September 2, 2026 6:03 am
Key Moments NZD/USD trades near 0.5855 in early Asian hours after the RBNZ raises the Official Cash Rate to 2.75%. The RBNZ delivers a 25 bps increase, signaling gradual removal of stimulus to steer inflation toward its 2% midpoint target. ING flags downside risks for the Kiwi as markets price in “95bp by June 2027,” […]
Read moreSeptember 2, 2026 5:51 am
Key Moments Australia’s Q2 2026 GDP expanded 0.4% quarter-on-quarter, exceeding the 0.3% consensus and accelerating from Q1’s 0.3% rise. US 10-year Treasury yields climbed to 4.80% amid a global bond selloff, while higher oil prices revived inflation and rate-hike concerns. US data showed softer July JOLTS job openings and a lower August ISM Manufacturing PMI […]
Read moreSeptember 2, 2026 5:48 am
Key Moments PBOC set the USD/CNY central parity at 6.7829 for Wednesday’s session, above the prior fix of 6.7809. The new fixing contrasted with a 6.7238 estimate compiled by Reuters. China’s central bank uses multiple tools, including the Loan Prime Rate and foreign exchange operations, to guide monetary and exchange-rate conditions. Daily USD/CNY Fixing Update […]
Read moreSeptember 1, 2026 10:56 am
Key Moments Commerzbank’s Michael Pfister notes that Brazil’s key rate at 14% and inflation just under 4.5% have resulted in one of the highest real interest rates globally. Rising government spending, partly linked to elections at the beginning of October, has supported growth indicators despite restrictive monetary policy. Pfister stresses that upcoming fiscal data and […]
Read moreSeptember 1, 2026 9:37 am
Key Moments USD/CHF trades around 0.8100 in Asian hours after rebounding from prior-day losses, despite stronger Swiss retail figures. Swiss Real Retail Sales for July rise 2.3% year-over-year, beating the 1.3% forecast and exceeding June’s revised 1.9% growth. Markets now price in a first SNB rate hike in June 2027, while Fed rate expectations for […]
Read moreSeptember 1, 2026 9:15 am
Key Moments EUR/GBP trades near 0.8570 in early European hours as the Euro softens following weaker German Retail Sales data for July. German Retail Sales fell 3.4% MoM in July and 2.5% YoY, both undershooting prior readings and market expectations. EUR/GBP remains constrained below key moving averages, with resistance seen near 0.8605 and support around […]
Read moreSeptember 1, 2026 8:53 am
Key Moments GBP/JPY trades in the mid-216.00s on Tuesday, staying within the range seen over the past week. Japan’s 10-year yield touches 3% for the first time since September 1996, amplifying concerns over fiscal sustainability and pressuring the JPY. The more than 250 bps rate gap between the BoE’s 3.75% benchmark and the BoJ’s 1.00% […]
Read moreSeptember 1, 2026 8:36 am
Key Moments LTC is trading at $48.91 in a tight daily range, pinned between the SMA 7 at $49.17 and the SMA 20 at $48.21, signaling stalled momentum. Derivatives positioning is heavily skewed long even as the taker buy/sell ratio sits at 0.64, with sell volume 57% higher than buy volume. Analysts see a higher […]
Read moreSeptember 1, 2026 8:33 am
Key Moments USD/IDR trades around 17,770 after earlier softness, supported by a stronger US Dollar on more hawkish Federal Reserve expectations. Indonesia’s headline inflation rose to 3.19% in August from 2.88% in July, surpassing the 3.13% consensus but staying within Bank Indonesia’s 1.5%-3.5% target band. China’s factory PMI climbed to 51.5 in August, marking a […]
Read moreSeptember 1, 2026 7:56 am
Key Moments EUR/USD trades near 1.1600 on Tuesday, down about 0.10%, after failing to extend its rebound from the 100-day Simple Moving Average around 1.1575-1.1580. Stronger expectations for a Federal Reserve rate hike and heightened US-Iran tensions underpin demand for the US Dollar and weigh on the euro. Investors focus on the preliminary Eurozone HICP […]
Read more