Silver price advances for the second straight day and hits a three-day high above $59.00mid growing speculation of intervention in the foreign exchange markets, to boost the Yen, and weaken the Greenback.
Gold price advances some 0.92% on Thursday after the US Dollar drops following a suspected intervention in the foreign exchange markets, with the Japanese Yen hitting a near two-month high versus the Greenback. The XAU/USD trades at $4,100 after bouncing off the low of the day (LOD) at $4,028.
MUFG’s Lloyd Chan highlights that Malaysia’s solid growth, low inflation and prudent policy are supporting the Ringgit, but rising domestic political risks could drive USD/MYR in coming months.
Commerzbank Research notes that USD/KRW has fallen to its lowest level since February as South Korean authorities tighten rules on leveraged ETFs to curb Kospi volatility.
Crude Oil is lower on Thursday even as the war that sets its price reached a country it had spared for five months. WTI trades just above the $82.00 handle, down more than 1.5%, and Brent holds just above $86.50 with a near-identical loss after both gave back a chunk of Wednesday's rally.
Rabobank’s Teeuwe Mevissen highlights that China’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth undershot expectations in Q2, with persistent headwinds from weak domestic demand and a deepening real estate crisis.
USD/CAD extends its decline on Thursday, slipping to a six-week low as the US Dollar (USD) weakens across the board following a sharp rally in the Japanese Yen (JPY). At the time of writing, the pair trades around 1.3996, staying on the back foot for a third consecutive day.
Silver prices advance toward $58.80 per ounce on Thursday, gaining around 1.7% as softer United States inflation data and weaker-than-expected economic growth place pressure on the US Dollar.
DBS Group Research economist Chua Han Teng analyzes Singapore’s latest SGD900mn fiscal support package and the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s (MAS) calibrated tightening of the Singapore Dollar (SGD) Nominal Effective Exchange Rate (NEER) band.
The rebound in United States equities on Thursday is real, and it is one name deep. The NASDAQ 100 (NDX) trades near 27,950 after a gain of almost 3%, having printed its lowest level in two months in the 27,200 area inside the opening minutes.
The US Dollar Index (DXY) tumbles on Thursday as a sharp surge in the Japanese Yen (JPY) fuels speculation that Japanese authorities intervened to support the currency. USD/JPY plunged nearly 480 pips, falling below the psychological 160 mark and dragging the Greenback lower across the board.
MUFG notes Malaysia remains one of Asia’s stronger-performing economies, with above-trend growth, low inflation and robust external demand, especially in electronics.
The Pound Sterling registers gains versus the US Dollar after the Bank of England decided to hold rates unchanged, in a 6-3 vote, while suspected intervention to propel the Japanese Yen weakened the Greenback against most G8 currencies. The GBP/USD trades at 1.3430, up 0.40%.
EUR/USD trades higher near the 1.1460 area on Thursday as stronger-than-expected European economic data and softer United States (US) growth figures place pressure on the US Dollar (USD).
AUD/JPY tumbles on Thursday as a sudden surge in the Japanese Yen (JPY) sweeps across Yen crosses, fuelling speculation that Japanese authorities intervened to support the currency after USD/JPY hit a 40-year high earlier this month.
TD Securities strategists highlight that the Bank of England (BoE) kept Bank Rate at 3.75% with a 6-3 split, signalling slightly more hawkish rhetoric but continued comfort with existing tightening.
AUD/USD trades around 0.7010 on Thursday at the time of writing, up 0.82% on the day as broad-based US Dollar (USD) weakness outweighs the negative impact of softer Australian inflation.
Rabobank’s Florence Schmit highlights that TTF Natural Gas remains exposed to Strait of Hormuz disruptions and QatarEnergy’s extended force majeure.
Volkmar Baur at Commerzbank assesses that China’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth of 4.3% year-on-year in Q2 2026 fell short of the government’s 4.5–5% target, with real estate weakness and cautious fiscal policy weighing on demand.
The GBP/JPY cross trades sharply lower near 213.20 on Thursday, losing around 2.4% as a sudden surge in the Japanese Yen (JPY) overwhelms the British Pound’s reaction to the Bank of England’s (BoE) monetary policy announcement.
TD Securities strategists explain that Gold has bounced after the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) left rates unchanged and Chair Warsh signaled tolerance for an inflation shock.
EUR/JPY plunges on Thursday, down 2.54% on the day to trade around 182.60 at the time of writing, after a sudden surge in the Japanese Yen (JPY) triggered by what appears to be another intervention by Japanese authorities in the foreign exchange market.
RaboResearch economists Maartje Wijffelaars and Leander Kalff outline how the European Union is intensifying efforts to strengthen Eurozone industry and reduce external dependencies.
EUR/USD extends its gains on Thursday as the Greenback remains under pressure as traders digest a busy batch of US economic data after the Federal Reserve (Fed) left interest rates unchanged at 3.50%-3.75% on Wednesday.
Commerzbank’s Dr. Ralph Solveen analyzes German inflation after the July national Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose from 2.3% to 2.8%, driven mainly by higher energy prices linked to conflict in the Persian Gulf and the end of fuel tax rebates.
The Japanese Yen (JPY) is surging across the board in the American session on Thursday, without a clear catalyst. This development hints that Japanese authorities may finally be intervening in foreign exchange markets following days of speculation.
TD Securities strategists note the Bank of Canada’s (BoC) July Summary of Deliberations was balanced, with the Bank seeing the economy adjusting to recent shocks and expecting growth to strengthen, while worrying about medium-term inflation expectations drifting higher.
USD/JPY trades around 162.90 at the time of writing on Thursday, down 0.31% on the day, as the US Dollar (USD) comes under pressure following the Federal Reserve (Fed) meeting on Wednesday and a series of weaker-than-expected United States (US) economic data released earlier in the day, ahead of the
Brown Brothers Harriman’s (BBH) Elias Haddad notes the US Dollar (USD) is struggling to recover after the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) hawkish hold, as Chair Kevin Warsh’s tough inflation rhetoric failed to convince markets.
Gold (XAU/USD) remains trapped in its month-old $4,000-$4,200 range as the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) new era of limited forward guidance fails to shake the precious metal out of its sideways grind after policymakers left interest rates unchanged at 3.50%-3.75%.
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