The Australian dollar has fallen below $0.70 and reached a nine-week low after August inflation came in slightly softer than markets expected, prompting a sharp reassessment of the outlook for further Reserve Bank of Australia tightening. The move comes immediately after the RBA raised its cash rate by 25 basis points to 4.60%, its highest […]
The offshore yuan is holding around 6.70 per U.S. dollar as improving Chinese economic data and additional policy support strengthen confidence in the domestic growth outlook. The latest official PMI figures show China’s composite activity index rising to 50.7 in September, moving further into expansion territory and reaching its highest level since December 2025. The […]
Platinum futures are attempting to recover above $1,700 an ounce after recently falling to a two-month low, with softer oil prices providing some relief to precious metals. Lower crude prices are easing concerns about another inflationary surge, potentially reducing pressure on interest rates and improving the environment for non-yielding metals. However, platinum remains caught between […]
Key takeaways Commodities Market Overview The past month brought a significant correction across commodities markets, outside the energy group. Sugar, live cattle, and orange juice also gained value. Source: XTB None of the commodities currently appear extremely overbought when looking at technical indicators like RSI, while many of them show a bearish bias looking at […]
Key takeaways Stock indices in Europe are pushing higher on Tuesday, although the oil price is still rising. The Brent crude continuous contract is up by 1% this morning, but it has backed away from the key $100 level that it reached earlier, which is boosting the market mood. Sovereign bond yields are in recovery […]
The Reserve Bank of Australia has raised its cash rate by 25 basis points to 4.60%, taking borrowing costs to their highest level since 2011. The decision was widely anticipated, with the RBA pointing to persistent inflation pressures and a willingness to tighten policy further if required. However, the Australian dollar has struggled to build […]
(D1/H4) time frame. The analysis uses only the Overbalance methodology, which helps identify points where a trend may continue or where a trend reversal may occur. GBPUSD GBPUSD has been trending upward for quite some time, but recently we have seen a marked deepening of the downward correction. After reaching a high around 1.3660, the […]
US natural gas prices are stabilizing around $3.12/MMBtu after a two-day decline, with the market balancing increased gas availability following the return of the Mountaineer XPress pipeline against stronger LNG feedgas demand and continued hot-weather support. The fundamental picture remains mixed. Production is running near record levels, while LNG demand is increasing and hotter-than-normal temperatures […]
Key takeaways Gas gives back premium from pipeline outage, but weather and LNG prevent deeper discount US natural gas is trading around $3.12 per MMBtu and is falling for the second session in a row. However, it is worth noting one important detail key to further analysis. On September 23, futures contracts rolled over, and […]
The British Pound (GBP) is down 0.15% at around 1.3234 against the US Dollar (USD) during the early European trading session on Tuesday. The GBP/USD pair is under pressure as the US Dollar trades firmly ahead of the United States (US) JOLTS Job Openings data for August, which will be published at 14:00 GMT. US […]