The threat to ships carrying oil in the Middle East is at its worst since the Iran war started, experts have said, after a spate of attacks on another key route in the region.
Silver (XAG/USD) trades around $57.20 at the time of writing on Monday, down 0.73% on the day, after a strong US manufacturing report reinforced expectations that the Federal Reserve (Fed) will maintain a restrictive mo…
Deutsche Bank strategists outlines a United States (US) macro backdrop where the Federal Reserve (Fed) held rates but three officials dissented for a hike, keeping inflation concerns alive. They expect two further 25bp …
Investing.com - Long-dated U.S. Treasury yields spiked last week following comments from Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh which sparked concerns that the central bank may be falling behind in its attempt to corral ener…
US and Japanese authorities have confirmed that they have jointly intervened in FX markets to support the yen. Joint intervention is rare and points to new FX activism from the US Treasury. Yet a successful turn lower i…
DBS Group Research economist Ma Tieying notes Taiwan’s 2Q GDP growth slowed to 12.9% year-on-year from 14.5% in 1Q, but remained solid on a quarterly basis. The report highlights narrowing divergence between exports and…
August 2, 2026, 3:47 AM EDT. Yamanashi Chuo BankLtd (TSE:8360) has approved a stock split set for October 1, 2026, after the company’s share price surged 58.43% this year and delivered a 131.51% total return over the pa…
Microsoft has increased the price of Xbox consoles worldwide, citing rising memory and storage chip costs.
The July flash PMI came in at 53.6, beating the 52.2 estimate, marking the composite index's strongest reading in eight months, and pointing to annualized GDP growth of roughly 2%. But the number that should sit at the …
Geoff Yu at BNY sees Brazil and Mexico operating in a more comfortable policy environment after the Fed decision, with anchored United States (US) front-end yields supporting emerging-market duration. Yu argues that Lat…
Commerzbank’s Tatha Ghose analyses Turkey’s June trade figures, highlighting a 26.2% year-on-year widening of the trade deficit to USD 10.4 billion. While exports and imports both rebounded after May’s holiday distortio…
AUD/USD falls to around 0.7000 on Monday at the time of writing, down 0.30% on the day, as a rebound in the US Dollar (USD) outweighs the support provided by Chinese economic data for the Australian Dollar (AUD).
The Euro (EUR) ticks higher against the British Pound (GBP) on Monday, but remains capped below the bottom of an ascending channel at the 0.8575 area following Thursday and Friday's declines.
HSBC strategists note that the Federal Reserve (Fed) left policy rates unchanged in July, with markets now assigning a two-thirds probability to a September hike. They stress that Chair Warsh’s data-dependent stance put…
GBP/USD has, on average, seen its worst monthly performance in August, with average returns of around -0.5% since 1971. See what other seasonal patterns could play out in August!
Gold (XAU/USD) trims gains after opening the week with a bullish gap as buyers lack conviction amid conflicting US-Iran headlines and caution ahead of key US employment data. At the time of writing, XAU/USD trades aroun…
EUR/USD trades in a narrow range on Monday as traders await clarity on US-Iran negotiations, while signs of stabilization in the US Dollar following the recent intervention-led weakness cap the Euro’s upside.
Joint US–Japan intervention has turned the yen from a one-way carry trade into a two-sided policy risk.
USD/CHF extends its gains for the second successive day, trading around 0.8090 during the European hours on Monday. The pair remains on a stronger footing as the Swiss Franc (CHF) holds onto losses following the release…
Oil prices turn lower as Bessent says U.S. may have Iran deal "today or tomorrow"
The metal opened the year at $28.92 and ended just below $72 per ounce, marking an annual gain of approximately 144% — silver’s sharpest calendar-year advance since 1979. That move shattered a decade-long ceiling near $…
Anthropic disclosed on Thursday that its AI models gained unauthorized access to the systems of three different unnamed organizations during cybersecurity testing. The company says Claude reached the internet “from with…
Oil prices turn lower as Bessent says U.S. may have Iran deal "today or tomorrow"
Infleqtion Inc. stocks have been trading down by -11.9 percent following reports of delayed quantum product launches dampening investor confidence.