CEE FX: Downside risks dominate – ING
ING, Institutional
CEE FX: Downside risks dominate – ING
ING strategist Frantisek Taborsky notes Central and Eastern European (CEE) rates are reconnecting with higher energy prices after a period of weaker correlation. Despite stronger regional Gross Domestic Product (GDP) than the Eurozone, he argues inflation remains the key issue. With upcoming data from Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary, he sees CEE currencies facing […]
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CommerzBank, Institutional
Polish Zloty: Political uncertainty weighs on PLN against Euro – Commerzbank
Commerzbank’s Tatha Ghose notes that institutional tensions around Poland’s National Bank are escalating, with board composition and legal questions creating a grey zone just as inflation risks rise. EUR/PLN has broken above 4.40 and the Zloty continues to underperform other CEE currencies, with Poland-specific uncertainty seen as dominant and no clear near-term catalyst for reversal. […]
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Dankse Bank, Institutional
Equities: AI optimism lifts global stocks and chipmakers – Danske Bank
Danske Bank strategists highlight a stronger tone in global equities, driven by renewed optimism around artificial intelligence following Anthropic’s Nasdaq IPO filing. US stocks advanced, with the S&P 500 gaining 0.7% and the Nasdaq rising 0.8%. Asian technology and semiconductor shares followed Wall Street higher, providing a lift to regional markets after recent weakness in […]
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Commodities, Market Analysis, Technical Analysis
Agricultural Commodities Forecast: Rice Falls 2.08% as Palm Oil and Cotton Also Decline
Agricultural commodity markets are facing broad selling pressure, with rice recording the steepest decline in the latest market snapshot, followed by palm oil and cotton. Rice prices fall 2.08%, palm oil declines 1.96%, and cotton trades 0.70% lower. The declines point to a weaker short-term price picture across these three agricultural markets. However, each commodity […]
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Market Analysis, Metals, Technical Analysis
Metals Price Forecast: Titanium Falls 4.65% as Platinum and Silver Slide, While Lithium Gains
Metals markets are experiencing broad selling pressure, led by a sharp decline in titanium, while platinum, silver and gold also trade lower. Lithium carbonate is the only gainer in the latest market snapshot, advancing 1.07% against declines across the other reported metals. Titanium records the steepest fall at 4.65%, followed by platinum, down 3.23%, and […]
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Energies, Market Analysis, Technical Analysis
Energy Commodities Forecast: UK and EU Natural Gas Fall as Oil Prices Move Higher
Energy commodity markets are showing divergent price action, with natural gas contracts across the UK, Europe and the United States moving lower while crude oil, Brent crude and heating oil record gains. The latest market snapshot highlights a split between gas markets facing selling pressure and oil-related products attracting modest buying interest. UK natural gas […]
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French Consumer Morale Lowest Since 2013
The consumer confidence indicator in France fell to 80 in October 2026, below expectations and September’s 85, reaching its lowest level since June 2013. The decline comes amid rising French bond yields, fiscal uncertainty over austerity measures and protests over the cost of living. Consumers became more pessimistic about their expected (-24 vs -15 in […]
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Market Analysis, Metals, Technical Analysis
Iron Ore Price Forecast: Prices Hit Four-Year Lows as China’s Steel Demand Weakens and Supply Expands
Iron ore prices remain under significant pressure as abundant global supply combines with a deteriorating demand outlook in China, the world’s dominant steel-producing market. Futures have declined towards CNY 660 per tonne, reaching fresh four-year lows as seasonal weakness in steel consumption, squeezed steelmaker profitability and expectations of rising shipments weigh on market sentiment. The […]
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Turkish Jobless Rate Highest in 7 Months
Turkey’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose to 8.4% in September 2026 from an upwardly revised 7.9% in the previous month. This was the highest jobless rate since February, as the number of unemployed individuals increased by 198,000 to 2.97 million. By gender, the jobless rate stood at 6.9% for men and 11.3% for women. Meanwhile, […]
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Economic Calendar: Conference Board Consumer Confidence and US Data in focus
Tuesday’s session across global financial markets is marked by the assessment of economic conditions in Asia and anticipation of the afternoon data slate from the United States. The day began with positive surprises from South Korea, where Q3 GDP growth significantly beat analyst expectations, and China, where YTD industrial profits maintained a solid pace of […]
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