Extends rally $80.00 on Hormuz supply risks
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) – the benchmark US Crude Oil price – is seen building on the previous day’s strong move up and gaining positive traction for the second consecutive day on Tuesday. The momentum lifts the commodity to a nearly one-month top, around the $80.00/barrel mark during the Asian session, and is sponsored by […]
Iran’s IRGC says cooperation with ‘aggressor enemy’ in Hormuz will delay reopening of waterway
The Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) said on Tuesday that two ‘offending supertankers’ were hit and disabled in the Strait of Hormuz. IRGC said that tankers ignored warnings, turned off navigation systems and tried to pass through ‘mined route.’ The Iranian military said that cooperation with the ‘aggressor enemy’ in the critical waterway will delay reopening […]
Euro slides as Waller warning, Iran strikes lift US Dollar
The shared currency begins the week on a lower note, down 0.31% as risk aversion fueled flows towards the US Dollar amid heightened tensions in the Middle East. Also, hawkish comments by a Fed official underpinned US Treasury yields, suggesting markets expect the US central bank to raise rates. The EUR/USD trades at 1.1379 after […]
Stronger fix guides gradual RMB gains – OCBC
OCBC strategists Sim Moh Siong and Christopher Wong highlight that USD/CNH dipped after a stronger USD/CNY fix below 6.80, the first such level since February 2023. They read this as policymakers being comfortable with further RMB appreciation while managing the pace. Technically, they see mild bullish momentum in USD/CNH, with support at 6.75/76 and resistance […]
Higher energy prices pressure JPY – MUFG
MUFG’s Lee Hardman reports the Japanese Yen has weakened again, pushing USD/JPY back above 162.00 as higher energy prices and fading impact from last week’s verbal intervention weigh on the currency. He explains that uncertainty over any formal policy shift at the GPIF and the slow timeline for potential changes limit near-term support for domestic […]
Dovish NBP pressures PLN against Euro – ING
ING strategist Frantisek Taborsky says Central and Eastern European FX will be driven by secondary data and policy expectations. A dovish National Bank of Poland stance and market pricing of future rate cuts are seen weighing on the Zloty, with ING’s models pointing EUR/PLN closer to 4.340. By contrast, ING remains constructive on the Koruna […]
Rally fades into range trade against US Dollar – UOB
UOB’s Quek Ser Leang and Lee Sue Ann note that GBP/USD gapped lower after briefly breaking above 1.3445, with momentum turning down and risks of a test below 1.3360, though 1.3320 is seen as distant for now. They judge that the advance from late last month has ended and expects a 1.3320–1.3445 range in coming […]
Hovers around nine-day EMA near 162.00
USD/JPY gains ground after two days of losses, trading around 162.00 during the Asian hours on Monday. The currency pair is keeping a bullish near-term bias as spot holds above both the nine-period and 50-period Exponential Moving Averages (EMAs). Additionally, the daily technical analysis indicates that the USD/JPY pair is remaining within an ascending channel […]
XAG/USD falls to near $59.00 amid rising US-Iran strikes
Silver price (XAG/USD) extends its gains for the second successive day, trading around $59.00 per troy ounce during the Asian hours on Monday. The price of the non-yielding white metal falls as escalating United States (US)-Iran missile strikes push oil higher, sparking fears of inflation and higher interest rates. The US Central Command (CENTCOM) launched […]
Australian Dollar declines below 0.6950 as US, Iran launch new round of strikes
The AUD/USD pair loses ground to near 0.6940 during the early Asian session on Monday. Renewed tensions in the Middle East weigh on the riskier assets such as the Australian Dollar (AUD) against the US Dollar (USD). Traders brace for the release of the US Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation data, which is due later […]
