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Japanese Yen pares losses ahead of US inflation report
The Japanese Yen (JPY) trades flat above 159.00 on Tuesday after several days of US Dollar (USD) strength following the intervention that briefly boosted the Yen. The pair has retraced most of its sharp intervention-driven decline, facing pressure from elevated Oil prices and a firm US Dollar (USD).
Gold eases amid firm US Dollar as CPI and Hormuz risks loom
Gold (XAU/USD) price registers modest losses on Tuesday, driven by a firm US Dollar as traders await the release of crucial US inflation data and the potential reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. The rise in energy prices is also capping the yellow metalÂŽs advance.
Fedâs Goolsbee: Inflation is the âbiggest problemâ of the economy
The Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee revealed in a video posted by Wired, that âThe biggest problem facing our economy right now is not the collapse of industry and the collapse of jobs; it's that the prices have been rising too fast, we got an inflation problem and people hate inflation.â
United States 3-Year Note Auction climbed from previous 4.179% to 4.291%
United States 3-Year Note Auction climbed from previous 4.179% to 4.291%
Iran took back the Dow Jones Industrial Average breakout
The Dow Jones Industrial Average broke the three-session coil that had pinned it beneath its record, traded up through 54,200, and has since surrendered the entire move.
USD/CHF Price Forecast: Buyers struggle to clear the 21-day SMA
USD/CHF trades with a positive bias on Tuesday as the US Dollar (USD) consolidates its recent gains ahead of Wednesdayâs US Consumer Price Index (CPI) data. Price action has stabilized above the 50-day Simple Moving Average (SMA) following a sharp pullback from above 0.8200 in late July.
Euro: Consolidation holds in mid 1.15s against US Dollar â Scotiabank
Scotiabank strategists Shaun Osborne and Eric Theoret highlight that the Euro (EUR) is steady, extending a tight consolidation around the mid-1.15s after the Dollarâs late-July Fed-driven decline.
New Zealand Dollar remains under pressure as Middle East tensions support US Dollar
NZD/USD trades around 0.5880 on Tuesday at the time of writing, virtually unchanged on the day with a 0.03% decline.
British Pound holds near 1.3500 as US CPI, UK GDP loom
The Pound Sterling (GBP) holds firm against the US Dollar (USD) on Tuesday following the release of softer-than-expected US jobs data, while investors await US inflation data on Wednesday and UK GDP releases on Thursday. At the time of writing, the GBP/USD pair trades at 1.3508, nearly unchanged.
Japanese Yen: Intervention risks and Fed path â Rabobank
Rabobank's Senior FX Strategist Jane Foley discusses USD/JPY ahead of the United States (US) July Consumer Price Index (CPI) release, highlighting how softer US inflation could weaken the Dollar and lower the odds of another break above USD/JPY160.
Canadian Dollar holds firm against US Dollar ahead of US CPI
USD/CAD trades under pressure on Tuesday, staying on the back foot for a third straight day. However, the pair lacks follow-through selling as the US Dollar (USD) holds firm ahead of Wednesdayâs US Consumer Price Index (CPI) data.
Australian Dollar: RBA policy path caps upside against US Dollar â Societe Generale
Societe Generaleâs Kenneth Broux highlights ongoing pressure on the Australian Dollar after the RBA removed one projected rate hike, keeping the cash rate at 4.35% and projecting the policy rate around 4.40% through 2028.
EUR/GBP slips as bearish pressure mounts
EUR/GBP is trading on the lower end of its weekly range near the 0.8540 price zone on Tuesday.