May 18, 2026 7:01 am
Key Moments USD/CHF is trading flat around 0.7870, hovering near its highest level since April 30. Hotter-than-expected U.S. inflation has pushed market-implied odds of a December Fed hike to 48.4%, up from 14.3% a week earlier. Escalating U.S.-Iran tensions and expectations of prolonged conflict are seen as potentially supportive for the U.S. Dollar against the […]
Read moreMay 18, 2026 6:46 am
Key Moments AUD/JPY has been under pressure for a third straight session, trading near 113.20 and testing the lower boundary of an ascending triangle pattern. The cross remains above the 50-day EMA at 112.44, while the nine-day EMA at 113.72 and an RSI reading near 50 point to short-term consolidation and neutral momentum. A downside […]
Read moreMay 18, 2026 6:38 am
Key Moments AUD/USD trades near 0.7130 and has declined for three consecutive sessions amid Asian trading on Monday. China’s April activity data broadly disappoints, with Retail Sales up 0.2% YoY and Fixed Asset Investment down 1.6% YTD YoY. Expectations for a potential US Federal Reserve rate hike in December rise sharply, underpinning the US Dollar. […]
Read moreMay 18, 2026 6:27 am
Key Moments USD/CAD trades above the mid-1.3700s in the Asian session, holding just below the one-month high reached last Friday. Heightened Middle East tensions and rising expectations for a potential Fed rate hike support the US Dollar’s safe-haven appeal. Crude Oil advances to a two-week peak amid geopolitical risks and Strait of Hormuz disruption, cushioning […]
Read moreMay 18, 2026 6:12 am
Key Moments NZD/USD trades lower near 0.5830 during Monday’s Asian session, remaining below the 0.5850 level. Chinese April Retail Sales rose 0.2% YoY and Industrial Production increased 4.1% YoY, both missing market expectations. Fed rate-hike odds for December move to 48.4% for at least a 25 bps increase, up sharply from 14.3% a week earlier. […]
Read moreMay 18, 2026 5:45 am
Key Moments GBP/USD extends its decline for a fifth straight session, touching 1.3300, the weakest level since April 8. Escalating tensions involving Iran and firmer expectations for a 2026 Federal Reserve rate hike support the US Dollar. Political strains within the UK government and upcoming labor and inflation data leave the backdrop tilted toward GBP/USD […]
Read moreMay 17, 2026 12:49 pm
The USD/JPY currency pair settled below Friday’s high of 158.84, its strongest level since April 30th, amid broad-based strength in the US Dollar, supported by signs of improving trade dynamics between the United States and China as well as solid expectations that the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates on hold through the year. US […]
Read moreMay 17, 2026 8:37 am
The GBP/USD currency pair settled above Friday’s low of 1.3315, its weakest level since April 8th, amid broad-based strength in the US Dollar, supported by signs of improving trade dynamics between the United States and China as well as solid expectations that the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates on hold through the year. US […]
Read moreMay 16, 2026 11:03 am
The GBP/JPY currency pair settled above Friday’s low of 211.28, its weakest level since May 6th, as ongoing political instability in the United Kingdom continued to weigh on the Pound and remained a primary drag on the pair. Britain’s Health Minister Wes Streeting resigned from the government on Thursday, citing irreconcilable differences over the government’s […]
Read moreMay 15, 2026 9:14 am
Key Moments USD/JPY extended gains for a fifth straight session on Friday, trading near 158.60 in early European hours. The US Dollar Index climbed 0.25% to around 99.10, marking its highest level in more than two weeks. USD/JPY remained above its 20-period EMA and the 61.8% Fibonacci retracement at 158.57, maintaining a short-term bullish bias. […]
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