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EUR/USD prolonged its agony throughout the week, poising to print losses of 0.70%, as it fell 0.20% on Friday, despite the release of mixed economic data in the US. In the European Union, Retail Sales exceeded forecasts, but traders’ focus remains around the dynamics of the US and the Dollar. The pair trades at 1.1636 after hitting a daily peak of 1.1662.Euro remains under pressure despite mixed US data, as investors stay focused on Dollar dynamicsDecember’s US Nonfarm Payroll figures were mixed as the economy added 50K jobs, below forecast for a 60K increase, also below November’s 64K print. Nevertheless,…
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The Japanese Yen (JPY) extends its downtrend against a firmer US Dollar (USD) for the fourth straight day, lifting the USD/JPY pair back to the weekly top, around the 157.30 area, during the Asian session on Friday. Worries that consumption momentum could fade if inflation continues to outpace wage growth in early 2026 overshadow an unexpected rise in Japan’s Household Spending data for November. This, in turn, adds to the uncertainty over the timing of the next Bank of Japan (BoJ) rate hike and undermines the JPY amid an escalating China-Japan row.Apart from this, concerns about Japan’s fiscal situation and…
Wells Fargo investment strategists expect lower interest rates, tech-sector growth and international-stock gains in 2026.
USD/CHF is holding near the middle of its 0.7900–0.8100 range as Swiss inflation prints came in line with expectations, BBH FX analysts report. SNB poised to keep policy rate at 0%”USD/CHF is up near the middle of its multi-month 0.7900-0.8100 range. We expect this range to hold.” “Swiss inflation matched expectations in December. Headline CPI was 0.1% y/y vs. 0.0% in November and core CPI printed at 0.5% y/y (consensus: 0.4%) vs. 0.4% in November.” “The Swiss National Bank will keep the policy rate steady for the foreseeable futures. The swaps curve price-in the policy rate to remain around 0.00% over…
A stock-market indicator that has been used by investment analysts for more than a century flashed a bullish signal this week.
USD/CAD trades around 1.3820 on Wednesday at the time of writing, up 0.10% on the day, supported by a modest rebound in the US Dollar (USD) amid mixed US economic data and persistent weakness in the Canadian Dollar (CAD).In the United States (US), activity in the services sector shows signs of improvement. The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) Services Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) came in at 54.4 in December, up from 52.6 previously and above market expectations. This increase points to stronger momentum in the services sector, although some components remain mixed. The Prices Paid Index eased to 64.3, suggesting…
President Donald Trump late Tuesday said Venezuela will send the U.S. 30 million to 50 million barrels of oil, which will then be sold by the U.S. and the proceeds controlled by him.
As we step into 2026, the silver market is capturing global attention like never before. After surging more than 150 percent in 2025, prices are hovering around USD 73 per ounce in early January. What investors are now witnessing is not a typical cyclical rally, but what increasingly resembles a fundamental repricing of silver as both an industrial necessity and a monetary metal. At BullionStar, we have long advocated physical precious metals as a cornerstone of wealth preservation. The current dynamics in silver highlight precisely why ownership of real, deliverable metal matters more than ever. In this post, we examine…
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) will publish the Consumer Price Index (CPI) data for November at 00:30 GMT on Wednesday.This is the second complete monthly CPI report, as the government continues to transition from the quarterly CPI to the monthly gauge as the primary measure of headline inflation.“However, the RBA has said it still prefers the quarterly prints for a better gauge of inflation trends, given the new data can be volatile,” according to Reuters.The inflation report is eagerly awaited to gauge the next interest rate move by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), which could significantly impact the…