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Iron ore futures climbed above CNY 720 per ton, reaching a one-month high as investors anticipated a recovery in demand due to seasonal factors ahead of the September peak construction season. Construction activity in top consumer China typically picks up ahead of winter, strengthening the outlook for demand for steel and raw materials. Chinaโs National […]
OCBC FX Strategist Sim Moh Siong and Christopher Wong highlight that the Japanese Yen (JPY) has already benefited from aggressive market pricing for Bank of Japan (BoJ) tightening, with an 85% chance of a September hike implied. They argue further JPY gains may require additional policy tools beyond rate increases, such as measures to encourage […]
ING analysts Warren Patterson and Ewa Manthey note that oil prices, including ICE Brent, started the week stronger after US strikes on Iran raised concerns over Persian Gulf supply. They highlight Strait of Hormuz flows and Russiaโs extended diesel export ban as key factors supporting the oil complex. Brent underpinned by Gulf tensions “Oil prices […]
United Overseas Bankโs (UOB) Quek Ser Leang and Lee Sue Ann report that GBP/USD fell sharply to 1.3527 and closed at 1.3540, contradicting expectations for range trading. Intraday, they see limited further losses within 1.3520โ1.3570 due to oversold conditions. Over the coming weeks, risk stays skewed lower toward 1.3480 while the pair remains capped below 1.3600. Pound […]
Danske Research Team notes that Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Kevin Warshโs hawkish Jackson Hole speech pushed EUR/USD lower, with markets now pricing September as nearly a coin-flip for a rate hike. The team highlights that the Dollar strengthened versus both the Euro and Japanese Yen, while EUR/USD is broadly unchanged in early Asian trading despite […]
The EUR/USD pair trades in positive territory around 1.1590 during the early European trading hours on Monday. However, the potential upside for the major pair might be limited as traders ramped up bets on a rate hike after hawkish remarks byย Federal Reserveย (Fed) Chair Kevin Warsh.ย Fed Chairman said on Friday at the Jackson Hole economic […]
Gold (XAU/USD) recovers slightly from sub-$4,400 levels โ a one-and-a-half-week low โ touched during the Asian session on Monday, though the upside potential seems limited. A softer US Dollar (USD) offers some support to the precious metal and helps trim a part of its intraday losses. Meanwhile, Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Kevin Warsh’s comments on curbing inflationary […]
The USD/JPY pair retreats from the 160.20 area, or a one-month high retested earlier this Monday, and, for now, seems to have snapped a five-day winning streak. Spot prices slide to the 159.80-159.75 region during the Asian session, though the downside potential seems limited. A modest US Dollar (USD) downtick is seen as a key […]
Iranโsย Islamicย Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)ย on Monday that its aerospace forces carried out retaliatory drone and ballistic missile strikes against US targets at two air bases in Jordan earlier in the day, Reuters reported. IRGC said in a statement that the strikes were in response to the “U.S. and Israeli air aggression” against Iran’s southern Larak Island […]
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) rebounds and continues its intraday gains, trading around $84.40 per barrel during the Asian hours on Monday. Crude oil prices spike following claims by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) that a rogue supertanker caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz after hitting two naval mines along the waterway’s southern passage. IRGC officials […]
