Copper futures declined towards $6.20 per pound on Thursday, approaching fresh four-month lows as a stronger US dollar and rising London Metal Exchange inventories added pressure to the industrial metal. The dollar strengthened following hotter-than-expected US inflation data and increasingly hawkish signals from Federal Reserve officials, lifting expectations of more aggressive interest-rate increases. This has […]
South Korean shares recovered on Thursday, with the benchmark KOSPI rising 0.86% to approximately 5,422 after fluctuating between gains and losses earlier in the session. Bargain hunting and overnight gains across Wall Street helped improve investor sentiment, although concerns surrounding artificial intelligence investment and continued foreign equity outflows limited the broader optimism. US markets advanced […]
The Japanese yen weakened towards the psychologically important 160-per-dollar threshold on Thursday, extending losses for a second consecutive session and reaching its weakest level in more than two months. The decline has brought the prospect of renewed currency intervention into focus, as Japanese officials signal that they remain alert to excessive movements in the foreign […]
The British pound weakened against the US dollar on Thursday, with GBP/USD falling to 1.33 and reaching its lowest level since October 2026. The decline marks a pullback from recent trading levels, although the currency pair has retained modest gains over both the past four weeks and the previous twelve months. Despite the latest weakness, […]
The Australian dollar fell below US$0.69 on Thursday, reaching its weakest level since late January as renewed US dollar strength and deteriorating domestic economic sentiment weighed on the currency. Expectations of a more aggressive Federal Reserve policy response following stronger-than-expected US inflation have increased pressure on the Aussie, while weakening Australian housing data and falling […]
The Indonesian rupiah remained under significant pressure on Thursday, trading near IDR 18,250 per US dollar and approaching its record low of IDR 18,279. Losses extended into a second consecutive session as a stronger US dollar, domestic political uncertainty and concerns over potential foreign capital outflows continued to weigh on sentiment. The US dollar has […]
The euro extended its decline below $1.115 on Wednesday, moving closer to its October multi-month lows as a stronger US dollar and growing expectations of further Federal Reserve tightening weighed on the single currency. Hotter-than-expected US inflation has reinforced expectations of another Federal Reserve interest-rate increase in December, with markets also considering the possibility of […]
Brent crude rose around 1% towards $93 per barrel on Wednesday, recovering from a ten-week low as renewed uncertainty surrounding US-Iran negotiations and escalating shipping risks in the Strait of Hormuz provided support to oil prices. The latest advance reflects growing doubts over the prospects for a diplomatic resolution. Iran’s security chief stated that Tehran […]
London cocoa futures (COCOA.EU) are down 2.5% and are extending a sell-off that has now lasted for around three weeks, falling to their lowest levels in roughly four months. Prices are being pressured by rising ICE inventories, fund selling and announced reductions in cocoa weightings across major commodity indices, although medium-term support remains in place […]
Foreign exchange markets are showing mixed performance, with the South Korean won leading the latest currency gains at 0.68%, followed by the Mexican peso and Indian rupee. The dollar index has also advanced, gaining 0.16%, indicating that the US currency is strengthening against a number of major peers. On the losing side, the Norwegian krone […]