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Euro: ECB succession and data support resilience – BNY
BNY, Institutional
Euro: ECB succession and data support resilience – BNY
BNY’s Geoff Yu notes that Eurozone assets remain supported by steady composite PMI readings and improving signs in German demand, while speculation over ECB leadership succession grows. He highlights Friedrich Merz’s upcoming meeting with ECB officials and questions surrounding Christine Lagarde’s tenure and a possible German candidate for the presidency. Leadership questions meet steady PMIs […]
by Currency Hedger
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- 2 weeks ago
GBP, JPY
Pound Sterling falls to one-month low against surging Japanese Yen
GBP/JPY extends its steep decline on Thursday as the Japanese Yen (JPY) strengthens sharply across the board for the second consecutive day. The cross fell 1.13% on Wednesday and is down around 1.60% at the time of writing, trading near 210.60, its lowest level in a month. Sellers are now eyeing the post-July coordinated intervention […]
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- 2 weeks ago
CommerzBank, Institutional
Japanese Yen: BoJ meeting to decide JPY path – Commerzbank
Commerzbank’s Michael Pfister highlights renewed weakness in the Japanese Yen as USD/JPY repeatedly breaks above 160 despite record FX interventions. He argues that expectations for Bank of Japan rate hikes, rather than intervention, now drive the currency, with recent hawkish comments boosting speculation. Pfister warns that failure to deliver a hike at the upcoming BoJ […]
by Currency Hedger
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- 2 weeks ago
EUR, Technical Analysis, USD
EUR/USD Price Forecast: 20-day EMA acts as key support level
The Euro (EUR) is up 0.2% to near 1.1610 against the US Dollar (USD) during the European trading session on Thursday. The major currency pair gains as the US Dollar underperforms due to multiple headwinds, weak United States (US) ADP Employment Change data for August and the Federal Reserve (Fed) pushing back upside inflation risks. US Dollar […]
by Currency Hedger
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- 2 weeks ago
Currency Talk, USD
South African Rand Shows Resilience
The South African rand traded around 16.1 per USD, approaching its highest level since March, helped by a softer dollar and higher prices for key precious metals, inlcluding gold and PGMs. Developments in the Middle East continued to influence global risk sentiment, with investors assessing the implications for inflation and the path of interest rates. […]
by Currency Hedger
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- 2 weeks ago
Commodities
Wheat Eases From 3-Year Peak
Wheat fell below $7.30 per bushel, easing from over a three-year high, amid expectations of a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine. President Putin stated there was a chance of a peace agreement to end the war with Ukraine, which triggered profit taking by traders. The EU also stated it was looking into “all possible […]
by Currency Hedger
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- 2 weeks ago
ING, Institutional
Federal Reserve: September hike bias shifts – ING
ING’s James Knightley argues Kevin Warsh’s Jackson Hole speech has shifted the Federal Reserve’s reaction function toward a September rate hike, even though ING’s macro projections suggest the Fed could wait. The analysis highlights inflation above target, robust activity but pressured households, and concludes that a 25bp move is now more likely than a hold, […]
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- 2 weeks ago
Energies
WTI Oil hits highs near $91 as risks of an all-out war in the Middle East grow
Crude prices resumed their upside trend on Thursday after some hesitation on Wednesday, with the US benchmark West Texas Intermediate reaching session highs a few cents below $91.00 per barrel, almost 10% up on the week so far. The resumption of hostilities between the US and Iran this week is pushing Oil prices higher amid growing concerns […]
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- 2 weeks ago
Institutional
US Dollar: Near-term stabilization view – BBH
Brown Brothers Harriman’s (BBH) Elias Haddad notes the US Dollar (USD) is softer mainly against the Japanese Yen and Swiss Franc, with Brent Oil nearing $100. Haddad expects the Dollar to stabilize in the near term except versus the Japanese Yen, and sees elevated Fed rate hike pricing into the September FOMC, but ultimately anticipates […]
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- 2 weeks ago
EUR, JPY
Euro tumbles as Japanese Yen surges on intervention threats
EUR/JPY falls sharply on Thursday and trades around 181.40 at the time of writing, down 1.37% on the day. The Japanese Yen (JPY) strengthens significantly against the Euro (EUR), supported by renewed warnings from Japanese authorities over foreign exchange market moves. Japan’s top currency diplomat Atsushi Mimura reiterates on Thursday that authorities remain ready to act in […]
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- 2 weeks ago