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US Dollar: September Fed Conundrum Remains

The August 2025 non-farm payrolls report is expected to confirm a weakening US labor market, with forecasts of +75,000 jobs and unemployment rising to 4.3%. A soft reading could strengthen expectations for a Federal Res…

GBP/JPY Price Forecast: Evening star threatens 216.00 support

The GBP/JPY failed to sustain the 217.00 breakout, reversing to the 216.50 area as traders faded the move, exacerbating the decline to current exchange rates. At the time of writing, the cross-pair exchanges hands with …

Japanese Yen slips ahead of Tokyo CPI

USD/JPY trades around 159.40 on Wednesday, holding onto modest gains as a firmer US Dollar (USD) keeps the pair underpinned. The Dollar is broadly bid ahead of the Jackson Hole Symposium.

Euro firms against British Pound on hopes of a Hormuz deal

EUR/GBP is trading around 0.8570 on Wednesday, on the front foot as hopes of a de-escalation in the Gulf hand the Euro (EUR) a modest lift. The pair has broken above its 20- and 100-period moving averages, which sit bun…

New Zealand Dollar dips, but RBNZ hike bets provide safety net

NZD/USD retreats to around 0.5940 on Wednesday at the time of writing, down 0.60% on the day. The New Zealand Dollar (NZD) loses ground against the US Dollar (USD), which finds some support following the release of the …

British Pound retreats as sticky PCE revives Fed hike bets

Sterling retreats some 0.39% as the US Dollar stages a recovery after a US inflation report revealed that prices remained elevated, increasing the chances of seeing a rate hike by the Federal Reserve (Fed) towards the e…

US Dollar Index: Range trade persists as data soft – DBS

DBS Group Research economist Philip Wee notes that the DXY Index’s recent recovery stalled slightly above 99 and has reverted to a 98.5–99.0 range after last week’s sell-off linked to higher US long bond yields.