USD/JPY slips after hitting July 2024 highs – BBH
USD/JPY eased below 159.00 after hitting 159.45 overnight, prompting fresh warnings from Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama against speculative or excessive yen movements, BBH FX analysts report.
Pound Sterling gains ahead of key UK GDP data
The Pound Sterling (GBP) gains against its major peers, except antipodeans, on Wednesday. The British currency trades higher ahead of the United Kingdom (UK) monthly Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and factory data, which will be released on Thursday.
Gold’s Weekly Update: Bulls push gold’s price to new All Time Highs
The upward movement of gold’s price before the season’s holidays, when our last report was published, was abruptly interrupted before the end of the year. Yet the bullish tendencies for gold’s price are again present and despite lots happening on a fundamental level, we have issues which are new. In today’s report we are to […]
PBOC sets USD/CNY reference rate at 7.0108 vs. 7.0128 previous
On Monday, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) sets the USD/CNY central rate for the trading session ahead at 7.0108 compared to Friday’s fix of 7.0128 and 6.9849 Reuters estimate.
GBP/USD rebounds from three-week low, eyes mid-1.3400s as Fed concerns weigh on USD
The GBP/USD pair attracts some buyers near a technically significant 200-day Simple Moving Average (SMA) and recovers slightly from a nearly three-week low, touched during the Asian session on Monday.
US federal prosecutors open inquiry into Fed Chair Powell
Federal prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Jerome Powell regarding the central bank’s renovation of its Washington headquarters and whether Powell lied to Congress about the project’s scope, the New York Times reported on Sunday.
EUR/USD rises to near 1.1650 amid dovish Fed expectations
EUR/USD edges higher after registering gains in the previous six successive sessions, trading around 1.1650 during the Asian hours on Monday. The pair appreciates as the US Dollar (USD) struggles amid dovish Federal Reserve (Fed) expectations.
Payrolls data to showcase modest jobs gains in December
The highlight of today’s session comes in the form of a labour market update, and traders will fixate upon the results to more accurately gauge the trajectory of rates from the Fed in the foreseeable future. Even though the US employment market managed to steer clear from catastrophic predictions, it is currently being found in […]
France Consumer Spending (MoM) below forecasts (0.2%) in November: Actual (-0.3%)
France Consumer Spending (MoM) below forecasts (0.2%) in November: Actual (-0.3%)
EUR/CAD Price Forecast: Consolidates around mid-1.6100s; Canadian jobs data awaited
The EUR/CAD pair oscillates in a range around mid-1.6100s through the early European session on Friday, though it seems to have stalled the previous day’s modest pullback from over a three-week high.
Silver Price Forecast: XAG/USD trades above $77.00 after bouncing off nine-day EMA
Silver price (XAG/USD) gains ground after two days of losses, trading around $77.20 per troy ounce during the Asian hours on Friday.
German Industrial Production rises 0.8% MoM in November vs. -0.4% expected
Germany’s industrial sector activity unexpectedly increased in November, the latest data published by Destatis showed on Friday.
AUD/USD flubs key technical level as holiday season drains market volume
AUD/USD strung itself along the 0.6700 handle for the second day in a row as the Aussie-Dollar pairing grapples with end-of-year market volumes restraining overall momentum.
EUR/USD softens below 1.1750 after Fed Minutes
The EUR/USD pair attracts some sellers near 1.1745 during the early Asian session on Wednesday. The US Dollar (USD) edges higher against the Euro (EUR) after the release of minutes from the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) December meeting.
South Korea Consumer Price Index Growth (MoM) came in at 0.3%, above expectations (0.2%) in December
South Korea Consumer Price Index Growth (MoM) came in at 0.3%, above expectations (0.2%) in December
South Korea Consumer Price Index Growth (YoY) meets forecasts (2.3%) in December
South Korea Consumer Price Index Growth (YoY) meets forecasts (2.3%) in December
Gold’s Weekly Update: Price reaches new record high levels
The upward movement of gold’s price has been maintained since our last update, reaching new record high levels in today’s Asian session. On a fundamental level, we note that the precious metal’s price continues to enjoy support given the safe haven inflows, given the uncertainty created by geopolitical issues, but also gets support from the […]
BoJ tightens policy conditions whilst others ease
Earlier today, the Bank of Japan decided to go ahead and increase its short-term interest rate by 25 basis points to the 0.75%, reaching its highest level since September of 1995 and alter further its longstanding, ultra-loose policy stance. This has been the second time this year that the central bank for the far east […]
ECB seen prolonging the pause for the 4th straight meeting
The European Central Bank is expected to leave borrowing costs unchanged for a fourth consecutive meeting at its last policy gathering of 2025, since policy makers judge that the current policy stance “best suits” the present state of economic affairs. Inflation across Eurozone virtually met the central bank’s 2% target in November, hovering merely by […]
EUR/USD Price Forecast: Could test 1.1750 amid strengthening bullish bias
EUR/USD remains flat after two days of small losses, trading around 1.1740 during the Asian hours on Thursday. On the daily chart, technical analysis indicates a strengthening of a bullish bias, as the pair continues to trade within an ascending channel pattern.