New Zealand Dollar plunges to two-month lows after upbeat US NFP report

New Zealand Dollar plunges to two-month lows after upbeat US NFP report

NZD/USD falls sharply towards the 0.5790 region on Friday as the US Dollar (USD) strengthened following a stronger-than-expected Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) report, while the New Zealand Dollar (NZD) struggled to attract buyers amid a cautious market mood. At the time of writing, the pair trades at 0.5791, its lowest level in the last two months. […]

BSP tightening path supports PHP – UOB

BSP tightening path supports PHP – UOB

UOB economists Julia Goh and Loke Siew Ting note that Philippine inflation unexpectedly eased in May but remains above the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) target, keeping risks tilted to the upside. They expect the BSP to deliver a 25bps hike to 4.75% on 18 June and another 25bps to 5.00% in 3Q26, then hold […]

XAG crashes toward 200-day SMA, eyes $61.00

XAG crashes toward 200-day SMA, eyes .00

Silver (XAG/USD) price tanks and challenges the 200-day Simple Moving Average (SMA) near $67.79 on Friday, as the white metal registers a daily loss of nearly 8% and is poised to end the week down by almost 10%, amid a stronger-than-expected US Nonfarm Payrolls report. XAG/USD Price Forecast: Technical outlook Silver has extended its losses […]

KRW and IDR face technical strain – OCBC

KRW and IDR face technical strain – OCBC

OCBC’s FX Strategist Sim Moh Siong says softer Oil prices offer only limited relief to Asia FX, with the Korean Won and Indonesian Rupiah still pressured by equity outflows and policy concerns. He argues KRW fundamentals remain strong but are overshadowed by technical equity flows, while Bank Indonesia (BI) has reportedly stepped up FX intervention […]