Facts: Recommendation: COCOA (D1) Source: xStation5 OPINION : The technical situation on the COCOA chart strongly indicates a gaining-momentum trend reversal after an extended correction. This is shown primarily by the behavior of the EMA averages and the FIBO levels. The price broke through resistance around ~5100 and is currently hovering around 6300, which is […]
MUFG highlights that rising European natural gas prices are reviving inflation risks, which could push the Bank of England toward another rate hike and underpin the Pound. While crude Oil remains contained, UK natural gas futures have surged, and the bank notes that this divergence in energy dynamics may support both the Euro and Pound against peers. […]
Nordea’s Helge J. Pedersen argues that the Japanese Yen appears significantly undervalued versus the Dollar on both OECD purchasing power parity estimates and The Economist’s Big Mac Index. Despite Japan’s strong trade and current account surpluses suggesting room for Yen appreciation, persistently low Japanese interest rates versus the US continue to weigh on JPY and limit sustained […]
Brown Brothers Harriman’s (BBH) Elias Haddad notes USD/CAD is trading just above its 200‑day moving average near 1.3840 as Canada’s Q2 GDP is expected to rebound strongly, with real GDP seen rising 3.4% SAAR versus a slight Q1 contraction. However, Haddad warns a worsening US–Canada trade war could cut the rebound short and sees current Bank of […]
The Japanese Yen (JPY) is holding within a narrow trading range against the US Dollar (USD) at around 159.35, but pressures are rising following an acceleration in Tokyo inflation data. With Tokyo headline CPI reaching 1.9% in August and service sector price gains hitting nearly a one-year high, market odds for a Bank of Japan (BoJ) interest […]
The Australian Dollar (AUD) ticks higher for the fourth consecutive day against the US Dollar (USD) as investors brace for the Federal Reserve (Fed) Chairman Kevin Warsh’s speech at the Jackson Hole Symposium, due later on Friday. The AUD/USD pair hit session highs at 0.7205 earlier on the day, its highest level since mid-May, although it is trading at […]
The Japanese yen was handed catalysts for gains in the form of higher Tokyo inflation and falling Japanese unemployment, yet it is losing ground against all G10 currencies. USDJPY is dangerously close to its post-intervention peak (160.00; today: +0.12% to 159.500), and a potential impulse following Kevin Warsh’s speech at Jackson Hole could test the […]
DBS Group strategists Taimur Baig and Nathan Chow expect India’s 1QFY27 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to confirm that the economy has weathered geopolitical disruptions better than initially feared. They note stronger consumption gauges, improving production, and ongoing support from services and exports, even as muted wealth effects, soft fuel demand and higher energy costs weigh […]
Gold (XAU/USD) extends its gains for the second successive day, trading around $4,610 during the European hours on Friday. The price of the precious metal is remaining within the ascending channel pattern, suggesting a persistent bullish bias. The XAU/USD pair is retaining a constructive bullish bias as spot holds above both the nine-period and 50-period Exponential […]
OCBC’s Christopher Wong describes Silver as constructive with room for participation to build, as ETF holdings and managed-money positioning rise from light levels. Technical bias is mildly bullish, but momentum is fading near the 70.60–72 resistance band. A decisive break higher, likely requiring softer yields and a weaker Dollar, could open a move towards 80.30. Mildly bullish […]