AUDUSD rose to one-month high on Wednesday, lifted by higher than expected inflation in the third quarter that boosted expectations for RBA rate hike in the next policy meeting. Consumer prices advanced by 1.3% in Q3 compared to 0.6 in Q2 while annualized CPI was unchanged at 3.9%. Core inflation was up by 3.7% from previous quarter’s 3.6%.…

The New Zealand dollar fell sharply against its US counterpart on Wednesday, following surprise decision of the New Zealand central bank to keep interest rates unchanged against expectations for 25 basis point rate hike. The pair was down 1.6% in immediate reaction to RBNZ decision, with signals from policymakers about further tightening in coming…

EURGBP holds near the bottom of four-day narrow consolidation, just above multi-month low at 0.8361 (the lowest since May 2025). Near-term action remains firmly in red following Monday’s strong upside rejection and subsequent weakness (bearish daily candle with long upper shadow), reflecting negative signal from economic data as French consumer…

The dollar extends recovery leg into third consecutive day, retracing over 50% of 102.72/101.24 pullback on Tuesday. Calmer stock markets, particularly stabilizing sentiment in AI related sector, hawkish signals from the US policymakers and higher oil prices, contributed to dollar’s latest advance. All eyes are on Wednesday’s FOMC meeting,…

Brent oil opened with gap-lower on Monday, easing from the highest in nearly seven months, hit last Friday, pressured by fresh hopes of potential easing of hostilities between the US and Iran. The pullback was so far limited (the price was down over $3 in European trading) as situation in the region remains fragile, particularly due to…

Brent oil rose to the highest since early May on Friday, extending strong bullish acceleration from $110 zone into second consecutive day (the contract advanced 2.6% on Thursday and additional 1.4% on Friday morning). Growing threats that the situation in the Middle East (Yemen and Iran) could completely run out of control if conflicts escalate,…

Gold fell to two-week low on Thursday on repeated attempt through $4100 support, as oil prices climb further on signals of escalation of the conflict in the Middle East. Rising inflation (the latest US data showed that CPI & PPI remain in an upward trajectory, implying that the Fed would keep interest rates elevated for extended period) will…

USDJPY fell sharply during late Asian/early European trading on Thursday (down 0.8%) and attempts to break below multi-day range, after the action was repeatedly capped by daily cloud top / 200DMA. Fresh drop weakens the structure on daily chart, as the price moves deeper into thick daily cloud and breaks below daily Kijun-sen (157.16),…