World stocks hit one-month low as chip rout worsens
The benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) tumbled to a one-month low on Sunday, as persistent global geopolitical tensions continued to erode investor confidence.
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Australian Dollar: Risk-off and RBA tone weigh on Aussie – MUFG
MUFG’s Lee Hardman reports the Australian Dollar (AUD) has been the worst performing G10 currency overnight despite being the best performer year-to-date. Renewed risk-off sentiment tied to an AI-related chip stock sell…
Games Workshop reports 11% rise in annual core revenue
Board games are enjoying a resurgence as social entertainment and strategic art converge. The global market continues to expand, driven by new hybrids, cafés, and an appetite for offline connection. In corporate team‑bu…
Brent: Price slide reflects de-escalation hopes – Commerzbank
Commerzbank strategist Charlie Lay, notes Brent Oil tumbled 8.7% to USD 88.36, reversing much of last week’s surge as US–Iran tensions eased and markets priced in de-escalation. Lay stress that shipping through the Stra…
Japan's Katayama: Need to communicate JGB market before budget compilation
In the Asian trading session on Tuesday, Japan Finance Minister (FM) Satsuki Katayama highlighted the need to communicate to financial and Japanese Government Bonds (JGBs) markets regarding the administration’s intentio…
Gold sticks to intraday losses below $4,050 as focus remains on FOMC meeting
Gold (XAU/USD) maintains its offered tone through the Asian session on Tuesday and currently trades just below $4,050, down 0.85% for the day. This follows the previous day's failure to find acceptance above the $4,100 …
Oman presents Hormuz fee proposal to Iran
According to a Gulf source, Oman presented a proposal for a joint regional mechanism to Iran to manage the Strait of Hormuz, a vital passage for almost 20% of the global energy supply, with voluntary fees, Reuters repor…
Euro revisits monthly low against US Dollar in countdown to Fed’s policy
The Euro (EUR) falls to its monthly low at around 1.1362 against the US Dollar (USD) during the early European trading session on Tuesday. The major currency pair weakens as the US Dollar extends gains amid caution ahea…
Indian Rupee gains further as oil prices extend losses
The Indian Rupee (INR) extends its winning streak against the US Dollar (USD) for the third trading day on Tuesday. The USD/INR pair falls to near 95.65 as a further decline in oil prices has strengthened the Indian cur…
RBA’s Bullock: Key question is whether tightening already delivered is enough to slow inflation
Speaking at the Anika Foundation Fundraising Lunch in Sydney on Tuesday, Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Governor Michele Bullock said that the “key question is whether tightening already delivered is enough to slow inf…
Tokyo can still afford to defend the Japanese Yen, just not for very long
The Japanese Yen trades a little firmer on Monday, with USD/JPY down 0.05% and sitting short of 164.00 after last week's high stalled a hundredth of a Yen beneath the figure. Markets have spent a fortnight waiting for T…
Japanese Yen flattens against US Dollar while Fed’s policy takes centre stage
The Japanese Yen (JPY) trades flat against the US Dollar (USD) at around 163.75 during the Asian trading session on Tuesday. The USD/JPY pair struggles for direction as investors have sidelined ahead of the Federal Rese…
Asian stocks including KOSPI slide as AI doubts hit chipmakers
Asian stocks fall sharply on Tuesday as mounting skepticism over the massive financial returns on artificial intelligence spending triggered a widespread sell-off across global semiconductor shares. The tech-driven down…
Australian Dollar gains ahead of RBA Governor Bullock’s speech
AUD/USD inches higher after recovering its daily losses, trading around 0.6990 during the Asian hours on Tuesday. Traders are keeping a close watch on scheduled remarks from Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Governor Mich…
WTI consolidates near one-week low, around $81.00 as traders eye US–Iran talks
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) – the benchmark US Crude Oil price – is seen consolidating the previous day's heavy losses and trading around the $81.00 mark, just above a one-week high set during the Asian session on Tue…
British Pound softens as Fed rate uncertainty supports US Dollar
GBP/USD edges lower after opening at a bullish gap, remaining within positive territory and trading around 1.3290 during the Asian hours on Tuesday. The currency pair is under pressure as the US Dollar (USD) stabilizes,…
Trump urges Fed rate cuts as Gulf War ends, seen lowering prices
On Monday, late in the North American session, US President Donald Trump stated that there was a good inflation report recently, adding that costs were falling rapidly and that prices should drop significantly once the …
US Senate votes to advance Trump nominee Clayton to be top US spy
Jay Clayton, often in circuitous fashion, avoided saying Joe Biden won 2020 race against Donald Trump during his US Senate confirmation hearing.
Wall St futures slip as AI concerns weigh; investors await Fed, megacap earnings
July 27, 2026, 9:40 PM EDT. The U.S. dollar touched a one-month peak as investors weighed the likelihood of a Federal Reserve rate hike, even as softer inflation worries followed lower oil prices. The dollar index moved…
US President Trump keeps Iran diplomacy alive after halting strikes
On Monday, US President Donald Trump grabbed the headlines as investors awaited monetary policy meetings by three of the eight major central banks, led by the Federal Reserve, the Bank of England, and the Bank of Japan.
The Australian Dollar stops trading commodities and starts trading one number
The Australian Dollar trades just beneath 0.7000 on Monday, up around 0.1%, having covered less than 30 pips between its session high and its session low. For the better part of a fortnight the market has tried to make …
Britain's best data week of the summer sends British Pound Sterling to a four-week low
British Pound Sterling trades beneath 1.3300 against the Dollar on Monday, roughly 0.3% lower on the day and back at ground it last held in the opening days of July. It gets there at the end of the strongest run of Brit…
Singapore Dollar: Hawkish MAS supports SGD against US Dollar – MUFG
MUFG’s Lloyd Chan notes that the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) delivered a second consecutive tightening by slightly increasing the Singapore Dollar (SGD) Nominal Effective Exchange Rate (NEER) slope, reinforcin…
Crude Oil buys its fourth peace of the year while the tankers stay parked
WTI Crude Oil trades just above $81.00 on Monday, down close to 9% from Friday's close near $89.00, having gapped more than $5.00 lower at the open and spent the session extending rather than repairing it. Brent broke b…