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US Dollar: Oil-driven support as Fed seen hiking – ING

ING strategist Francesco Pesole notes the Dollar remains supported as ING now expects the Fed to deliver one final rate hike in December. Despite near-term upside risks for the Dollar, ING keeps a gradually negative lon…

GBP/USD Builds Bearish Momentum After Rate Decision Week

Gold (XAU/USD) trades cautiously below $4,350 on Wednesday as investors refrain from taking large positions ahead of the Federal Reserve (Fed) monetary policy decision. A modest pullback in the US Dollar (USD) provides …

Oil: Supply risks linger despite recovering Saudi flows - OCBC

OCBC’s Christopher Wong observes that weekend attacks targeting Saudi Arabia have revived supply and geopolitical concerns in Oil markets. While Saudi authorities reported no new infrastructure damage, Wong notes that e…

Forex Today: US Dollar consolidates Fed-inspired gains

The US Dollar (USD) Index holds its ground and clings to marginal gains above 100.00 early Monday after rising more than 1% in the previous week, fuelled by the Federal Reserve's hawkish outlook. The US economic calenda…

Eurosystem brings central bank money to tokenised finance

The Eurosystem today launched Pontes, a solution that enables wholesale transactions in tokenised assets to be settled in central bank money. Pontes is the first initiative under the Eurosystem’s strategic programme to …

US Dollar Index: Trades firmly near 100.35 ahead of Fed speeches

The US Dollar (USD) reflects strength at the start of the week on prospects of further Federal Reserve (Fed) monetary tightening this year. At press time, the US Dollar Index (DXY), which gauges the Greenback’s value ag…

Euro: Dollar strength seen sustainable – Commerzbank

Commerzbank’s Thu Lan Nguyen notes that EUR/USD has stabilized just below 1.15 after a hawkish Federal Reserve (Fed) meeting, indicating a possible floor. Nguyen views current Dollar strength as sustainable in the short…