Looking at Inflation: Will September’s Figures Bring the Fed Closer to Another Rate Hike? Today at 2:30 p.m., we’ll see the September CPI report from the U.S., one of the last key releases ahead of the Fed’s October 27–28 meeting. The consensus forecast calls for a marked acceleration in the core inflation measure to 0.6% […]
EUR/USD is in focus today ahead of the US CPI release scheduled for 14:30 Polish time. The market expects inflation to accelerate to 3.6% y/y from 3.4% previously and to 0.6% m/m from 0.4% previously . Higher gasoline prices may push up the September headline reading, although underlying inflationary pressures excluding food and energy are […]
The Indonesian rupiah trades near IDR 17,890 per US dollar, edging higher as Bank Indonesia continues to support the currency through intervention in domestic and offshore foreign exchange markets. However, the rupiah remains vulnerable to a broadly firm US dollar, tighter global financing conditions and shifts in foreign investor sentiment. Attention is turning to the […]
Steel rebar futures move toward CNY 3,080 per ton, approaching two-month lows as a weaker global demand outlook weighs on the market. The World Steel Association has revised its forecast, now projecting global steel demand to contract by 0.1% in 2026, compared with its previous expectation of 0.3% growth. The downgrade highlights a slower-than-anticipated recovery, […]
The Euro (EUR) resumes its downtrend against the British Pound (GBP) as high Oil prices are hitting the common currency harder than the GBP, while concerns about France’s public debt keep investors on their toes. The EUR/GBP pair has reached a fresh 16-month low at 0.8442 and shows a 1.92% decline in less than three […]
The Indian Rupee (INR) extends the rally against the US Dollar (USD) for the third trading day on Wednesday, driven by fresh Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) measures to curb the US Dollar’s (USD) demand. In the opening trade, the USD/INR pair is down 0.35% to slightly below 95.00, the lowest level seen in over […]
The South Korean won trades around 1,337 per US dollar, approaching a recent two-year high as broad US dollar weakness and strong semiconductor export revenues support the currency. Continued conversion of overseas earnings into won is helping reinforce demand for the South Korean currency, while markets await fresh US inflation data for clues about the […]
The EUR/JPY cross trades in positive territory around 177.30 during the early European trading hours on Wednesday. The Japanese Yen (JPY) edges lower against the Euro (EUR) on a cautious Bank of Japan (BoJ) rate outlook. Traders will closely monitor the speech by European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde later in the day. Bloomberg […]
The GBP/USD pair attracts some follow-through buying for the second straight day, advancing to a one-week high during the Asian session on Wednesday amid the ongoing US Dollar (USD) corrective slide. Spot prices currently trade around the 1.3275 region, up 0.15% for the day, as the focus remains glued to the release of the latest […]
Gold (XAU/USD) ticks higher during the Asian session on Wednesday, holding above $4,150 as traders now look forward to the latest US inflation figures before placing fresh directional bets. The US Consumer Price Index (CPI) is due for release later today, followed by the Producer Price Index (PPI) on Thursday. Apart from this, US Federal […]