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United States Pending Home Sales (MoM) came in at -2.3%, below expectations (0.3%) in July
Tue, Aug 18
WTI Oil Price Forecast: Weak trend strength keeps WTI below 100-day SMA
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) holds firm on Tuesday after jumping almost 3% the previous day. The lack of progress toward reopening the Strait of Hormuz keeps a geopolitical risk premium in energy markets.
Tue, Aug 18
Gold: Price holds despite higher yields – Commerzbank
Commerzbank’s Carsten Fritsch notes that Gold remains around USD 4,400 per ounce even as US Treasury yields rise back toward late-July levels, decoupling from real interest rates.
Tue, Aug 18
Gold expected to trade range-bound despite increasing bets of a Fed rate pause
Gold prices continue to draw support from expectations that the Federal Reserve will hold interest rates steady through the remainder of the year after softer US inflation and employment data.
Tue, Aug 18
Euro consolidates below two-month high as US Dollar steadies
EUR/USD consolidates losses on Tuesday after pulling back from a two-month high of 1.1614 reached the previous day.
Tue, Aug 18
United States Capacity Utilization meets forecasts (76.3%) in July
Tue, Aug 18
Copper: Tariff distortions unwind, prices seen lower – TD Securities
TD Securities analysts describe Copper’s current strength as driven by speculative positioning, tariff-related arbitrage and supply disruption headlines rather than genuine global shortage.
Tue, Aug 18
New Zealand Dollar: Market overpricing RBNZ hikes – BNY
BNY’s Geoff Yu highlights that foreign holdings of New Zealand government bonds rose to 58.9% in July 2026, while NZD/USD trades slightly above its 12‑month average.
Tue, Aug 18
Brazilian Real: Fiscal risks point to weakness against US Dollar - Rabobank
Rabobank’s Mauricio Une and Renan Alves note softer United States (US) inflation and cooling labor data, giving the Federal Reserve (Fed) more time to assess policy.
Tue, Aug 18
Euro: Range-bound before FOMC against US Dollar – ING
Chris Turner at ING describes EUR/USD as contained after a rally stalled just above 1.16, with investors cautious due to high natural gas prices and upcoming FOMC minutes. He expects a 1.1520–1.1580 range near term, while higher energy supports ECB hike expectations.
Tue, Aug 18
XRP Price Forecast: XRP slips below $1.00 as Ripple deepens Korean banking ties
Ripple (XRP) is trading below $1.00 on Tuesday as investors weigh escalating tensions in the Middle East. The remittance token has remained in a bearish trend for most of this year, with losses below the critical $1.00 level likely to dominate this week’s trading unless a sustained recovery ensues.
Tue, Aug 18
US ADP Employment Change 4-week average rises to 9.5K as hiring rebounds
Private-sector hiring in the United States (US) shows tentative signs of improvement in early August. According to the NER Pulse, the weekly companion to the ADP National Employment Report, private employers added an average of 9.5K jobs per week in the four weeks ending August 1.
Tue, Aug 18
Brent: War-linked range trading outlook – BBH
Brown Brothers Harriman’s (BBH) Elias Haddad notes Brent crude has rallied above $91 as the US–Iran Strait of Hormuz standoff persists. Haddad argues crude Oil is driving the war narrative and expects price swings to steer escalation risks.
Tue, Aug 18
Canadian Dollar remains resilient as Oil strength counters firmer US Dollar
USD/CAD trades little changed on Tuesday as rising long-term US Treasury yields lift the US Dollar (USD), while elevated Oil prices underpin the commodity-linked Canadian Dollar (CAD). At the time of writing, the pair trades around 1.3874, near levels last seen in early June.
Tue, Aug 18
European gas: LNG inflows key for prices – Commerzbank
Commerzbank’s Norman Liebke argues that European gas storage will depend on higher LNG imports over winter, as current inflows of 8 bcm per month would see storages trend toward 0% by March.
Tue, Aug 18
Gold: Higher-rate risk to keep prices range-bound – TD Securities
TD Securities strategists see Gold supported by doubts over the Federal Reserve (Fed) but with limited near-term upside.
Tue, Aug 18
NZD/USD Price Forecast: Kiwi fails to find follow-through above 0.5900
The New Zealand Dollar (NZD) trades lower against the US Dollar (USD) on Tuesday, weighed by a moderate risk-averse sentiment as tensions in the Middle East grow.
Tue, Aug 18
Silver retreats toward $65 ahead of Fed Minutes as energy tensions cloud outlook
Silver (XAG/USD) declines on Tuesday and trades around $65.00 at the time of writing, down 1.20% on the day. The white metal nevertheless remains trapped within the consolidation range that has dominated trading for about a week, as opposing forces prevent a clear direction from emerging.
Tue, Aug 18
Oil: Hormuz conflict keeps prices elevated – BNY
Geoff Yu at BNY notes Brent crude briefly rose above $91.85 per barrel, its highest in over three weeks, as hopes for a rapid reopening of the Strait of Hormuz faded.
Tue, Aug 18
Qatar: Iran-Oman bilateral Hormuz agreement needed before US-Iran talks
Qatar’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Majed Al-Ansari, said the mediators are waiting for Oman and Iran to reach a bilateral agreement on the Strait of Hormuz, a critical chokepoint to almost 20% of global energy supply, before returning to broader United States (US)-Iran talks.
Tue, Aug 18
