The Japanese yen strengthened slightly below ¥158 per U.S. dollar on Friday, trimming recent losses after data showed Tokyo’s core inflation accelerated to 2.7% in September. The reading exceeded the Bank of Japan’s 2% target for the first time in nine months, strengthening the case for continued monetary-policy normalization. However, the yen’s recovery remained limited […]
The Australian dollar remained little changed below $0.70, trading near multi-month lows as a stronger U.S. dollar and surging Treasury yields continued to weigh on the currency. The Aussie is heading for a fourth consecutive weekly decline despite the Reserve Bank of Australia raising its cash rate to a 15-year high of 4.6% in September. […]
The Indonesian rupiah remained under pressure around IDR 17,900 per U.S. dollar on Friday, struggling to recover after touching the IDR 18,000 level earlier in the week. Persistent dollar strength continued to weigh on the currency, while expectations for further Federal Reserve tightening, elevated inflation and geopolitical uncertainty kept demand for the greenback firm. Bank […]
The NZD/USD pair loses momentum to near 0.5615 during the early European trading hours on Thursday. The New Zealand Dollar (NZD) weakens against the US Dollar (USD) as the tighter New Zealand election race raises investor fears on policy backflips. Traders await the US weekly Initial Jobless Claims data and the Fedspeak later on Thursday. […]
The Euro (EUR) is down 0.16% at around 1.1310 against the US Dollar (USD) during the European trading session on Thursday. The major currency pair is under pressure as the US Dollar outperforms due to surging United States (US) Treasury Yields. US Dollar Price Today The table below shows the percentage change of US Dollar […]
Indonesia’s rupiah edged lower, hovering near IDR 17,960 per U.S. dollar on Thursday, the first trading day of October, after briefly touching 17,930 in the prior session. Cautious sentiment lingered as the dollar index hit an 18-month high and U.S. Treasury yields rose to multi-year peaks, amid concerns that energy-driven inflation could keep policy tighter […]
The Australian Dollar (AUD) is up against its major currency pairs on Thursday, but is almost flat against the US Dollar (USD) at around 0.6948 in the early European trade. The antipodean outperforms even as market experts see the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) shifting to an extended hold after hiking its Official Cash Rate […]
The GBP/USD pair trades in negative territory around 1.3250 during the early European trading hours on Thursday. The British Pound (GBP) edges lower against the US Dollar (USD) amid widening monetary policy divergence between the Bank of England (BoE) and the US Federal Reserve (Fed). The US weekly Initial Jobless Claims report and the Fedspeak […]
USD/CHF continues its winning streak for the seventh consecutive trading day, reaching its fresh 16-month high of 0.8367 during Asian hours on Thursday. The currency pair appreciated as the Swiss Franc (CHF) lost ground due to sharply weakening investor sentiment in September. Traders await Swiss Consumer Price Index (CPI) data release due later in the […]
The Canadian dollar is under renewed pressure against the US dollar, with USD/CAD trading around the 1.42 area and recently reaching approximately 1.4200–1.4203. The move has pushed the loonie to its weakest levels since July, while the US dollar has strengthened broadly against the Canadian currency. The decline has become more pronounced over recent weeks […]