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Australian Dollar: Inflation risks keep hike debate alive – TD Securities
TD Securities strategists expect the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) preferred core Consumer Price Index (CPI) to rise 0.9% q/q in Q2, matching consensus and up from 0.8% in Q1. This would lift annual core inflation to 3.7%, just below the RBA’s 3.8% projection.
EUR/USD Price Forecast: Under pressure with YTD lows at 1.1324 coming closer
The Euro (EUR) is failing to draw any significant support from the truce in the Middle East and the lower Oil prices and keeps heading south against the US Dollar (USD) on Tuesday. EUR/USD bears are testing fresh one-month lows below 1.1360, drawing near the year-to-date low of 1.1324.
$4,000: Gold’s key support faces a crucial Fed test
Gold (XAU/USD) trades on the back foot on Tuesday, pressured by a firmer US Dollar (USD), even as Oil prices extend their pullback on hopes of an end to the US-Iran war.
CEE FX: Normalising rates leave room for gains – ING
ING’s Frantisek Taborsky notes Central and Eastern European (CEE) rate curves have repriced sharply, with more tightening now expected in Czech Republic and Poland and further easing in Hungary.
India Cumulative Industrial Output increased to 5.8% in June from previous 5.1%
India Cumulative Industrial Output increased to 5.8% in June from previous 5.1%
India Industrial Output above forecasts (5.6%) in June: Actual (7.3%)
India Industrial Output above forecasts (5.6%) in June: Actual (7.3%)
India Manufacturing Output up to 7.8% in June from previous 5.5%
India Manufacturing Output up to 7.8% in June from previous 5.5%
Australian Dollar underperforms after RBA Bullock’s remarks on economy
The Australian Dollar (AUD) is down against its major currency peers, trading 0.35% lower at around 0.6965 against the US Dollar (USD) during the European trading session on Tuesday.
Japanese Yen stays range-bound as Fed, BoJ seen on hold but hawkish
USD/JPY trades around 163.90 on Tuesday at the time of writing, up 0.11% on the day, as investors remain cautious ahead of the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) monetary policy decision on Wednesday and the Bank of Japan’s (BoJ) policy announcement on Friday.
Indonesian Rupiah: Leadership change at BI sustains rupiah pressure – Commerzbank
Commerzbank’s Moses Lim argues that Bank Indonesia Governor Perry Warjiyo’s surprise resignation, following earlier high-profile departures, heightens concerns over policy continuity and institutional credibility as the Indonesian Rupiah (IDR) trades near historic lows versus the US Dollar (USD).
Silver price today: Silver falls, according to FXStreet data
Silver prices (XAG/USD) fell on Tuesday, according to FXStreet data. Silver trades at $57.53 per troy ounce, down 1.49% from the $58.40 it cost on Monday.
US Dollar: Fed hike odds and asymmetric risks – DBS
DBS Group Research’s Philip Wee notes that the Dollar is trading on diverging themes versus Developed Market and Asia-ex Japan currencies, with Fed expectations central. Futures are pricing a 38% chance of a surprise rate hike at Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh’s second FOMC meeting.
Silver weakens as easing geopolitical tensions weigh on safe-haven demand
Silver (XAG/USD) trades around $57.55 on Tuesday at the time of writing, down 1.45% on the day, as investors remain cautious ahead of the Federal Reserve's (Fed) monetary policy decision.