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TD Securities flags a less dovish Bank of Canada, narrowing the rate-cut premium priced into the loonie. Next policy decision becomes the key test for USD/CAD direction.
ECB Governing Council member Martins Kazaks said the central bank will continue to decide rates meeting by meeting, based on incoming data, reinforcing that no pre-commitment exists for future cuts.
UOB says a daily close above 0.7280 would signal a sustainable move higher, while failure keeps the pair range-bound. Next triggers: Australian jobs data, US PCE.
April's -¥10 billion yuan loan figure marks the second contraction in twelve months, raising questions about credit demand and PBOC easing. Year-to-date lending drops to ¥8.59 trillion.
The Canadian dollar held its recent range against the US dollar as a positive Trump-Xi summit and firm crude oil prices offset a steady greenback. Next catalyst: Canadian inflation data.
BBH sees yen rangebound as BoJ's hawkish shift cannot overcome dollar's yield advantage. Carry trade anchors it until US data or a bolder BoJ move breaks it.
China's new loans plunged to -10 billion yuan in April, missing the 300 billion yuan forecast, signaling a sharp credit contraction, raising pressure on the PBoC to ease.
China's April M2 rose 8.6% YoY, beating the 8.5% forecast. The liquidity beat has implications for USD/CNY and commodity currencies.
The greenback held its ground after easing US-China tensions reduced safe-haven demand. Rate differentials kept the dollar supported. Next focus: FOMC minutes.
The Strait of Hormuz handles roughly 20% of global oil shipments. The Trump-Xi pledge to keep it open removes a supply-disruption tail risk, pressuring petrocurrencies like CAD and NOK. Next test: OPEC+ and Iran follow-through.
OCBC analysts see the US Dollar Index supported on dips, yet unable to break higher, keeping DXY in a range. The next Fed commentary and data will test the boundaries.
The yen remains under pressure as markets price in a more aggressive Federal Reserve tightening path. The widening US-Japan rate differential keeps the dollar bid, with the next catalyst being the upcoming PCE inflation data.
EUR/USD stalls at 1.1700 with no directional conviction. Traders await ECB President Lagarde's tone on policy and the Trump-Xi summit's risk signal; the next move hinges on the rate differential and haven flows.
US dollar extends gains after hotter inflation, says MUFG, as markets push back Fed rate cut bets. Treasury yields jump. Next catalyst: core PCE.
GBP/EUR fell 0.08% to 1.15364 as Starmer speculation added to UK political uncertainty. Rabobank sees the pound as vulnerable. The BoE decision is now in focus.
GBP/USD consolidates losses after retreating from 1.3650 weekly highs. The pair's muted response to strong data suggests rate differentials are already priced. Next: BoE meeting.
Upbeat UK data widens the Bank of England–ECB policy gap, keeping EUR/GBP anchored near 0.8500. The next direction hinge is the UK CPI release.
Monthly services prices jumped, with restaurants up 1.2% and clothing 6.0%, signalling demand-side pressure that could delay ECB rate cuts beyond June.
ING flags a tight copper market near all-time peaks, pushing traders to rethink Australian dollar and other commodity currency exposures.
WTI crude falls under $97 as traders await the Trump-Xi summit. The outcome will shape demand expectations, directly feeding into Canadian dollar and oil-correlated FX pairs.
The in-line reading leaves the euro little changed and reinforces expectations for a June ECB rate cut. The next catalyst is the Eurozone-wide flash CPI release.
Spain's April HICP rose 0.7% MoM, matching forecasts and leaving the ECB's rate-cut timeline unchanged. The next move hinges on Eurozone-wide inflation data due later this week.
Spain's April CPI came in at 3.2% YoY, exactly in line with expectations. The print leaves the ECB's rate-cut timeline unchanged, with the next decision point shifting to the eurozone-wide flash estimate.
UK GDP and manufacturing data beat forecasts, pushing GBP/USD above 1.3500 and reducing the odds of a near-term Bank of England rate cut.
India doubled import tariffs on precious metals to curb dollar demand and support the rupee, Commerzbank says. The move shifts INR defence from FX reserves to trade deterrence. Next test: monthly trade data and the local gold premium.
The flat session masks a binary catalyst that could send the safe-haven franc sharply higher or lower depending on the tone of Trump's readout. Traders face a coiled-spring setup with elevated gap risk.
Wholesale inflation in India surged to 8.3% in April, nearly double the 4.4% forecast. The print reshapes the RBI rate-cut timeline and the rupee’s carry-trade support.
March GDP rose 0.3% m/m against -0.1% consensus. The data pushes back BoE easing bets, putting a floor under GBP/USD ahead of the June meeting.
ECB's Kazaks says an oil-driven inflation surge could force a rate hike, shifting the euro's yield advantage and setting up a test of recent EUR/USD highs.
The UK trade deficit widened to £9.658 billion in March from £0.72 billion, a swing of nearly £9 billion. The gap forces sterling traders to reassess external funding risks ahead of the Bank of England's May meeting.