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The US Dollar (USD) remains well supported as it extends this week’s postFOMC gains with broad strength against all of the G10 currencies with the exception of JPY, Scotiabank's Chief FX Strategists Shaun Osborne and Eric Theoret report. USD extending post-FOMC gains with broad strength vs. G10 "The

The Federal Reserve lowered the federal funds rate by 25 basis points to 4.00–4.25%, as predicted by the markets. Published forecasts showed that the Fed is set to ease policy in October and December as well. This was also the main scenario priced into the quotes, but the reduction in uncertainty su

The Japanese Yen (JPY) retreated further against the US Dollar (USD) on Thursday, with the USD/JPY pair gaining almost 0.5% on the day at 147.70, after briefly bottoming out at 145.48 on Wednesday following the Federal Reserve (Fed) meeting. JPY traders now turn their attention to Friday's monetary

On the radarToday at 10:00, Poland will release data for industry, PPI and wage growth for August.At 10:30, Slovakia will publish July’s current account data.Economic developments Today, we turn our attention to the banking sector in CEE, with a particular focus on household loan growth, defined as

After rallying for three days, ICE Brent and NYMEX WTI were seen trading lower in the early trading session today, even as the American Petroleum Institute (API) reported large crude Oil inventory withdrawals in the US, ING's commodity experts Ewa Manthey and Warren Patterson note. The rise in disti

AUD/USD advances to near 0.6670 as the market sentiment remains upbeat amid Fed dovish bets.The Fed is widely anticipated to cut interest rates on Wednesday.Investors await key US Retail Sales and the Australian employment data. The AUD/USD pair climbs to near 0.6670 during the European trading sess

The Chinese economy is moving more like a stalled growth engine than even an old handcar trolley — each pump eventually produces less forward motion. August’s data were thin gruel: retail sales crawled at 3.4%, factory output eased to 5.2%, and fixed-asset investment slipped to the weakest pace sinc

The Dollar Index failed to sustain its rise past 98 and while below it, the index can be vulnerable to fall towards 97 or even 96. The Euro is moving higher within the 1.16-1.18 range. EURINR is headed towards the resistance near 104. EURJPY and USDJPY can hold the immediate ranges of 172-174 and 14

Gold (XAU/USD) prices have pulled back after a strong rally fueled by weak U.S. jobs data and growing bets on a September Fed rate cut. Markets are increasingly expecting a Fed rate cut in September, which continues to support bullish momentum. At the same time, geopolitical tensions and continued c

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The Dollar is softer, not collapsing, but caught in that familiar downward drift again — and this time the slide is tethered to the slow unravelling of the U.S. labour market narrative. The benchmark revisions due later today are now the fulcrum of the FX market, because they will decide whether the

Last night, as widely expected, the French government collapsed after losing a confidence vote. The lower house’s unusual coalition of far-left and far-right deputies rejected the government’s plan to rein in France’s ballooning budget deficit. In his response, the outgoing PM François Bayrou warned

Prices continue to fall, consumer confidence remains sluggish, and corporate profits are shrinking. Deflation has become the core challenge for the global economy in 2025. Deflation Status: Economic Pressure Behind The Data According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics of China, in April

After it completed a 5-wave resurgence from the April 2025 blue box, TXN is about to correct this bullish cycle to a zone where it could attract fresh bids it would need to launch a new bullish cycle. Texas Instruments (TXN) is a global semiconductor company known for designing and manufa