Institutional
Institutional, Market Analysis, Technical Analysis
The era of high interest rates will be back for good—and what does that mean for stocks
The interest rate market has undergone a quiet but dramatic transformation in recent weeks. Just a month ago, investors were pricing in a moderate normalisation of monetary policy; today, the implied yield curves for most major economies paint a very different picture: a series of significant rate rises spread over the coming quarters. This is […]
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Institutional, MUFG
Indian Rupee: RBI support tempers depreciation risks versus US Dollar – MUFG
MUFG’s Michael Wan assesses Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) June 2026 FX measures and their impact on the Indian Rupee and USD/INR. He notes a large build-up of FX reserves and liquidity, and argues these measures have reduced tail risks of sharp INR depreciation. However, MUFG still expects USD/INR to rise gradually into 2027, with INR […]
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ING, Institutional
Oil: Saudi pipeline outage supports prices – ING
ING analysts Warren Patterson and Ewa Manthey note that Oil prices have surged as the Saudi East–West pipeline shutdown tightens supply and keeps ICE Brent near recent resistance around $110/bbl. They highlight persistent uncertainty over damage and outage duration, with Saudi storage at Yanbu only offering temporary relief and risks that port stocks deplete before […]
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Japanese Yen: Higher Q4 range projected – Standard Chartered
Standard Chartered’s Chong Hoon Park and Nicholas Chia expect the Bank of Japan (BoJ) to deliver a 25bps rate hike in September but maintain a gradual normalisation path. They argue that USD/JPY is unlikely to fall on BoJ tightening alone and project the pair returning to the upper half of the 155-160 range in Q4, […]
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Institutional, USD
Dollar Extends Gains as Markets Brace for First Fed Rate Hike Since 2023
The US dollar extends its winning streak to five sessions as traders prepare for a pivotal Federal Reserve decision, with rising oil prices adding fresh pressure to the inflation outlook. The US dollar continued to strengthen on Tuesday, with the Dollar Index moving above 99.5 and recording its fifth consecutive session of gains. The latest […]
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Institutional, Technical Analysis
Trade of the Day: USDIDX
Facts Recommendation Figure 1: USDIDX (09.10.2025 – 14.09.2026) Source: xStation5, 14.09.2026 (12:10) Opinion USDIDX has recently been supported by both rising expectations of Fed rate hikes and climbing energy commodity prices (alongside an accompanying shift away from risk among investors). Wednesday’s Federal Reserve meeting will decisively shape market conditions (and not only in FX). Given […]
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Institutional, Technical Analysis
Chart of the Day: AI to Slow Down? US100 Drops 1.7% as Investors Reassess the AI Trade
sustainability of the artificial intelligence boom. The new week has brought a sharp deterioration in sentiment across technology markets, with the US100 falling around 1.7% at the opening. The decline comes as investors increasingly question whether expectations surrounding artificial intelligence have moved too far ahead of reality. For years, AI has been one of the […]
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Energies, Institutional
Oil Above $100: The Market Is Starting to Price a Real Supply Shortfall
Brent crude has pushed above $108 a barrel as disruption across the Middle East increasingly threatens physical oil supplies. What began as a geopolitical risk premium is developing into a much more serious question: how many barrels can actually reach the market? Oil markets have entered a new phase. Brent crude has surged back above […]
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Institutional
Economic Calendar: Canada Inflation and Lagarde Speech in Focus
Today Markets Analysis: Global markets begin the week on the defensive as rising oil prices and renewed concerns surrounding the regulation and development of artificial intelligence weigh on investor sentiment. US and European equity futures are lower, while the US dollar is gaining as investors seek safer assets ahead of a week dominated by inflation […]
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Institutional
The Week Ahead: Central Banks, Oil Shock and a Market Facing Three Major Tests
Markets enter one of the most important weeks of September The week ahead brings an unusually concentrated combination of monetary policy decisions, inflation risks and geopolitical uncertainty. Investors will be watching the US Federal Reserve, Bank of England and Bank of Japan, while oil markets remain under pressure following disruptions to Saudi energy infrastructure and […]
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