Contributor: Currency Hedger | Market Analysis: Louis Roche, Today Markets The New Zealand dollar is trading near $0.560 against the US dollar, hovering close to its weakest level since November 2025 as a fragile domestic recovery, unfavourable interest-rate differentials and geopolitical uncertainty weigh on sentiment. Although the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) has raised […]
Contributor: Currency Hedger | Market Analysis: Louis Roche, Today Markets The Indian rupee has strengthened to around 95.82 per US dollar, recovering from near-record lows after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) introduced new measures designed to ease depreciation pressures. The central bank’s intervention targets a major source of dollar demand from state-owned oil companies, […]
Contributor: Currency Hedger | Market Analysis: Louis Roche, Today Markets The South Korean won is trading around 1,333 per US dollar, reaching its strongest level since October 2024 as record export performance, robust semiconductor shipments and a trade surplus strengthen the currency’s outlook. South Korea’s technology-driven export growth is providing a solid fundamental foundation for […]
Contributor: Currency Hedger | Market Analysis: Louis Roche, Today Markets US heating oil prices remain under pressure below $4.60 per gallon as traders weigh the prospect of increased fuel supplies against continuing geopolitical risks to global energy markets. Expectations of additional diesel supplies from Russia, a possible Russia–Ukraine energy ceasefire and calls for governments to […]
Contributor: Currency Hedger | Market Analysis: Louis Roche, Today Markets US gasoline prices are moving towards $3.20 per gallon as traders assess the prospect of improved fuel availability following claims of an immediate energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. Expectations of additional Russian diesel supplies, alongside the temporary easing of US sanctions on Russian fuel, […]
US natural gas futures fell to $3.15 per MMBtu on Monday after rising to a two-week high in the previous session on supply disruptions in the Gulf of Mexico caused by Hurricane Isaias. Producers shut in around 1.3 bcfd, or 59% of offshore Gulf output. However, the impact on overall US supply was limited, as […]
Contributor: Currency Hedger | Market Analysis: Louis Roche, Today Markets Gold prices have climbed above $4,200 per ounce, extending gains for a third consecutive session as lower oil prices help ease concerns about inflation. Expectations that additional Russian diesel supplies could improve fuel availability have weighed on energy prices, potentially reducing pressure on inflation and […]
European natural gas prices fell below €81/MWh on Monday, having risen to a four-week high earlier as increased tanker attacks in the Strait of Hormuz and escalating regional tensions heightened concerns over the security of LNG supplies. The strait handles around 20% of global LNG trade before the war. Despite a steady rise in European […]
Contributor: Currency Hedger | Market Analysis: Louis Roche, Today Markets Crude oil prices are moving towards $90 per barrel as expectations of additional Russian diesel supplies weigh on energy markets, interrupting a two-session rally. Hopes that Moscow could partially ease restrictions on fuel exports have raised the prospect of improved global product availability, potentially reducing […]
Contributor: Currency Hedger | Market Analysis: Louis Roche, Today Markets Soybean futures are under pressure below $12.90 per bushel, reaching a one-week low as the latest US Department of Agriculture (USDA) outlook points to higher production and larger ending stocks for the 2026/27 season. The revisions reinforce expectations of ample US supplies, although stronger export […]