The South Korean won strengthened towards 1,336 per US dollar, recovering from two-week lows as broad-based gains across Asian currencies and renewed weakness in the US dollar supported the exchange rate. The won outperformed regional peers as investors reassessed the Federal Reserve’s latest interest-rate decision and responded to improving South Korean business sentiment. The recovery […]
USD/CAD gains ground for the third consecutive day, trading around 1.4060 during European hours on Wednesday. The Bank of Canada (BoC) is expected to deliver a 25-basis-point interest rate hike later in the day. The technical analysis of the daily chart shows that the pair price is remaining within the falling wedge pattern, indicating a […]
Foreign-exchange markets are showing a mixed performance, with the New Zealand dollar recording the steepest decline among the currencies listed, falling 1.36%. The South Korean won followed with a loss of 0.86%, while the Indian rupee and British pound also traded lower. The Japanese yen and US Dollar Index posted modest gains, while the euro […]
The Euro (EUR) trades close to its yearly low of 1.1113 against the US Dollar (USD) during the European trading session on Wednesday. The major currency pair is under pressure as heightened concerns in French bond markets and rising oil prices continue to weigh on the Euro. Euro pressured as French spreads widen and confidence […]
West Texas Intermediate (WTI), the US crude oil benchmark, is trading around $100.75 during the early European trading hours on Wednesday. WTI rises after an attack on a refinery in Saudi Arabia renewed concerns around supply risks from the major exporter. Reuters reported that Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis on Tuesday had launched a ballistic missile toward […]
The Indian Rupee (INR) gives back its opening gains and turns slightly negative against the US Dollar (USD) on Wednesday. The USD/INR pair ticks up to near 95.16 as the Indian currency underperforms due to multiple headwinds, such as the oil price recovery and caution ahead of the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) monetary policy announcement. In […]
Key takeaways Silver Technical Analysis Fundamental and Market Context The gold-to-silver price ratio continues to rise toward the 5-year and 10-year averages. Source: Bloomberg Finance LP, XTB The sell-off in silver is not matched by ETF holdings behavior, showing that the current decline in silver prices may lack long-term fundamentals. On the other hand, if […]
The Indonesian rupiah remains under significant pressure, trading around IDR 18,170 per US dollar and approaching its reported July record low of IDR 18,280. A stronger US dollar, uncertainty surrounding Indonesia’s international equity-market status and concerns over government spending are weighing on investor sentiment. The currency faces a combination of external and domestic pressures. The […]
The AUD/USD pair trims a part of its intraday gains to a fresh one-month high, touched during the Asian session on Wednesday in reaction to hot Australian consumer inflation figures. Spot prices, however, retain a positive bias for the second straight day and currently trade around the 0.7030 region, up just over 0.10% for the […]
The EUR/USD pair holds steady near 1.1125 during the early Asian session on Wednesday. Traders prefer to wait on the sidelines and avoid taking big positions ahead of the US Federal Reserve (Fed) interest rate decision on Wednesday. Attention will shift to the European Central Bank (ECB) policy meeting later on Thursday. The Fed is […]