August 31, 2026 6:36 am
Key Moments USD/CAD trades lower around 1.3890 in Asian hours as higher crude prices support the Canadian Dollar. Escalating US-Iran tensions in the Gulf region lift oil, while markets watch US and Canadian labor data due Friday. Hawkish remarks from Fed Chair Kevin Warsh keep the US Dollar underpinned, with Fed sentiment gauges staying elevated. […]
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Key Moments NZD/USD trades near 0.5910, trimming earlier losses after China’s NBS Manufacturing PMI rose to 49.8 in August. Soft ANZ business confidence data and caution ahead of the RBNZ decision weigh on New Zealand’s currency outlook. Hawkish comments from Fed Chair Kevin Warsh boosted expectations for a Fed rate hike, supporting the US Dollar. […]
Read moreAugust 31, 2026 5:51 am
Key Moments The People’s Bank of China set the USD/CNY central parity at 6.7828 for Monday’s session. The new fixing compares with Friday’s reference rate of 6.7811. The Monday fixing came in against a Reuters estimate of 6.7344. Latest USD/CNY Central Parity Fixing On Monday, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) set the central reference […]
Read moreAugust 28, 2026 2:19 pm
Key Moments Corn futures were higher by 5 to 6 cents in early Friday trade after losing 3 to 8 1/4 cents on Thursday. New-crop export sales reached 1.066 MMT for the reported week, a marketing-year high, even as total 2026/27 commitments lagged last year by 33.6%. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was […]
Read moreAugust 28, 2026 2:10 pm
Key Moments Escalating conflict risk in the Black Sea region has driven wheat to three-year highs, with renewed concern over Russian and Ukrainian export flows. Fundamentals have tightened as European production prospects weaken, U.S. stocks decline, and export demand firms, including new USDA sales and recent Egyptian purchases. December wheat has locked limit up in […]
Read moreAugust 28, 2026 1:31 pm
Key Moments Workday (WDAY) did not address market speculation around a potential Silver Lake acquisition during its Q2 FY2027 earnings call reported on Aug 27, 2026. AI products generated more than $100M in new ACV in Q2 and now represent over 25% of all new ACV, with AI SKU ARR reaching approximately $600M, more than […]
Read moreAugust 28, 2026 12:51 pm
Key Moments AAPL’s tokenized contract trades at $315.35, pressing into a dense resistance cluster around $317 to $317.78. Roughly 71.3% of traders and 73.8% of top traders are net long, while the taker buy/sell ratio at 0.6157 shows aggressive selling dominating near-term flow. The base-case outlook assigns a 65% probability to a pullback toward support […]
Read moreAugust 28, 2026 10:34 am
Key Moments An mRNA-based cancer vaccine developed by Moderna (MRNA.O) and Merck (MRK.N) met its primary goal in a late-stage trial in patients with localized melanoma. Merck has paid a total of $450 million upfront for the collaboration as the partners share development costs and future profits. Wall Street has projected vaccine sales exceeding $1 […]
Read moreAugust 28, 2026 10:16 am
Key Moments S&P 500 futures were unchanged at 7,728 points, while Nasdaq 100 futures slipped 0.3% to 29,606.75 and Dow futures inched up 0.1% to 53,682.0. Nvidia shares were down 1% after an 8.7% surge in the prior session, which had powered a broad rally in AI-related and mega-cap technology names. Investors were cautious ahead […]
Read moreAugust 28, 2026 9:53 am
Key Moments DBS strategists expect 1QFY27 GDP data to show India has coped with geopolitical disruptions better than previously anticipated. Internal demand and production indicators strengthened, supported by services and exports, even as muted wealth effects and soft fuel demand persisted. Listed companies’ revenues generally stayed resilient, though higher energy prices pressured profitability at oil […]
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