Brazilian Real Faces Sharp Volatility as Lula Election Result Raises Fiscal Concerns
BRL, Market Analysis, Technical Analysis
Brazilian Real Faces Sharp Volatility as Lula Election Result Raises Fiscal Concerns
The Brazilian real is facing significant downward pressure following President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s narrow re-election victory over Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, with equities also expected to come under pressure as investors reassess Brazil’s fiscal outlook. The reported result, with Lula securing 51.8% of valid votes against Bolsonaro’s 48.2%, leaves markets focused on the incoming […]
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- 6 days ago
Commodities, Market Analysis, Technical Analysis
Soybean Prices Slide to Nine-Week Low Despite Strong Chinese Demand
Soybean futures have fallen to around $12.40 per bushel, reaching their lowest level in nearly nine weeks as expectations for ample global supplies and continued US harvest progress outweigh a sharp improvement in export demand. Favourable weather across the US Midwest is allowing farmers to advance harvesting, while Brazil’s 2026/27 planting campaign is progressing ahead […]
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- 6 days ago
Market Analysis, NZD, Technical Analysis
New Zealand Dollar Rises to Five-Week High as RBNZ Rate Decision Looms
The New Zealand dollar has climbed to $0.5702, reaching its highest level in five weeks as markets prepare for the Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s latest interest-rate decision. Investors have almost fully priced in a third consecutive rate increase, which would lift the official cash rate to 3.0%, as concerns over renewed inflationary pressure intensify. […]
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- 6 days ago
JPY, Market Analysis, Technical Analysis
Japanese Yen Holds Near Five-Week Highs as BOJ Policy Meeting Approaches
The Japanese yen is trading around ¥156.7 per US dollar, remaining near five-week highs as investors prepare for the Bank of Japan’s latest policy meeting. Markets broadly expect the central bank to keep interest rates unchanged in the near term, while persistent inflationary pressures are sustaining expectations of a potential rate increase in December. With […]
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- 6 days ago
Energies, Market Analysis, Technical Analysis
European Natural Gas Prices Surge Above €95 as Supply Risks Intensify Ahead of Winter
European natural gas prices have climbed above €95/MWh, reaching their highest level since 2022 as escalating military conflict in the Middle East raises concerns over global LNG supplies and Europe’s ability to meet winter demand. Disruptions to shipments from the Persian Gulf, combined with below-average seasonal storage levels and falling temperatures, are increasing the risk […]
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- 6 days ago
CommerzBank, Institutional
Turkish Lira: CBRT maintains cautious easing stance – Commerzbank
Tatha Ghose at Commerzbank reports that Turkey’s Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye (CBRT) cut its one-week repo rate by 100bp to 36.0%, alongside similar moves in overnight rates. Despite acknowledging upside inflation risks from higher Oil, the bank now claims indicators “confirm” disinflation and signals meeting-by-meeting flexibility without altering its easing trajectory. Commerzbank […]
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- 1 week ago
ING, Institutional
Euro: France-linked spread risks keep EUR unattractive – ING
Francesco Pesole at ING notes that widening French OAT-Bund and OAT-BTP spreads have yet to materially weigh on the euro, but warns that sensitivity to French sovereign risk could return rapidly if spreads approach 200bp. He maintains a broadly bearish EUR outlook, highlighting EUR/CHF as a key sovereign-risk proxy and EUR/USD’s potential to re-test 1.1120 […]
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- 1 week ago
Institutional, TDS
Bank of Canada: Gradual return to neutral – TD Securities
TD Securities’ macro team, led by Andrew Kelvin and Robert Both, does not share market conviction for an October Bank of Canada rate hike. They expect the BoC to hold at 2.25% now, then deliver 25bp increases in December and January, taking policy to the midpoint of its neutral range while monitoring inflation breadth, growth […]
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- 1 week ago
Institutional, OCBC
South Korean Won: Recovery favoured on dips – OCBC
OCBC strategists Christopher Wong and Sim Moh Siong describe South Korean Won’s (KRW) initial strength and subsequent retracement as broader risk aversion resurfaced. The Bank of Korea’s decision to hold rates at 3% while retaining a tightening bias and calling KRW undervalued is seen as supportive. They expect further KRW recovery but prefer buying on […]
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- 1 week ago
CommerzBank, Institutional
South Korean Won: Hawkish BoK supports consolidation – Commerzbank
Commerzbank’s Charlie Lay and Dr. Henry Hao highlight that the Bank of Korea (BoK) kept its policy rate at 3.00% after two prior hikes, but delivered a clearly hawkish message. Strong semiconductor exports underpin higher growth expectations and rising inflation pressures. The authors note KRW strength since June and expect USD/KRW to consolidate in a […]
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- 1 week ago