Chart of the Day: GOLD drops 4% and paves the way to $4,000
Hedging, Market Analysis, Metals, Technical Analysis
Chart of the Day: GOLD drops 4% and paves the way to $4,000
Gold prices fell by more than 4% on Monday, breaking through key support levels and dropping below the $4,200-per-ounce mark to their lowest level in nearly two months. The sell-off in the precious metals market is the result of cumulative pressure from rising U.S. Treasury yields and resurgent inflation fears fueled by a spike in […]
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Energies, Hedging, Market Analysis, Technical Analysis
Oil Big Short? Persian Gulf exports return, but the cold war in the oil market continues.
Shift in narrative Just a few days ago, the market was heavily fearing a return of crude oil prices to new all-time records during the ongoing war. However, now investors are starting to play out a completely different scenario: the collapse of the Iran blockade. Although oil prices are rebounding significantly during the last Monday […]
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Institutional, MUFG
Indonesian Rupiah: Rate support erodes as outflows resume – MUFG
MUFG’s Lloyd Chan warns that the Indonesian Rupiah remains exposed as US yield increases erode Indonesia’s rate support. Bank Indonesia has shifted focus from further rate hikes to non-rate stabilisation tools, such as cheaper FX hedging, but renewed foreign portfolio outflows and prospects of weaker trade balances suggest underlying Rupiah pressure persists in the near […]
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HSBC, Institutional
Euro: Rate uncertainty and energy costs weigh – HSBC
HSBC sees the Euro facing mounting headwinds from both monetary policy and energy markets. The bank notes vulnerability stemming from uncertainty over the European Central Bank’s willingness to raise rates versus a more hawkish Federal Reserve, while Europe’s greater exposure to elevated energy costs and disappointing September data pose challenges for EUR/USD performance and regional […]
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MUFG
USD/JPY: Weekly review highlights Dollar strength – MUFG
MUFG’s Teppei Ino reviews USD/JPY price action over Japan’s extended holiday week. The pair opened near 157 and traded in a broad 156–159 range as Dollar strength persisted and expectations of a possible earlier Federal Reserve rate hike supported gains. However, caution over potential Japanese intervention and comments from Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama saw USD/JPY […]
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DBS, Institutional
India rates: Spreads seen narrowing further – DBS
DBS Group Research strategist Sherilyn Chew contrasts India’s domestic backdrop with Indonesia, arguing India is deeper into a tightening phase. Markets are pricing a possible Reserve Bank of India (RBI) hike in October, with liquidity surplus falling after RBI draining measures. She notes wider 5-year IGB-OIS spreads post-FCNR(B) closure and compressed 2s10s, seeing scope for […]
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Institutional
US Dollar: Cyclical support and energy resilience – HSBC
HSBC’s FX Viewpoint argues the broad US Dollar is likely to strengthen modestly in the near term as cyclical, political and structural forces turn more supportive. The bank highlights firm US rate expectations relative to other economies, resilience in energy prices and a reassessment of US fiscal risks as factors favouring the Dollar versus major […]
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Bahrain Inflation Remains at Over 3-Year High
Bahrain’s annual inflation rate stood at 3.0% in August 2026, unchanged from the previous month and remaining at its highest level since December 2022. Prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages rose faster (8.1% vs 7.1% in July), as did recreation and culture (10.1% vs 8.6%) and miscellaneous goods and services (3.2% vs 2.4%). Additionally, deflation […]
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Thailand Car Sales Soar 25.59% in August
Thailand’s domestic vehicle sales surged 25.59% year-on-year to 59,808 units in August 2026, accelerating from a 20.07% increase in July, according to data from the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI). The strong performance marked the sixth consecutive month of growth, highlighting the continued recovery in domestic demand. Vehicle production rose 10.93% from a year earlier […]
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CNH, Market Analysis, Technical Analysis, USD
Offshore Yuan Rebounds as Trade Truce Extension Supports China Currency Outlook
The offshore yuan is trading around 6.71 per US dollar, recovering recent ground as markets assess the latest developments in US-China trade relations and the implications of the recently concluded Trump-Xi summit. The United States and China have agreed to reduce tariffs on roughly $30 billion of imports from each country and extend their trade […]
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