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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney noted that ongoing impacts from Donald Trump's trade tariffs are becoming more noticeable, and acknowledged that trade discussions between the US and Canada are still ongoing. Key highlights Had an open discussion with Chinese premier about steel tariffs. Plan to

USD/CHF extends its upside to near 0.7970 amid strength in the US Dollar.Fed’s Daly stated that the interest rate cut move was aimed at bolstering the job market.Investors await Fed Powell’s speech and the SNB’s monetary policy decision. The USD/CHF pair posts a fresh weekly high around 0.7970 durin

Further uptick in upward momentum may lead to US Dollar (USD) edging higher; any advance is unlikely to threaten the 7.1220 level. In the longer run, USD must break and hold below 7.0860 before further downside is likely, UOB Group's FX analysts Quek Ser Leang and Peter Chia note. Below 7.0860, furt

USD/CAD retreats to near 1.3775 ahead of the US Initial Jobless Claims data for the week ending September 12.Individuals claiming jobless benefits for the first time are expected to come in lower at 240K against the prior release of 263K.Both the Fed and the BoC reduced interest rates by 25 bps on W

Important news for the day Thu, 18th, 13:00 CET UK BoE interest rate decision Thu, 18th, 14:30 CET US Employment claims BoE in focus Financial markets will focus on the interest rate decision of the Bank of England today. It is expected that the Bank will leave rates unchanged at 4.00%. Yet followin

Partner Center Canada’s annual inflation rate rose to 1.9% in August from 1.7% in July, coming in slightly cooler than the 2.0% economists were expecting ahead of the Bank of Canada’s (BOC) rate decision on Wednesday. The uptick was largely driven by gasoline prices falling less dramatically than in

US headline PPI unexpectedly declined in August — marking its first drop in four months, with core readings (exclude food and energy) also surprised to the downside, OCBC's FX analysts Frances Cheung and Christopher Wong note. Two-way intraday trading for the DXY "A softer-than-expected US PPI reinf

Rapid advance in US Dollar (USD) has scope to test 148.80 before leveling off; 149.55 is unlikely to come under threat. In the longer run, outlook is mixed; USD could trade in a range between 146.55 and 149.55 for now. USD surged last Tuesday, UOB Group's FX analysts Quek Ser Leang and Peter Chia no

China's economy grew stronger-than-expected in the first half of 2025 at 5.3% but has lost momentum again going into the summer. Private consumption and housing has disappointed lately while the export engine has continued to run strongly. A weak labour market and falling house prices are major obst

US Dollar Index weakens to near 98.15 in Friday’s Asian session. The softer job data reinforced expectations that the Fed will cut rates this month.All eyes will be on the US August employment report later on Friday. The US Dollar Index (DXY), an index of the value of the US Dollar (USD) measured ag