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Japanese Yen: Downside bias but mixed outlook – UOB

United Overseas Bank’s (UOB) Quek Ser Leang notes USD/JPY retains an upside bias, with scope for a test of 162.80 intraday while major resistance at 163.00 is unlikely to be reached. Over 1–3 weeks, the outlook is mixed…

US Dollar Index: Fed hawks supported by energy spike – ING

ING’s Chris Turner notes that higher Oil prices and Gulf tensions have driven a bigger reaction in rates than in FX, with Brent near $80 supporting Fed hawks. The US Dollar (USD) is expected to stay firm versus low-yiel…

Oil: Rising geopolitical risks and Russian diesel ban – ING

ING analysts Warren Patterson and Ewa Manthey note that Oil has extended its rally as renewed US-Iran tensions threaten the fragile ceasefire and disrupt flows through the Strait of Hormuz. ICE Brent has moved above $78…

US Dollar: Supported by higher yields and FOMC stance – MUFG

MUFG’s Lloyd Chan reports that June Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) minutes show policymakers increasingly concerned that US inflation could stay elevated, with some seeing a case for a rate hike. Most participants…

Stocks ease despite upbeat Samsung forecast, yen languishes

By Enas Alashray and Mrinmay Dey July 6 (Reuters) – Iran’s Revolutionary Guards fired at least two missiles at commercial ships transiting through the Strait of Hormuz on Monday night, Axios reported, citing two U.S. of…

Crude Oil forgets the war and shrugs at the tollbooth

Crude Oil finished Thursday at its lowest level in 18 weeks, which means the vast risk premium that built up around this year's conflict has fully bled away, back to pre-war levels. The interesting part is not the round…

AUD/USD Price Forecast: Bearish bias persists below 0.7000

The Australian Dollar (AUD) trades on the front foot against the US Dollar (USD) on Thursday as a weaker-than-expected US Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) report pushed back expectations of an imminent Federal Reserve (Fed) inter…

Australian Dollar rises as weak US NFP weighs on the US Dollar

The AUD/USD pair climbed near the 0.6930 area on Thursday as the US Dollar (USD) came under pressure following softer-than-expected United States (US) labor market data. The pair advanced as investors trimmed expectatio…