Rejected at 100-day SMA, eyes on 0.7800

Rejected at 100-day SMA, eyes on 0.7800

USD/CHF dropped on Friday but finished the week with gains of over 0.35%, trading at 0.7841 as market participants grew confident that US-Iran talks could resume over the weekend to resolve the conflict. USD/CHF Price Forecast: Technical Outlook From a technical perspective, USD/CHF appears poised to remain in a consolidation within the 0.7800-0.7900 range. Momentum, […]

Steepening bias as industrial activity holds – DBS

Steepening bias as industrial activity holds – DBS

DBS Group Research economist Samuel Tse analyses recent steepening in Chinese Yuan (CNY) rates, linking it to a ceasefire between the United States (US) and Iran and stronger-than-expected Q1 growth in China. He highlights resilient Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), firm industrial and external activity, robust onshore bond demand and continued offshore inflows, arguing this backdrop […]

Rebound seen as fadeable – OCBC

Rebound seen as fadeable – OCBC

OCBC strategists Sim Moh Siong and Christopher Wong describe a technical rebound in USD/TWD driven by broader US Dollar (USD) strength and risk aversion linked to the US‑Iran ceasefire stalemate. While near-term upside risks persist, they still prefer fading rallies, citing strong foreign inflows into Taiwanese equities, high correlation with the tech cycle, and robust […]

BSP starts new hiking cycle – Commerzbank

BSP starts new hiking cycle – Commerzbank

Commerzbank highlights that BSP raised its policy rate by 25bp to 4.50%, signalling the start of a new tightening cycle to anchor inflation expectations. Despite a hawkish tone and higher inflation forecasts, the Peso underperforming regional peers since the Iran war as the Philippines remains highly exposed to Middle East energy prices. Rate hike fails […]