December 17, 2025 10:43 am
Key Moments Most Asian currencies slipped while the US Dollar Index rose 0.3% during Asia trading hours. The Indian rupee rebounded more than 1% intraday after touching successive record lows earlier in the week. Softer U.S. labor market figures added uncertainty to the Federal Reserve’s interest rate outlook. Asia FX Softens as Dollar Firms Most […]
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The EUR/SEK currency pair was stuck within a narrow daily range on Wednesday ahead of the outcome of the European Central Bank’s and Sweden’s Riksbank policy meetings. The European Central Bank is largely expected to keep its main refinancing operations rate intact at 2.15% at its December 18th policy meeting. And, the ECB deposit facility […]
Read moreDecember 17, 2025 9:33 am
Key Moments The U.S. Dollar Index rose 0.4% to 98.200, recovering from its lowest level since early October earlier this week. Sterling fell 0.8% to 1.3322 against the dollar after softer U.K. inflation data increased expectations of a Bank of England rate cut. USD/JPY climbed 0.5% to 155.54 as the yen weakened ahead of a […]
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Key Moments UK headline CPI and core CPI Y/Y both printed at 3.2%, undershooting consensus forecasts Sectors including food, non-alcoholic beverages, alcohol, and tobacco made the largest downward contributions to inflation The British pound weakened across major currencies while the UK FTSE 100 jumped as traders priced in deeper BoE easing Inflation Surprise Eases Pressure […]
Read moreDecember 17, 2025 7:03 am
Key Moments Bitcoin (BTC) has retreated nearly 7% from a key trendline rejection and is testing support at $85,569, with momentum indicators turning bearish. Ethereum (ETH) failed to reclaim its 50-day EMA at $3,249, dropping 11% by Tuesday and trading below $2,946 as bearish signals strengthen. XRP (XRP) has closed below a critical $1.96 support […]
Read moreDecember 16, 2025 3:23 pm
The GBP/NOK currency pair extended gains to a 16-week high of 13.6895 on Tuesday ahead of the outcome of the Bank of England’s and Norges Bank’s policy meetings. The Bank of England is expected to lower its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 3.75% at its December 18th meeting. In November, the BoE […]
Read moreDecember 16, 2025 2:54 pm
Key Moments Visa Inc. (V) launched USDC stablecoin settlement for U.S. issuers and acquirers, enabling card transactions to settle using Circle’s USDC for the first time domestically. Monthly USDC settlement volume on Visa’s network reached a $3.5 billion annualized run rate as of November 30. Cross River Bank and Lead Bank have already settled transactions […]
Read moreDecember 16, 2025 1:18 pm
Key Moments The U.K. composite PMI rose to 52.1 in December from 51.2 in November, beating expectations of 51.6 and remaining above the 50 expansion threshold. Input costs increased at their fastest pace since May, while prices charged hit their highest level since August, pointing to renewed pricing power. GBP/USD climbed to an intraday high […]
Read moreDecember 16, 2025 11:59 am
The EUR/NOK currency pair extended gains to a fresh 17-week high of 11.9820 on Tuesday ahead of the outcome of the European Central Bank’s and Norges Bank’s policy meetings. The European Central Bank is largely expected to keep its main refinancing operations rate intact at 2.15% at its December 18th policy meeting. And, the ECB […]
Read moreDecember 16, 2025 10:14 am
The EUR/USD currency pair held close to an 11-week high of 1.1769 on Tuesday ahead of the outcome of the European Central Bank’s policy meeting, while investors braced for the US Non-Farm Payrolls data for more insight into macroeconomic conditions and the Fed’s future interest rate path. The Federal Reserve delivered a largely anticipated rate […]
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