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Copper: Tariff-driven tightness faces policy risk – ING
ING Commodities Strategist Ewa Manthey highlights that Copper has surged back near record highs as traders accelerate shipments into the US ahead of potential import tariffs, tightening physical markets and draining LME inventories.
Canadian Dollar: Labour strength and BoC stance – TD Securities
TD Securities economists Robert Both and Emma Lawrence highlight a strong Canadian labour market, with July employment up 75k and unemployment at 6.4%.
Mexico: Banxico extended hold stance – Societe Generale
Societe Generale’s Dev Ashish reports that Banxico left its policy rate at 6.50%, signalling an extended pause as inflation hovers near target and real rates sit close to neutral.
Silver Price Forecast: Weak US payrolls fuel breakout above 50-day SMA
Silver (XAG/USD) jumps nearly 4% on Friday as buying accelerates following a decisive break above the 50-day Simple Moving Average (SMA) near $62. At the time of writing, the grey metal trades around $63.94 after briefly testing the $65 psychological mark.
Canada Ivey Purchasing Managers Index declined to 54.1 in July from previous 59.7
Canada Ivey Purchasing Managers Index declined to 54.1 in July from previous 59.7
Canada Ivey Purchasing Managers Index s.a registered at 55.1, below expectations (55.5) in July
Canada Ivey Purchasing Managers Index s.a registered at 55.1, below expectations (55.5) in July
Silver: Solar demand headwinds emerge – Commerzbank
Commerzbank’s Carsten Fritsch notes that the Silver price has surged over 10% this week to USD 63.9 per troy ounce, its highest level since late June, pulling the gold/silver ratio back below 70.
Japanese Yen surges as weak US jobs data questions Fed rate hike expectations
USD/JPY falls toward 157.40 on Friday, down 0.65% on the day at the time of writing, as the US Dollar (USD) comes under heavy selling pressure following a much weaker-than-expected US employment report.
British Pound climbs above 1.3500 after weak US NFP data
The British Pound (GBP) strengthens against the US Dollar (USD) on Friday after a disappointing US Nonfarm Payrolls report prompts traders to scale back bets on Federal Reserve (Fed) interest-rate hikes. At the time of writing, GBP/USD trades around 1.3506, hovering near three-week highs.
Euro surges as shocking US NFP reverses Fed September hike expectations
EUR/USD jumps 0.43% on the day and trades around 1.1570 at the time of writing, as the US Dollar (USD) comes under heavy selling pressure following a much weaker-than-expected US employment report.
Equities: AI profitability doubts grow – Nordea
Nordea analysts Kirsti Sunde Midttun and Ole HÃ¥kon Eek-Nielsen argue that AI profitability faces structural pressure from high inference costs, rapid model depreciation and growing competition from free and open alternatives.
Canada's Unemployment Rate drops to 6.4% in July
Statistics Canada reported on Friday that the Unemployment Rate decreased to 6.4% in July, below what markets were expecting.
Chile Trade Balance registered at $1990M, below expectations ($2380M) in July
Chile Trade Balance registered at $1990M, below expectations ($2380M) in July