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Gold Price Forecast: XAU/USD struggles below $4,300 level with bears still in control
Gold (XAU/USD) is trimming some losses on Friday, trading just below the $4,300 level after bouncing from support in the $4,230 area on Thursday.
Brent: conflict-driven gains face deal hopes – Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank strategists highlight a sharp rise in Brent Oil as geopolitical tensions and Iranian rhetoric fuel concerns about an extended conflict. Brent briefly spiked above $108 before retracing on reports of potential US–Iran negotiations to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Silver price today: Silver rises, according to FXStreet data
Silver prices (XAG/USD) rose on Friday, according to FXStreet data. Silver trades at $64.60 per troy ounce, up 1.18% from the $63.85 it cost on Thursday.
Swiss Franc: Still a low-yield funding currency – OCBC
OCBC strategists Sim Moh Siong and Christopher Wong note that the Swiss National Bank (SNB) kept rates at 0% and toned down its FX intervention language, signalling more tolerance for a firmer Swiss Franc but not a hawkish shift.
Euro: Downside scope seen limited against US Dollar – UOB
UOB’s Quek Ser Leang and Lee Sue Ann highlight that EUR/USD extended its recent slide to 1.1358, leaving conditions deeply oversold.
British Pound trades lower against Japanese Yen amid intervention fears
The British Pound (GBP) recovers some of its early losses against the Japanese Yen (JPY) during the European trading session on Friday, but is still down around 0.17% to near 209.45.
CEE FX: Energy shock lifts tightening bets – ING
ING strategist Frantisek Taborsky reports that volatility in core rates and high Oil and gas prices are driving elevated tightening expectations across CEE, with roughly 125bp priced for Poland and the Czech Republic.
Australian Dollar hovers just above 0.7000 with no news from the Trump-Xi summitÂ
The Australian Dollar (AUD) ticks up against the US Dollar (USD) on Friday but remains on track to a 1.3% weekly decline, to complete a three-week losing streak.
Hungarian Forint: New inflation target demands hawkish MNB – Commerzbank
Commerzbank’s Tatha Ghose notes the National Bank of Hungary paused cuts at 5.50% but lowered its medium‑term inflation target to 2.5% while simultaneously lifting 2027 inflation forecasts.
Bank of England: Policy convergence questions after Fed hike – Standard Chartered
Standard Chartered’s Christopher Graham examines whether the Bank of England will feel pressured to follow the Federal Reserve’s September rate hike. He notes that Fed tightening alone does not force the BoE to act and stresses the role of UK data and market credibility.
British Pound underperforms this week as experts doubt BoE tightening prospects
The British Pound (GBP) trades with caution against its major currency peers on Friday. Against the US Dollar (USD), it is marginally up at around 1.3220 during the European session, but is close to its almost three-month low of 1.3200.
Euro consolidates near three-month lows amid high Oil prices, Fed hiking bets
The Euro (EUR) remains practically flat against the US Dollar on Friday, trading within a tight range around 1.1380, after dropping 0.8% this week and nearly 2% over the last two weeks.
Turkey Foreign Arrivals increased to -0.03% in August from previous -0.3%
Turkey Foreign Arrivals increased to -0.03% in August from previous -0.3%