The EUR/JPY buyers stop the bleeding after three consecutive days of losses, registering modest gains of 0.56% on Tuesday. At the time of writing, the cross-pair trades at around 181.90 after US and Japanese authorities intervened in the FX markets … [Continue reading]
Gold shines and rises on Iran’s deal hopes, lower US yields
Gold (XAU/USD) advances some 0.75% on Tuesday as Oil prices fall, along with US Treasury yields. Also, an improvement in risk appetite propelled the yellow metal to a two-day peak of $4,106.XAU/USD advances as Hormuz reopening hopes weigh in Oil, … [Continue reading]
XRP stuck in tight range as whale demand, on-chain activity strengthen
Ripple (XRP) declines for a second day in a row, trading around $1.07 at the time of writing on Tuesday. The remittance token has continued to sustain a bearish outlook, aligning with the broader cryptocurrency market.XRP Ledger activity gains … [Continue reading]
South African Rand: Rate hold seen hurting currency – Commerzbank
Commerzbank’s Volkmar Baur writes that despite South Africa’s reasonable recent performance under pressure from the Iran conflict, the central bank’s July decision to leave its key rate unchanged was surprising. With reform momentum slowing and the … [Continue reading]
Euro flatlines above 1.1500 as traders turn cautious ahead of US NFP data
The EUR/USD pair holds steady around 1.1505 during the early European trading hours on Tuesday. Markets remain cautious ahead of the crucial US July jobs report, which is due later this week. Eurozone inflation ticked up in July, bolstering the … [Continue reading]
Fed’s Warsh weighs cutting regular FOMC meetings to six from eight a year
Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Kevin Warsh is reportedly weighing whether the US central bank should hold fewer policy meetings each year, according to the New York Times, citing four people familiar with the matter.Bloomberg later reported that Warsh … [Continue reading]
Mexican Peso outpace broad US Dollar strength, ahead of Banxico’s day
The Mexican Peso gains ground versus the US Dollar on Monday as risk appetite increases the carry-trade appeal of the emerging-market currency, while traders await the release of the Bank of Mexico (Banxico) monetary policy meeting late this week. … [Continue reading]
Australian Dollar slips after upbeat US ISM Manufacturing data
AUD/USD extends its pullback toward the 0.6990 area during Monday's American session after stronger-than-expected United States (US) manufacturing data reinforced the US Dollar (USD). The pair had rallied above 0.7050 at the start of trading this … [Continue reading]
Gold struggles to hold gains amid mixed US-Iran headlines, hawkish Fed
Gold (XAU/USD) starts the week on a positive note, although buyers lack conviction as markets weigh conflicting US-Iran headlines and look ahead to US employment data for fresh clues on the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) policy outlook. At the time of … [Continue reading]
GBP/USD Price Forecast: At make or a break around 1.3500
The British Pound (GBP) underperforms its major currency peers, trading 0.1% lower at around 1.3470 against the US Dollar (USD) during the early European trading session on Monday. The GBP/USD declines as traders reconsider Bank of England (BoE) … [Continue reading]