The Canadian dollar is under renewed pressure against the US dollar, with USD/CAD trading around the 1.42 area and recently reaching approximately 1.4200–1.4203. The move has pushed the loonie to its weakest levels since July, while the US dollar has strengthened broadly against the Canadian currency. The decline has become more pronounced over recent weeks […]
The Indian Rupee (INR) weakens against the US Dollar (USD) on Thursday after an upside move the previous day. The Indian currency faces selling pressure as United States (US) Treasury Yields extend their rally, supporting the USD/INR pair to move higher to near 95.93. As of writing, 10-year US Treasury yield is close to 5.31%, […]
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) – the benchmark US Crude Oil price – comes under some renewed selling pressure during the Asian session on Thursday, reversing the previous day’s modest recovery gains. The commodity, however, holds above the $88.00 mark and a nearly four-week low as traders await further developments surrounding the Middle East crisis. Recovery […]
Societe Generale’s Jan Groen reviews August US inflation and growth data, highlighting that Core PCE came in softer than expected but underlying price pressures in services remain firm. Benchmark revisions lowered measured inflation but still show it above levels consistent with the Federal Reserve’s target. Stronger consumption and GDP revisions suggest the US economy entered […]
TD Securities economists Oscar Munoz and Eli Nir assess US PCE and GDP revisions as broadly supportive for a firm US macro backdrop and a still-hawkish Federal Reserve stance. They highlight robust US growth, sticky inflation and upgraded GDP forecasts, arguing that lower inflation revisions do not materially alter the narrative for the US Dollar […]
The EUR/USD pair drifts lower to around 1.1325 during the early Asian trading hours on Thursday. The US Dollar (USD) strengthens against the Euro (EUR) amid an extended rise in US Treasury yields. The US weekly Initial Jobless Claims report and the Fedspeak will be the highlights later in the day. The US Personal Consumption […]
The US Dollar (USD) outperforms its major currency peers on Thursday. In the Asian session, the US Dollar Index (DXY), which gauges the Greenback’s value against six major currencies, trades 0.13% higher to near 101.60. The DXY is little far from its yearly high of 101.80. US Dollar Price Today The table below shows the […]
Silver price (XAG/USD) gains ground after posting losses the previous day, trading around $60.90 per troy ounce during Asian hours on Thursday. Non-yielding Silver receives support as Federal Reserve (Fed) rate hike expectations eased following softer-than-expected United States (US) inflation data released on Wednesday. The CME FedWatch Tool indicates that markets now price in roughly […]
Gold (XAU/USD) attracts some dip-buyers near the $4,139 region during the Asian session on Thursday, stalling the previous day’s pullback from the $4,220 area, touched in reaction to softer-than-expected US inflation data. However, elevated US bond yields remain supportive of the prevailing strong bullish sentiment surrounding the US Dollar (USD) and should keep a lid […]
EUR/JPY halts its four-day losing streak, trading around 179.20 during Asian hours on Thursday. Technical analysis of the daily chart shows that the currency cross remains confined within a descending channel pattern. This continuous formation reinforces a persistent bearish outlook for the pair. The EUR/JPY cross is retaining a bearish near-term bias as it holds […]