February 10, 2026 8:42 am
The CAD/NOK currency pair hovered above a fresh 45 1/2-month low of 7.0316 on Tuesday ahead of Bank of Canada’s minutes release and after data showed Norway’s annual inflation had accelerated in January, against consensus of an easing. The Bank of Canada kept its benchmark interest rate intact at 2.25% at its January meeting, in […]
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Key Moments Bitcoin traded 2.2% lower at $69,392.7 by 05:58 GMT, slipping back under the $70,000 mark. The token has recently been confined to a $68,000 to $72,000 band after rebounding from lows near $60,000. A $44 billion erroneous bitcoin credit at South Korean exchange Bithumb has intensified regulatory scrutiny of digital asset platforms. Bitcoin […]
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Key Moments Commerzbank’s Michael Pfister says many ECB officials now see heavy focus on euro strength as counterproductive. However, he expects a stronger ECB response only if EUR-USD rises much further from current levels. Meanwhile, French President Emmanuel Macron has flagged the strong euro’s impact on exports as EUR-USD moved back above 1.19. ECB Sensitivity […]
Read moreFebruary 10, 2026 7:35 am
Key Moments Bitcoin Cash (BCH) is trading below $522 on Tuesday after repeated failures to break key resistance. Derivatives and on-chain indicators highlight a bearish tilt, raising the risk of a dead-cat bounce toward lower support. A daily close above the 200-day EMA at $544.70 would be needed to target resistance at $564.00, the 100-day […]
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Key Moments Japan’s snap election produced a “landslide” win and “supermajority” for Takaichi and the ruling LDP, reinforcing support for higher fiscal spending. USD/JPY has slipped 0.4% to 155.30 over the past two days as verbal intervention and intervention risk from Tokyo officials lifted the yen. Goldman Sachs and ANZ both expect USD/JPY to resume […]
Read moreFebruary 9, 2026 2:45 pm
Key Moments EUR/JPY trades near 185.75 after bouncing from an intraday low around 184.87 following Japan’s election outcome. Euro sentiment receives a lift as Sentix Investor Confidence climbs to 4.2 in February from -1.8 in January. The Yen holds broadly firm after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s LDP secures a historic landslide victory, keeping Japan’s fiscal […]
Read moreFebruary 9, 2026 2:33 pm
Key Moments The US dollar came under broad selling pressure at the start of the week following several weaker-than-expected labor indicators. Speculative net short positioning in the dollar more than doubled to $16.82 billion from $7.98 billion, according to IMM data released Friday. A Bloomberg report said Chinese authorities have urged banks to reduce exposure […]
Read moreFebruary 9, 2026 1:46 pm
Key Moments USD/JPY recovered to 156.70 after hitting an intraday low of 156.20 on Monday. The Yen strengthened sharply following Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s landslide victory, with the LDP winning 316 of 465 Lower House seats. Weak recent U.S. labor data has reinforced expectations of additional Federal Reserve rate cuts, keeping the Dollar under pressure. […]
Read moreFebruary 9, 2026 1:32 pm
The GBP/SEK currency pair pulled back from an over 2-week high of 12.3302 on Monday, as renewed expectations of a Bank of England rate cut mounted pressure on the Pound. The Bank of England left its benchmark interest rate intact at 3.75% at its February 5th meeting, in line with market consensus. Yet, it was […]
Read moreFebruary 9, 2026 11:32 am
Key Moments EUR/GBP trades near 0.8720, up 0.38% on the day, supported by stronger Eurozone sentiment and a weaker Pound. The Eurozone Sentix Investors’ Sentiment Index climbs to 4.2 in February from -1.8 in January, its first positive reading since July. Political uncertainty in the United Kingdom and expectations of Bank of England rate cuts […]
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