The Bank of Japan (BoJ) raised its rate to 1.25% on Friday and the Yen weakened anyway. The Dollar Index ran to its highest level since late July on that and has given the move back, trading just above 100.30. The Euro …
OCBC strategist Christopher Wong notes that the Bank of England (BoE) kept Bank Rate at 3.75% in a 6–3 vote while highlighting a more challenging inflation backdrop, with Consumer Price Index (CPI) seen near 3.75% in Q4…
ING strategist Francesco Pesole notes that moderating Oil prices have slightly cooled the Dollar’s post-FOMC momentum, but still sees upside risks for the Dollar after the Federal Reserve’s hawkish message. With a typic…
The Euro (EUR) is down 0.12% to near 1.1460 against the US Dollar (USD) during the European trading session on Friday. The major currency pair is under pressure as the US Dollar extends the advance due to firm expectati…
Brown Brothers Harriman’s (BBH) Elias Haddad highlights pronounced Japanese Yen (JPY) underperformance, with USD/JPY near 158.00 after a Bank of Japan rate hike to 1.25%. The Bank of Japan (BoJ) signaled cautious tighte…
Gold (XAU/USD) struggles to move above the $4,400 level on Friday as the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) hawkish policy outlook keeps the US Dollar (USD) firmly bid. Still, the metal is on track for its first weekly gain in thr…
ING’s Frantisek Taborsky reports that the Bank of Japan delivered a 25bp hike to 1.25% in a split decision, acknowledging persistent inflation risks but with notable dissent. The Yen weakened after the dovish statement,…
The USD/CAD pair trades in positive territory around 1.3995 during the early European trading hours on Friday. The US Dollar (USD) extends its rally against the Canadian Dollar (CAD) on a hawkish tone from the US Federa…
Silver (XAG/USD) trades higher for the second consecutive day on Friday, reaching session highs above $67.00 after bouncing from lows near $62.00 earlier this week. Precious metals have drawn support from a moderate rev…
Based on today’s trading level, EUR/USD would gain 13.5% this year if we are to close at around today’s level, the biggest annual increase since 2017 – coincidentally also the first year of Trump’s first term in office.…
A late-week rally in global shares left them on track for weekly gains after earnings from some U.S. tech giants eased concerns about AI returns, while the yen declined after the Bank of Japan kept interest rates unch…
Silver price (XAG/USD) extends its upside on Friday, trading 2.26% higher at around 66.80 during the European session. The white metal strengthens due to correction in oil prices and United States (US) Treasury Yields.
USD/JPY does not trade Tokyo in isolation. It trades the distance between the Honkan and the Eccles Building, and Japan can take rates to a multi-decade high while the yen still weakens if traders believe the Fed is cli…
United Overseas Bank’s (UOB) Quek Ser Leang highlights that GBP/USD remains under pressure after four consecutive daily declines, though short-term momentum has not intensified. Intraday, the British Pound (GBP) is expe…
The Indian Rupee (INR) opens sharply higher against the US Dollar (USD) on Friday, with the USD/INR pair correcting to near 95.75 from an over seven-week high of 96.10 posted the previous day. The Indian currency capita…
The USD/JPY pair trims a part of strong intraday gains to a two-week high, though it holds comfortably above mid-156.00s during the post-meeting Bank of Japan (BoJ) press conference.
The USD/CAD pair oscillates in a narrow band during the Asian session on Friday, trading below the 1.4000 psychological mark or the highest level since August 7, touched earlier this week. Nevertheless, spot prices rema…
Silver price (XAG/USD) gains ground for the second successive day, trading around $65.80 per troy ounce during the Asian hours on Friday. Non-yielding Silver gained support as falling oil prices helped ease inflation co…
The Bank of Japan’s (BoJ) monetary policy meeting will close a week packed with central bank decisions on Friday, with markets particularly interested in confirming expectations of a hawkish shift that has boosted a str…
The USD/JPY pair attracts fresh buyers during the Asian session on Friday and currently trades above the 156.00 mark, near a two-week high as traders await the outcome of a two-day Bank of Japan (BoJ) meeting.
OCBC strategist Christopher Wong highlights that Singapore Dollar (SGD) remains largely driven by the broader Dollar story after the FOMC, given its high sensitivity to USD moves.
Will Surging Yen Futures Unravel Global Carry Trades?Macroeconomics and Evolving Market Dynamics The Bank of Japan aggressively normalizes monetary policy. Policy rates now reach 1.00 percent after years of sub-zero lev…
GBP/JPY makes a U-turn and loses about 0.39% on Thursday as risk appetite improves, while traders await a potential rate hike by the Bank of Japan (BoJ) later in Friday’s session. The cross-pair trades at 208.32 after r…
The EUR/JPY drops by about 0.08% on Thursday, forming back-to-back spinning tops near the 180.00 area, the top of a consolidation range capped to the downside by 178.00. At the time of writing, the cross-pair trades at …
