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British Pound climbs as Hormuz talks stall, US CPI in focus

The Pound Sterling (GBP) advances during the North American session on Monday, up 0.2% as markets digest developments in the Middle East and await crucial inflation data in the United States (US). The GBP/USD pair trade…

The Canadian Dollar takes back two months in ten sessions

The Canadian Dollar trades at its strongest against the US Dollar since the second week of June, with the rate holding just above 1.3900 into the afternoon. This is a fourth consecutive lower session and the seventh in …

The Dow Jones Industrial Average kept what payrolls lost

The Dow Jones Industrial Average trades near 54,000 on Monday, lower by a tenth of a percent inside a range of barely 200 points, the narrowest daily bar in weeks. Every price of the session sits inside Friday's range, …

Emerging Markets: Selectivity key as Fed path clouds – HSBC

HSBC Asset Management notes that Emerging Market local-currency bonds have delivered strong returns over the past four years, supported by credible policies and attractive real yields, but year-to-date performance has s…

Australian Dollar: Hawkish RBA hold supports carry – BBH

Brown Brothers Harriman’s Elias Haddad notes that the Australian Dollar (AUD) remains one of the most attractive G10 currencies thanks to favorable carry and a hawkish Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA). The RBA is expecte…

Brent: Iran talks keep risk premium in focus – Deutsche Bank

Deutsche Bank strategists highlight that negotiations between Iran and Oman over a new shipping framework through the Strait of Hormuz remain finely balanced, with Tehran linking any lasting arrangement to broader deman…

Romanian Leu: Rating relief but NBR stays cautious – ING

ING’s Frantisek Taborsky says Romania’s unchanged Baa3 rating at Moody’s and prior Fitch decision should ease pressure after recent ROMGBs underperformance. He expects the National Bank of Romania (NBR) to keep rates at…

How coordinated currency buying interventions work

The French presidency of the G7 has been remarkably effective at reviving the policy discussion around global imbalances and international economic policy coordination after more than a decade of complete neglect by the…

China: Credit demand and liquidity trends – DBS

DBS Group Research anticipates China’s credit demand to stay weak in July, with new Yuan loans around RMB 10.8 billion and M2 growth at 8% year-on-year. Corporate and household medium- to long-term lending are likely to…