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Norwegian Krone: Softer Norges Bank stance weighs – BBH
Brown Brothers Harriman’s (BBH) Elias Haddad reports Norwegian Krone weakness after Norges Bank left rates at 4.25% but softened its hawkish bias. Forward guidance shifted from a likely hike to a more conditional stance, dropping an explicit call for tighter policy.
US Dollar: Safe haven support versus Fed repricing – Rabobank
Rabobank's Senior FX Strategist Jane Foley analyzes the US Dollar’s (USD) evolving relationship with Oil and its safe haven role.
Europe: Extreme weather weighs on growth – Standard Chartered
Standard Chartered’s Christopher Graham and Emily Ashford highlight that Europe’s record heat and drought in 2026 are disrupting refiners, power generation, inland waterways and agriculture.
Food inflation jumped to 5.52% and the Reserve Bank of India held at 5.25%: Why rate hikes are still on the table
India’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation accelerated slightly to 4.45% year-on-year in July from 4.38% in June, primarily propelled by rising food costs.
United Kingdom: Growth risks tilt higher – Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank’s Sanjay Raja notes that the UK economy remained strong over spring, with UK GDP rising 0.4% q/q and annualised growth in the first half reaching 2%.
Norges Bank: Disinflation slows rate path – Nomura
Nomura economists note Norges Bank kept its policy rate at 4.25% in August despite softer CPI-ATE inflation. The bank still flags a possible further hike, but they now expect a November move, with risks tilted to no additional increase and no rate cuts projected until September 2027.
Federal Reserve: Trump pressure and rate risks – Commerzbank
Commerzbank's Dr. Marco Wagner analyzes how Donald Trump’s past and potential future attacks on the Federal Reserve (Fed) affect its independence.
US Dollar: Yield support erodes on weaker inflation – DBS
DBS Group Research economist Philip Wee notes that softer US CPI and labour data kept DXY locked in a 99.4–100.1 range after the USD/JPY sell-off linked to joint US-Japan interventions. Markets sharply reduced the implied probability of a September Federal Reserve hike.
"Still an open question": Fed’s Barkin keeps possibility of rate hike alive
Richmond Federal Reserve (Fed) President Thomas Barkin highlighted on Thursday the persistent uncertainty surrounding the US inflation outlook and monetary policy.
Euro: Choppy range trading outlook against US Dollar – Rabobank
Rabobank's Senior FX Strategist Jane Foley discusses EUR/USD dynamics in light of shifting Fed rate hike expectations and Oil-related safe haven flows into the Dollar.
Japanese Yen: Policy support for BoJ hikes – BBH
Brown Brothers Harriman’s (BBH) Elias Haddad highlights USD/JPY trading just below 160.00 as Japan’s government signals support for faster Bank of Japan (BoJ) rate hikes, reinforcing narrowing US–Japan differentials and a lower USD/JPY case.
Russia Central Bank Reserves $ increased to $740B from previous $720.3B
Russia Central Bank Reserves $ increased to $740B from previous $720.3B
Turkish Lira: Further depreciation seen against US Dollar – Commerzbank
Commerzbank FX analyst Tatha Ghose highlights persistent inflation pressures and renewed current account deterioration as key drivers for continued weakness in the Turkish Lira against the Dollar.