Asian currencies steady as yen hovers near 160, Bessent backs BOJ hikes
Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama meets reporters at the Finance Ministry in Tokyo on June 23. (The Asahi Shimbun)
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Japanese Yen weakens as 10-year bond yield hits 3% for first time since 1996
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…
India Gold price today: Gold falls, according to FXStreet data
The price for Gold stood at 13,537.60 Indian Rupees (INR) per gram, down compared with the INR 13,588.41 it cost on Monday.
Euro struggles near 1.1600 amid firm USD; looks to Eurozone HICP for some impetus
The EUR/USD pair struggles to capitalize on the overnight bounce from the 100-day Simple Moving Average (SMA), near the 1.1575-1.1580 region, or a one-and-a-half-week low, and drifts lower during the Asian session on Tu…
EUR/JPY Price Forecast: Hovers around 185.50 near nine-day EMA support
EUR/JPY inches lower after registering gains in the previous day, trading around 185.50 during Asian hours on Tuesday. The technical analysis of a daily chart indicates that the currency cross is remaining close to the …
AUD/JPY Price Forecast: Strengthens above 114.50 as bullish technical setup holds
The AUD/JPY cross trades in a positive territory near 114.60 during the early European session on Tuesday. Stronger-than-expected Chinese economic data provides some support to the China-proxy Australian Dollar (AUD) ag…
Japan’s MOF official says expects BoJ to steer policy aligned with economy, not influenced by US
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…
WPP to cut up to 1,000 jobs by year-end amid AI-driven cost-cutting- FT
Omnicom will lay off more than 4,000 employees and merge several prominent advertising agency brands following its $13 billion acquisition of rival Interpublic Group.
Gold declines as rising Fed hike bets and US‑Iran tensions support USD
Gold (XAU/USD) struggles to capitalize on the previous day's bounce from sub-$4,400 levels, or a one-and-a-half-week low, and attracts fresh sellers during the Asian session on Tuesday. US Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Ke…
Japanese Yen: Supported below 160 against US Dollar – Scotiabank
Scotiabank strategists Shaun Osborne and Eric Theoret highlight that the Japanese Yen (JPY) is modestly stronger versus the US Dollar (USD), helped by upbeat domestic data including robust retail sales and industrial pr…
NZD/USD Price Forecast: Bulls defend trendline above 0.5900
The NZD/USD is poised to finish Monday’s session virtually unchanged near its opening price, despite a modest 0.08% gain as the US Dollar weakens amid rising tensions in the Middle East. The pair trades above 0.5900.
US President Trump says Iran strikes will be limited as Oil flows through Hormuz
US President Donald Trump said on Monday that strikes on Iran will be limited, following a previous story reported by Axios, which said that he and his senior aides are considering waging limited strikes in Hormuz to pr…
China: Easing case strengthens on weak PMIs – Commerzbank
Commerzbank’s Dr. Henry Hao argues that two months of broad Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) contraction leave China’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth tracking below the official 4.5%-5.0% target, intensifying press…
Canadian dollar rebounds from two-week low as oil prices rise, BoC decision looms
The Bank of Canada is widely expected to hold the overnight rate at 2.25% at Wednesday’s policy announcement—marking a sixth consecutive pause after 50 basis points of cuts over September and October last year.
August was three good days for the Dow Jones Industrial Average
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed just short of 53,300, roughly 250 points and about 0.5% lower, after American forces struck two Iranian rocket launchers on Larak Island and Tehran answered with missile and drone…
Gold slips as Warsh Fed hike bets, Oil rally lift US yields
Gold (XAU/USD) price retreats some 0.40% on Monday after last Friday's hawkish remarks by Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Kevin Warsh, which sparked speculation of a possible rate hike at the September meeting. Despite this…
Silver rebounds, but Fed rate-hike threat hangs over the metal
Silver (XAG/USD) rebounds on Monday and trades around $66.70 at the time of writing, up 0.40% on the day. The main obstacle to a stronger recovery in Silver remains the shift in expectations surrounding the Federal Rese…
Japanese Yen: BoJ normalization expectations and contained moves – BNY
Wee Khoon Chong at BNY reports strong Japanese macro data and resilient housing and commerce indicators, supporting the narrative that Japan has exited deflation and Bank of Japan (BoJ) normalization remains in play. US…
Bank of Canada: Policy on hold as tariffs bite – Rabobank
Rabobank strategists expect the Bank of Canada (BoC) to keep its overnight rate at 2.25% at the September 2 meeting and through 2027, despite markets pricing in around 17bp of tightening by year-end. They highlight stro…
US Dollar: Warsh boosts policy credibility – OCBC
OCBC FX Strategist Sim Moh Siong and Christopher Wong note that Fed Chair Warsh’s Jackson Hole speech eased debasement concerns and supported the Dollar, with Gold lower and the US yield curve flatter. They say structur…
Bank of Canada: Tariffs reshape rate risks – NBC
National Bank of Canada's (NBC) Taylor Schleich and Ethan Currie expect the Bank of Canada (BoC) to keep its overnight rate at 2.25% and maintain current balance sheet policy. They argue markets still overprice late-202…
Gold: Fed hawkishness caps upside – ING
ING’s commodities team, led by Warren Patterson and Ewa Manthey, reports that Gold came under pressure after Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh reinforced a higher-for-longer rates narrative, supporting the Dollar. They …
Pound Sterling retreats as Japanese Yen attracts modest buying
GBP/JPY trades on the back foot on Monday as the Japanese Yen (JPY) strengthens against its major peers. The Pound Sterling (GBP), meanwhile, lacks a fresh domestic catalyst as UK markets remain closed for the Summer Ba…
Oil: geopolitical support and Venezuela deal risk – BNY
BNY’s Wee Khoon Chong notes Oil prices are underpinned by renewed U.S.–Iran tensions near the Strait of Hormuz and President Trump’s claim of a deal granting U.S. majority control over Venezuela’s vast reserves. Chong s…