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Silver Price Forecast: XAG/USD bulls flirt with descending trend-line hurdle, above $57.00
Silver (XAG/USD) attracts buyers for the third straight day and climbs back above the $57.00 mark during the Asian session on Tuesday.
New Zealand Dollar rises above 0.5850 as hotter CPI data bolsters case for more RBNZ rate hikes
The NZD/USD pair attracts some buyers to around 0.5865 during the early Asian trading hours on Tuesday. The New Zealand Dollar (NZD) edges higher against the US Dollar (USD) following hotter New Zealand inflation data.
PBOC sets USD/CNY reference rate at 6.7917 vs. 6.7948 previous
The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) sets the USD/CNY central rate for the trading session ahead on Tuesday at 6.7917 compared to the previous day's fix of 6.7948 and 6.7706 Reuters estimate.
WTI slips below $82.00 as temporary diplomatic signals emerge
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) oil price extends losses for the second successive day, trading around $81.90 per barrel during the Asian hours on Tuesday. Oil prices decline as temporary diplomatic signals have emerged.
Canadian Dollar falls to one-week low vs USD on divergent BoC-Fed bets, Trump tariffs
The USD/CAD pair is seen buying on the previous day's solid rebound from the 1.4000 psychological mark, or its lowest level since June 17, and gaining positive traction for the second straight day on Tuesday.
Euro declines to near 1.1400 as US launches fresh strikes on Iran
The EUR/USD pair posts modest losses around 1.1410 during the early Asian trading hours on Tuesday. Renewed tensions between the United States (US) and Iran continue to fuel risk-off sentiment, weighing on the Euro (EUR) against the US Dollar (USD).
Singapore Dollar: CPI and MAS in focus – OCBC
OCBC strategists Sim Moh Siong and Christopher Wong expect USD/SGD to remain largely driven by broader US Dollar (USD) direction and risk sentiment, after recent rangebound trading around the low‑1.29s.
US President Donald Trump to impose 50% tariff on some Canadian products
US President Donald Trump is imposing a new tariff of 50% on most Canadian products in response to what it called Canada's "discriminatory treatment" of US cars, alcohol, and dairy, according to the White House.
The Japanese Yen is stuck in a stalemate nobody can afford to break
USD/JPY changes hands near 162.50 on Monday after a session range of barely 40 pips, wedged between a floor just above 162.00 and a lid just beyond the half-handle.
The Australian Dollar keeps knocking on a door nobody opens
AUD/USD trades up around 0.2% on Monday and still cannot hold the figure that matters, climbing from near 0.6950 in early dealing, poking above the 0.7000 handle twice through the London and New York sessions, and getting sold back below it both times.
British Pound Sterling greets a new Prime Minister with a three-day slide
GBP/USD trades down around 0.17% on Monday and is on track for a third consecutive daily decline, fading from short of 1.3500 in the London morning to a New York probe just above the 1.3400 handle before steadying between the two.
US President Donald Trump vows Iran ‘will pay’ for US deaths
US forces struck Iranian targets after US President Donald Trump vowed Tehran “will pay” for killing three American soldiers, Bloomberg reported on Monday.
Chinese Yuan: Upside bias against US Dollar below 6.7820 – UOB
United Overseas Bank’s (UOB) Quek Ser Leang and Lee Sue Ann see USD/CNH consolidating intraday between 6.7710 and 6.7820 after quiet recent trading. For the next 1–3 weeks, the pair is expected to trade with a downside bias toward 6.7600, provided 6.7820 strong resistance is not clearly breached.