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Swiss Franc: Sideways consolidation inside tight band against US Dollar – UOB
UOB’s Quek Ser Leang and Lee Sue Ann describe USD/CHF price action as largely directionless, with the pair closing near 0.8090 after trading in a narrow intraday range.
United Kingdom: Backloaded consolidation risks – Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank’s UK Chart Of The Week, authored by Sanjay Raja, Shreyas Gopal and Maui Brennan, argues that UK fiscal consolidation since the 2024 election is primarily tax-driven and heavily backloaded.
US Dollar: Mixed performance with Fed and trade risks – Scotiabank
Scotiabank strategists Shaun Osborne and Eric Theoret highlight a mixed US Dollar (USD) as markets weigh rising Oil prices, Japanese Yen (JPY) strength, and escalating US trade tensions.
Gold price wilts as Oil shock puts CPI in Fed crosshairs
Gold (XAU/USD) registers losses of over 0.44% on Tuesday amid a light economic docket in the US, due to a narrative dominated by the US-Iran conflict, higher Oil prices and traders bracing for the release of US inflation reports, with the PPI expected on Thursday, followed by the next day’s CPI.
Euro: Upside bias within defined range against US Dollar – UOB
UOB’s Quek Ser Leang and Lee Sue Ann analysts report that EUR/USD was little changed around 1.1620 on Monday, but note a slight pickup in upward momentum.
Euro rebounds against British Pound on diverging ECB-BoE interest rate paths
EUR/GBP rebounds on Tuesday after slipping to a six-day low earlier in the day. The recovery comes as the British Pound (GBP) weakens against most of its major peers following cautious remarks from Bank of England (BoE) Governor Andrew Bailey.
Japanese Yen: Policy scenarios favor stronger JPY against US Dollar – BBH
Brown Brothers Harriman’s (BBH) Elias Haddad highlights that USD/JPY briefly hit a seven‑month low near 152.89 before rebounding above 154.00, with support around 152.00 and resistance at 155.00.
United States 3-Year Note Auction climbed from previous 4.291% to 4.474%
United States 3-Year Note Auction climbed from previous 4.291% to 4.474%
British Pound: Supportive BoE outlook with range trade against US Dollar – Scotiabank
Scotiabank strategists Shaun Osborne and Eric Theoret describe GBP/USD as slightly softer but supported by expectations of further Bank of England (BoE) tightening into year-end.
The Japanese Yen spikes and unwinds on the best pay data in decades
USD/JPY holds just below 154.50 on Tuesday, unchanged on the day after a 153-pip round trip. The pair traded well over a Yen lower on the strongest Japanese pay data since 1997 and has bought back all of it.
Canadian Dollar trims gains as risk aversion supports US Dollar despite higher Oil prices
USD/CAD rebounds on Tuesday after hitting an intraday low of 1.3760 and trades around 1.3790 at the time of writing, down 0.18% on the day.
The Euro's rate hike does not come with a gas cargo
EUR/USD holds above 1.1600 on Tuesday after a session that has covered 28 pips and left the pair half a pip from where it opened. European gas hit a three-year high on the same clock, and the European Central Bank (ECB) is expected to raise the deposit rate on Thursday.
NY Fed Survey of Consumers shows inflation relief, jobs-market unease
The New York Federal Reserve (Fed) released on Tuesday the August Survey of Consumer Expectations, in which households' inflation expectations dipped in the medium term, while expectations about the labor market remained mixed, as unemployment and job-finding deteriorated, while job losses and quit