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Australian Dollar rallies despite softer CPI as US Dollar tumbles after Fed, weaker data
AUD/USD trades around 0.7010 on Thursday at the time of writing, up 0.82% on the day as broad-based US Dollar (USD) weakness outweighs the negative impact of softer Australian inflation.
China: Domestic weakness calls for measured fiscal support - Commerzbank
Volkmar Baur at Commerzbank assesses that China’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth of 4.3% year-on-year in Q2 2026 fell short of the government’s 4.5–5% target, with real estate weakness and cautious fiscal policy weighing on demand.
British Pound plunges amid suspected Yen intervention
The GBP/JPY cross trades sharply lower near 213.20 on Thursday, losing around 2.4% as a sudden surge in the Japanese Yen (JPY) overwhelms the British Pound’s reaction to the Bank of England’s (BoE) monetary policy announcement.
United States EIA Natural Gas Storage Change came in at 28B below forecasts (35B) in July 24
United States EIA Natural Gas Storage Change came in at 28B below forecasts (35B) in July 24
Japanese Yen surges on suspected intervention, EUR/JPY tumbles 400 pips in minutes
EUR/JPY plunges on Thursday, down 2.54% on the day to trade around 182.60 at the time of writing, after a sudden surge in the Japanese Yen (JPY) triggered by what appears to be another intervention by Japanese authorities in the foreign exchange market.
Eurozone: Strategic push reshapes dependencies – Rabobank
RaboResearch economists Maartje Wijffelaars and Leander Kalff outline how the European Union is intensifying efforts to strengthen Eurozone industry and reduce external dependencies.
Euro climbs to six-week high as suspected Japanese intervention pressures Greenback
EUR/USD extends its gains on Thursday as the Greenback remains under pressure as traders digest a busy batch of US economic data after the Federal Reserve (Fed) left interest rates unchanged at 3.50%-3.75% on Wednesday.
Breaking: Japanese Yen surges on suspected intervention, USD/JPY plunges below 160.00
The Japanese Yen (JPY) is surging across the board in the American session on Thursday, without a clear catalyst. This development hints that Japanese authorities may finally be intervening in foreign exchange markets following days of speculation.
Canadian Dollar: BoC minutes flags two-sided economic risks – TD Securities
TD Securities strategists note the Bank of Canada’s (BoC) July Summary of Deliberations was balanced, with the Bank seeing the economy adjusting to recent shocks and expecting growth to strengthen, while worrying about medium-term inflation expectations drifting higher.
Japanese Yen gains the upper hand after US GDP miss, BoJ eyed
USD/JPY trades around 162.90 at the time of writing on Thursday, down 0.31% on the day, as the US Dollar (USD) comes under pressure following the Federal Reserve (Fed) meeting on Wednesday and a series of weaker-than-expected United States (US) economic data released earlier in the day, ahead of the
Turkish Lira: Bank stress heightens TRY vulnerability – Commerzbank
Tatha Ghose at Commerzbank flags Fitch’s latest review of Turkish banks as another negative signal for the Lira. Profitability has weakened after regulatory changes on FX risk-weighted assets, with capital ratios lower and margins squeezed by prior rate cuts and high costs.
Russia Central Bank Reserves $: $732.1B vs $722.9B
Russia Central Bank Reserves $: $732.1B vs $722.9B
British Pound: Rally against EUR and USD unlikely to last – TD Securities
TD Securities FX strategist Howard Du highlights that GBP/USD initially rose 0.3% on the hawkish 6-3 BoE vote split, with Mann joining the hike camp. However, the rest of the committee appears comfortable holding rates given limited second-round effects.