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The Euro (EUR) is trading flat vs. the US Dollar (USD) and consolidating around 1.11 into Tuesday’s NA session, Scotiabank's Chief FX Strategist Shaun Osborne notes. Euro remains vulnerable to Fed/ECB divergence "Market participants showed little reaction to the mixed ZEW investor sentiment data out

Sentiment across risk assets improved with the pause in US-China tariffs, OCBC's FX analysts Frances Cheung and Christopher Wong note. Supply side should to keep downward pressure on the market "The move to reduce tariffs for 90 days was certainly more aggressive than many expected, highlighted by t

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) published the Summary of Opinions from the monetary policy meeting on April 30 and May 1, 2025, with the key findings noted below. Key quotes One member said BOJ is likely to keep raising interest rates in accordance with improvements in the economy, prices. One member said n

NYMEX WTI is trading above $63/bbl, while ICE Brent was seen approaching $66/bbl on US-China trade talk optimism. Meanwhile, the latest round of discussions between the US and Iran also concluded with both sides agreeing to further discussions and negotiations, ING's commodity experts Ewa Manthey an

GBP/USD reversed early gains to fall another 0.34% on Thursday.The BoE delivered a broadly expected quarter-point rate cut.Support for the Pound Sterling evaporated as global markets pivot toward trade headlines. GBP/USD kicked off Thursday with an early spat of gains, fueled by the Bank of England

Summary The Bank of England (BoE) delivered a widely anticipated 25 bps rate cut at today's announcement, bringing the policy rate down to 4.25%. Between the somewhat balanced policymaker vote split, mixed commentary on economic trends, and updated economic projections that did not contain any major

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On the radarThe CNB lowered the target rate by 25bps and NBP by 50bps yesterday.Retail Sales in Romania were published at 3.4% y/y in March.Industrial production in March decreased by 5.4% y/y (calendar adjusted) in Hungary.Economic developments Yesterday, two central banks in the region announced r

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The Federal Reserve appears dead set to keep policy unchanged on Wednesday, with chair Powell set to defy pressure from the White House and signal that the FOMC is in no rush to lower rates again. President Trump’s tariffs have added considerable uncertainty to the path ahead for US rates. While the

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USD/CAD weakens as investors await the upcoming Nonfarm Payrolls report for insights into how tariffs might be affecting employment.Market sentiment improved after US President Donald Trump signaled possible trade deals with several countries.Canada’s S&P Global Manufacturing PMI fell to 45.3 in