October 2, 2026 7:52 am
Key Moments Gold (XAU/USD) continues to move sideways below $4,200 as traders await the latest US Nonfarm Payrolls report. A firm US Dollar near a one-and-a-half-year high and elevated US bond yields are pressuring the non-yielding metal. Key technical levels cluster between $4,230 and $4,519 on the upside, while support is seen from $4,103 down […]
Read moreOctober 2, 2026 6:32 am
Key Moments EUR/USD trades near 1.1235 in Friday’s Asian session, pressured by concerns over France’s fiscal outlook. Dallas Fed President Lorie Logan calls for at least 50 bps of additional rate hikes, reinforcing a hawkish Fed narrative and supporting the US Dollar. Markets focus on US September Nonfarm Payrolls and unemployment data for further signals […]
Read moreOctober 2, 2026 6:18 am
Key Moments USD/CAD trades around 1.4230 in Asian hours after rebounding from the prior session’s losses. Markets focus on US September Nonfarm Payrolls, with forecasts of 90,000 new jobs and an unchanged 4.1% Unemployment Rate. Falling crude prices and geopolitical risks pressure the Canadian Dollar while US rate expectations support the greenback. USD/CAD Rebound Supported […]
Read moreOctober 1, 2026 1:33 pm
Key Moments AMD trades at $616.45, within $22 of its $639 all-time high, after gaining roughly 281% year-over-year and 187% year-to-date from a January 2026 open of about $214. Short-term technical indicators show fading momentum near record levels, even as open interest jumps 11.47% and the majority of both retail and institutional traders hold short […]
Read moreOctober 1, 2026 12:51 pm
Key Moments Synopsys shares climbed 2.5% in pre-market trading after a series of major announcements at its 2026 Investor Day in New York. The company unveiled a multi-year AWS deal worth over $1 billion, featuring a license-plus-royalty structure tied to Amazon’s custom chip volumes. Synopsys introduced a new OpenAI partnership, a ~$1 billion share repurchase […]
Read moreOctober 1, 2026 9:58 am
Key Moments U.S. equity futures traded mixed, with Dow futures lower while S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures edged higher by 05:25 ET (09:25 GMT). Micron (NASDAQ: MU) delivered fiscal fourth quarter earnings and guidance that topped expectations, yet its shares hovered just below unchanged in premarket trading. Despite recent bond market turmoil and geopolitical […]
Read moreOctober 1, 2026 9:33 am
Key Moments LTC has been trading in a narrow $2.65 range between $65.63 and $68.28, with price stalling near key resistance as it hovers around $67.04. While Litecoin remains firmly above major moving averages and shows a bullish long-term structure, short-term momentum indicators such as the 7-day SMA and MACD are signaling exhaustion. Derivatives positioning […]
Read moreOctober 1, 2026 8:55 am
Key Moments Brent crude climbed +42.0% from its late-June lows during Q3 as the US-Iran conflict re-escalated. Rising oil prices coincided with a major global bond selloff, with 10-year U.S. Treasury yields advancing for a seventh straight month. Strength along the Brent futures curve through December 2027 reinforced concerns over persistent inflation and hawkish central […]
Read moreOctober 1, 2026 8:50 am
Key Moments The Mexican peso (MXN) lost more than 4% against the US dollar since 22 September, marking a weak performance for the month. Standard macro drivers such as the strong US dollar, risk aversion, oil prices, and US yields explain only part of the MXN move, leaving a sizable Mexico-specific component. Commerzbank highlights resurgent […]
Read moreOctober 1, 2026 8:39 am
Key Moments NZD/USD trades near 0.5615 as political uncertainty ahead of New Zealand’s November 7 election pressures the Kiwi. Markets reduce expectations for an October Fed rate hike after PCE inflation data, favoring a potential move in December instead. Technical indicators show NZD/USD in oversold territory, with price hovering just above key Bollinger support around […]
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