steady against major currencies despite escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and a concurrent surge in global…
The US Dollar (USD) shows marginal losses against the Swiss Franc (CHF) on Tuesday, as Dollar bulls struggle to find acceptance above 0.8100. Risk-appetite, amid hopes of peace talks between the US and Iran, and investo…
EUR/JPY trades around 181.70 on Tuesday, up 0.44% on the day at the time of writing, supported by renewed optimism surrounding the Euro (EUR) and persistent weakness in the Japanese Yen (JPY).
Rabobank’s Senior Market Strategist Benjamin Picton highlights coordinated action between the US Treasury and Japan’s Ministry of Finance (MoF) to defend the Japanese Yen (JPY), framing it as a potential “financial Fort…
Commerzbank’s Volkmar Baur writes that despite South Africa’s reasonable recent performance under pressure from the Iran conflict, the central bank’s July decision to leave its key rate unchanged was surprising. With re…
DBS economist Radhika Rao expects the RBI MPC to keep the benchmark rate at 5.25% with a neutral stance and cautious guidance. The report highlights focus on core inflation, monitoring of West Asia risks and US Fed poli…