West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude Oil edges higher on Thursday, snapping a three-day losing streak as short covering lifts prices following the recent selloff to a more than three-month low. At the time of writing, WT…
USD/JPY trades slightly lower on Thursday as the US Dollar (USD) eases after the latest US Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) data broadly matched market expectations. Still, the Japanese Yen (JPY) remains pinned n…
UOB economists Enrico Tanuwidjaja and Sathit Talaengsatya note that the Bank of Thailand (BoT) kept its policy rate at 1.00% and is expected to hold this level through 2027. They stress that Thailand’s recovery is narro…
The EUR/USD pair elevated slightly near 1.1380 trades with mild gains on Thursday, as the US Dollar (USD) loses momentum despite a fresh batch of United States (US) economic data showing sticky inflation, stronger growt…
ABN AMRO strategist Georgette Boele notes that recent Dollar strength has been driven mainly by a reassessment of the Federal Reserve outlook, with markets now pricing in rate hikes into 2026. She argues this repricing …
Commerzbank’s Bernd Weidensteiner and Christoph Balz describe the United States as a long‑term growth success, driven by population gains, immigration and productivity, but now facing a serious challenge from China. The…
MUFG highlights that strong earnings guidance from Micron Technology, a key AI memory supplier, has boosted sentiment in AI and tech stocks. Revenue guidance far exceeded expectations and new strategic agreements suppor…
The Pound Sterling (GBP) advances 0.22% against the US Dollar (USD) on Thursday, even though the US economy grew faster than previously reported in Q1, while inflation readings suggest the Federal Reserve (Fed) needs to…
EUR/USD recovers from intraday lows on Thursday as traders digest a heavy batch of US economic data. At the time of writing, the pair trades around 1.1362, staging a rebound from thirteen-month lows reached on Wednesday.
The EUR/USD pair declines to around 1.1355 during the early Asian trading hours on Thursday. The Euro (EUR) weakens to its lowest level since June 2025 against the US Dollar (USD) as traders increase their bets on US in…
The Euro retreated on Wednesday against the Japanese Yen, down 0.08% amid growing speculation that Japanese authorities may intervene in the foreign exchange markets and also inflation in the producer side in Japan, exc…
United Overseas Bank’s (UOB) Quek Ser Leang and Lee Sue Ann keep a constructive stance on USD/SGD after five consecutive daily gains, noting overbought conditions but still expecting further upside. In the near term, th…
The USD/CHF extends its rally for the third straight day this week and refreshes year-to-date (YTD) highs, peaking at 0.8139, which is also an 11-month high. At the time of writing, the pair trades at 0.8124, up 0.34%.
The US Dollar Index (DXY) trades near 101.60 on Wednesday, at a one-year high as markets looked ahead to Thursday’s United States (US) Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index (PCE), the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) pre…
The USD/JPY pair trades on a flat note near a multi-decade high of around 161.75 during the early Asian trading hours on Thursday. The potential upside for the pair might be limited amid heavy speculation of imminent cu…
GBP/USD spent Wednesday confirming what the daily chart has signalled for a week, that the Pound's attempted recovery has run out of road. Cable drifted lower through the session to a low just under 1.3150 before clawin…
USD/JPY spent Wednesday grinding higher again, which by rights should not be happening. The Bank of Japan (BoJ) raised its policy rate only last week, and a hike is meant to put a floor under a currency, not watch it sl…
BNY’s Geoff Yu notes that despite a bear market in the Hong Kong China Enterprises Index and 15–16% declines in Chinese equities this year, institutional investors continue to add exposure. Holdings remain elevated vers…
Gold price (XAU/USD) tumbles to around $3,995 during the early Asian session on Thursday. The precious metal extends the decline to below the $4,000 psychological level for the first time since November 2025 on the pros…
OCBC’s Sim Moh Siong and Christopher Wong note USD/SGD has drifted higher on broad US Dollar (USD) strength and softer risk sentiment, with daily momentum bullish and Relative Strength Index (RSI) overbought. Softer Sin…
Lloyd Chan at MUFG argues that Thai Baht (THB) weakness, despite lower Oil prices, reflects its low-yield profile and the Bank of Thailand’s (BoT) growth-focused stance, which limits tightening scope. Rising United Stat…
Gold (XAU/USD) price collapses by over 3% on Wednesday during the North American session amid broad US Dollar strength, despite US Treasury yields tumble on speculation that the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz could e…
Scotiabank strategists Shaun Osborne and Eric Theoret note the US Dollar (USD) is strengthening on a higher-for-longer Federal Reserve (Fed) outlook, some haven demand and mixed global equities. US Dollar Index (DXY) is…
Societe Generale’s Emerging Markets (EM) strategists say the Brazilian central bank, Banco Central do Brasil (BCB) minutes support an easing cycle with pauses to guide inflation back to 3% by 1Q28, leaving USD/BRL appro…