October 20, 2026 7:10 am
Key Moments USD/JPY trades around 158.50 in Tuesday’s Asian session, supported by higher U.S. Treasury yields. BoJ Governor Kazuo Ueda says underlying inflation is approaching the 2% target, while warning long-term yields could rise if policy lags. Futures pricing via CME FedWatch shows 82.8% odds the Fed keeps rates unchanged this month and 93.6% odds […]
Read moreOctober 20, 2026 7:07 am
Key Moments USD/CAD extends a four-day losing streak, trading near 1.4090 during Asian hours on Tuesday. Middle Eastern crude flows drop to a seven-day average of about 8.5 million barrels per day from more than 20 million barrels per day amid at least 10 vessel incidents. Fed funds futures point to unchanged rates in October […]
Read moreOctober 20, 2026 6:55 am
Key Moments Bitcoin traded close to $82,000 while on-chain data showed weaker spot demand and lingering selling pressure. The share of Bitcoin supply in profit dropped to 68.2%, with the realized profit-to-loss ratio falling to 41.8%, signaling cooler profit-taking. Implied volatility stayed below its one-year average, but upcoming options expiries and broader equity deleveraging posed […]
Read moreOctober 20, 2026 6:42 am
Key Moments GBP/USD trades around 1.3310 in Asian dealings as the US Dollar softens on expectations of a Federal Reserve rate pause in October. Markets price in four 25-basis-point Bank of England rate hikes by July 2027, with the first potentially as soon as November. Investors look ahead to next week’s UK budget, positioning for […]
Read moreOctober 20, 2026 6:25 am
Key Moments NZD/USD traded nearly unchanged around 0.5665 in early Asian dealings as investors awaited New Zealand’s Q3 CPI data. The People’s Bank of China kept its one-year and five-year Loan Prime Rates at 3.00% and 3.50% in October. Markets expected the Federal Reserve to leave interest rates unchanged at its upcoming October 27-28 policy […]
Read moreOctober 20, 2026 6:17 am
Key Moments AUD/USD trades around 0.6970 in Asian hours after two consecutive sessions of gains, giving back ground following the PBOC’s latest rate decision. PBOC keeps the one-year Loan Prime Rate at 3.00% and the five-year Loan Prime Rate at 3.50%, offering no additional policy support. CME FedWatch Tool indicates markets see the Fed on […]
Read moreOctober 20, 2026 5:53 am
Key Moments EUR/USD traded near 1.1215 in early European dealings on Tuesday, holding its recent gains despite political and fiscal concerns in France. The spread between French government bonds and German Bunds widened to 147 basis points, from around 110 basis points in late September. Fed funds futures reflected expectations for an October rate hold […]
Read moreOctober 20, 2026 5:49 am
Key Moments Ethereum (ETH) is trading around $2,400, giving back early Asian-session gains. BitMine Immersion (BMNR) purchased 12,535 ETH last week, raising its holdings to over 6.041 million ETH, or 4.9% of the 122.1 million ETH supply. ETH remains capped below the 20-day and 50-day EMAs, with initial support clustered near $2,355 – $2,351 at […]
Read moreOctober 19, 2026 10:28 am
Key Moments Commerzbank observes that the Polish Zloty continues to trail other CE3 currencies even as the Euro stabilised and peers recovered some recent losses. Institutional frictions involving Poland’s government, president and central bank over NBP Management Board nominations are cited as a key drag on PLN. Despite looming uncertainty around the NBP board structure, […]
Read moreOctober 19, 2026 10:14 am
Key Moments EUR/CAD traded around 1.5800 during European hours on Monday after opening with a bearish gap. Oil prices declined after US President Donald Trump signed an executive order pausing certain Russian fuel export sanctions. Markets anticipate the Bank of Canada will keep rates unchanged at its October meeting, with a possible hike discussed for […]
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