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South Korea Current Account Balance declined to 42.08B in July from previous 49.73B
Thu, Sep 3
GBP/JPY Price Forecast: Intervention shock exposes 210.00
The GBP/JPY tanks amid speculation of intervention by Japanese authorities in the FX markets, driven by a rate check by Tokyo. The cross-pair drops more than 300 pips, trades at 210.92, down by more than 1.40%.
Thu, Sep 3
The Australian Dollar thanks Waller's comments, which sink the USD
The Australian Dollar rises against the US Dollar on Thursday as Fed Governor Waller turns moderately dovish ahead of the September meeting, even as Oil prices rise due to a resumption of hostilities in the Middle East. The AUD/USD trades at 0.7200, up 0.44%.
Thu, Sep 3
New Zealand's Kiwi gets most of Wednesday back without earning it
The New Zealand Dollar trades just under 0.5900 into the New York afternoon, up roughly half a percent, after a session that retraced most of Wednesday's decision-day slide without a single New Zealand input.
Thu, Sep 3
Chinese Yuan: Underheld positions unwind with reflation risks – BNY
Geoff Yu at BNY highlights CNY as the main outlier in the U.S. trade-weighted basket, showing behavior opposite to other key currencies. CNY failed to react positively to July–August Fed and Treasury decisions, with weak domestic growth reinforcing easing expectations.
Thu, Sep 3
The Japanese Yen finally rallies on something Tokyo did not pay for
The Yen has produced in two sessions what the largest intervention on record could not, and it did so without a single reported purchase.
Thu, Sep 3
Banxico’s Heath says rate cuts can wait as core inflation persists
The Bank of Mexico (Banxico) Deputy Governor Jonathan Heath said that the central bank can wait to reduce interest rates, signaling that further easing is possible but in about a year or more, as he qualified the current monetary policy stance as “appropriate.”
Thu, Sep 3
Mexican Peso rescued by Waller’s dovish tilt, appreciates ahead of NFP
The Mexican Peso appreciates against the US Dollar on Thursday, with the latter weakening amid a dovish tilt by Fed Governor Waller and speculation about an FX market intervention to boost the Japanese Yen. The USD/MXN trades at 16.92, down 0.32%.
Thu, Sep 3
Singapore: PMI points to transitory weakness – UOB
UOB economist Jester Koh highlights that Singapore’s electronics PMI rose in August, with broad-based gains in new export orders, output and backlogs.
Thu, Sep 3
The British Pound bounces on a hike argument that lost 6-3 in July
Sterling has spent Thursday recovering a little of what it lost this week, with GBP/USD trading near 1.3530, roughly a third of a percent higher, after the 50-day Exponential Moving Average (EMA) just under 1.3500 held for a second consecutive session.
Thu, Sep 3
Dow Jones Industrial Average rallies into a payrolls print it cannot win
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed just under 53,700 on Thursday, up roughly 620 points and close to 1.2%, its strongest session since August 4, after a Fed governor said he would be inclined to support holding rates at the September 15-16 meeting if the next two weeks of inflation data behave.
Thu, Sep 3
Indonesian Rupiah: Depreciation trend persists as oil shock weighs – MUFG
MUFG’s Lloyd Chan argues that while the pace of Rupiah depreciation may slow, the broader weakening trend is set to continue. USD/IDR has pulled back as crowded long positions unwind and some foreign inflows return, but elevated US yields and high Oil prices remain headwinds.
Thu, Sep 3
Malaysian Ringgit: Stable policy underpins growth narrative – BNY
Geoff Yu notes that Bank Negara Malaysia kept its policy rate at 2.75%, judging the stance consistent with price stability and sustainable growth. The bank sees Malaysia’s economy on track for around 5% growth this year, with low inflation and limited external cost pass-through.
Thu, Sep 3
Silver Price Forecast: XAG eyes 100-day SMA after Waller rally
Silver price advances by some 2.45% on Thursday, boosted by dovish comments from Fed Governor Waller, which pushed the US Dollar and US Treasury yields lower. The XAG/USD trades at $66.90, after reaching a high of $67.48.
Thu, Sep 3
Singapore Dollar: Stronger Singapore growth with contained inflation – Commerzbank
Commerzbank’s Singapore-based team highlights robust Singapore manufacturing and electronics PMIs, supported by an AI-driven semiconductor cycle, alongside upgraded MAS Survey GDP and export forecasts.
Thu, Sep 3
Chinese Yuan: Range trade persists against US Dollar – UOB
United Overseas Bank (UOB) analysts Quek Ser Leang and Lee Sue Ann see USD/CNH confined to tight ranges in different time frames. For the next 24 hours, they expect the Dollar to trade between 6.7130 and 6.7230.
Thu, Sep 3
USD/CHF Price Forecast: 50-day SMA break exposes 0.8040
The USD/CHF tumbles nearly 0.80% on Thursday as the Greenback weakens on rumours of a potential intervention in the FX markets to boost the Japanese Yen. Consequently, the pair fell from around daily highs of 0.8131, extending its losses to the current exchange rate near 0.8065.
Thu, Sep 3
US Dollar extends decline as NFP takes centre stage
The US Dollar Index (DXY), which tracks the Greenback’s value against a basket of six major currencies, slides below 99.00 to its lowest level in over a week on Thursday. At the time of writing, DXY trades around 98.90, down 0.67% on the day, after reaching 99.86 on Wednesday.
Thu, Sep 3
Gold soars as Waller's dovish tone hurts Fed hike bets ahead of NFP
Gold (XAU/USD) rallies more than 2% on Thursday following dovish comments by Federal Reserve (Fed) Governor Christopher Waller, who advocated holding rates steady if inflation data shows the disinflation process continues.
Thu, Sep 3
European gas: Low storage keeps a floor under prices into winter - ING
ING’s Warren Patterson says European gas prices have climbed above EUR70/MWh as lower Persian Gulf LNG supply and strong Asian spot buying cut EU LNG imports by about 16% year-on-year between April and July.
Thu, Sep 3
