July 21, 2026 7:54 am
Key Moments Gold (XAU/USD) climbed to a four-day high near $4,075 during Tuesday’s move into the European session. Markets priced in around an 83% chance of a Federal Reserve rate hike by year-end, underpinning the US Dollar and limiting gold’s upside. Ongoing US-Iran tensions and fresh military strikes heightened geopolitical risk, offering support to both […]
Read moreJuly 21, 2026 7:40 am
Key Moments USD/JPY trades around 162.50 in Asia, hovering close to its multi-decade high of 162.84 as price action remains largely rangebound. Uncertainty over a potential 10-day ceasefire proposal between the US and Iran keeps investors cautious, with the US Dollar Index steady near 101.00. Markets await Japan’s June National CPI data on Friday and […]
Read moreJuly 21, 2026 7:15 am
Key Moments AUD/USD trades near 0.7010 during Tuesday’s Asian session despite heightened US-Iran tensions. The Reserve Bank of Australia keeps the Official Cash Rate at 4.35% and adopts a wait-and-see stance. Futures pricing implies a 16% probability of an RBA rate hike in August and roughly 50% to 60% odds of another increase by December […]
Read moreJuly 20, 2026 2:17 pm
Key Moments Wheat futures reached a week high of 700.00 cents after a 6.1% weekly rally linked to renewed U.S.-Iran tensions near the Strait of Hormuz. The USDA projected the smallest U.S. winter wheat crop since 1965 at 1.048 billion bushels, while Australia and the EU also cut 2026 harvest expectations. U.S.-Iran hostilities, Ukrainian strikes […]
Read moreJuly 20, 2026 11:02 am
Key Moments USD/CHF trades near 0.8060 after failing to hold above the 0.8100 area, down around 0.15% amid modest U.S. Dollar weakness. Rising U.S.-Iran tensions and elevated crude prices fuel inflation concerns and reinforce expectations for potential Federal Reserve rate hikes. Thin U.S. data calendar keeps attention on FOMC commentary and Middle East headlines as […]
Read moreJuly 20, 2026 9:09 am
Key Moments ADA trades around $0.165 on Monday, consolidating after a modest rebound the previous week. The Van Rossem hard fork, activated on Saturday, is Cardano’s first protocol upgrade fully approved via onchain governance and introduces Protocol Version 11. Derivatives data show mixed positioning, with a positive funding rate but a sub-1.0 long-to-short ratio pointing […]
Read moreJuly 20, 2026 8:14 am
Key Moments USD/IDR snaps a four-day decline and trades near 18,020 during Asian hours on Monday. Fuel shortages in Sumatra and higher crude prices intensify worries about Indonesia’s fiscal position, even as first-half 2026 budget execution stays broadly on track. Market pricing via the CME FedWatch Tool shows a 61.4% probability of a US rate […]
Read moreJuly 20, 2026 6:54 am
Key Moments AUD/USD trades about 0.12% higher near 0.6995 after rebounding from a soft opening in Monday’s Asian session. Traders price in an 85.6% probability that the Fed will keep rates unchanged at its upcoming July meeting, up from 65.8% a week earlier. The pair holds above the 20-day EMA at 0.6970, with immediate resistance […]
Read moreJuly 20, 2026 6:25 am
Key Moments XAG/USD trades near $56.80 per troy ounce in Asian hours on Monday, marking a second straight day of gains.
Read moreJuly 20, 2026 5:45 am
Key Moments The People’s Bank of China set Monday’s USD/CNY central parity rate at 6.7948. The new fixing compares with Friday’s reference rate of 6.7934. The official fix diverged from a Reuters estimate of 6.7577 for the session. Latest USD/CNY Central Parity Setting On Monday, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) set the central USD/CNY […]
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