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BNP Paribas sees Thailand's targeted subsidies posing low debt risk, supporting the baht. Next catalyst: budget execution and BoT rate path.
Dollar's strongest two-day advance in six weeks stalls; May's historically bullish seasonal bias could fuel another push toward DXY 99. Next catalyst: April retail sales.
Senator Marco Rubio's Fox News suggestion that China could help de-escalate Iran's Gulf actions may trigger a knee-jerk dip in oil and commodity currencies. The fade risk is high without concrete follow-through.
OCBC's call reflects a US dollar that remains bid on rate differentials, while Singapore's trade-sensitive economy faces headwinds. The next MAS review and US CPI will determine if the consolidation breaks.
Boston Fed's Collins sees Iran war inflation fading, underlying disinflation intact. The view could cap dollar upside if markets reduce rate-hike bets.
The Canadian dollar fell for a sixth straight session against the greenback after BoC minutes showed policymakers content to wait on rates. The loonie's path now hinges on whether upcoming data forces the BoC off the sidelines.
ECB Chief Economist Philip Lane noted the current energy shock is unfolding in a less demand-supportive environment, reducing the risk of a wage-price spiral and tilting the policy outlook more dovish.
Implied volatility on one-month USD/KRW options remains above its one-year average, according to OCBC. The next test for the won comes from US data and Fed rhetoric.
ECB Chief Economist Philip Lane says an oil supply shock would force rate hikes, altering the euro's yield advantage. The transmission runs from energy costs to core inflation and policy path.
ECB's Lane says Iran oil shock could force rate hikes to stop second-round inflation, challenging the rate-cut base case.
Catherine Mann's link between market moves and her rate votes creates a feedback loop that could harden the BoE's hawkish stance if sterling slides further.
BNP Paribas warns rising US yields are raising Indonesia's debt costs and pressuring the rupiah, with USD/IDR testing 15,800. The next Bank Indonesia rate decision is the catalyst.
The 2-year Treasury yield holds near 4.85% as the Minneapolis Fed chief says inflation is too high, reinforcing the dollar’s carry appeal ahead of CPI report.
DXY tests yearly moving average and multi-month range top. A close above would confirm a breakout, shifting structure to trending and pressuring EUR/USD, gold, and EM currencies.
The order aims to shield consumers from oil spikes while adding fiscal burden, testing the central bank's inflation fight and the real's resilience.
The Canadian dollar held its ground against a broadly stronger greenback as rising crude prices offset the dollar bid from a firm US inflation reading. Traders now look to Canadian CPI.
The 30-year Treasury auction cleared at 5.05%, up from 4.876%, resetting long-end yield levels. The move widens rate differentials, supporting the dollar ahead of Fed minutes and CPI.
Stalled US-Iran talks keep Iranian supply sidelined and Hormuz risk alive, pulling WTI back from $100. The failed test caps commodity FX gains while holding a price floor near $97.
Striking 'maximum employment' from the Fed's mandate would remove the employment buffer, forcing a repricing of the yield curve, dollar, and risk assets. The 2025 framework review is the next catalyst.
The pound fell after a hot US PPI print and Starmer turmoil widened the rate differential and added a risk premium. Next: UK CPI and Fed speakers.
The British pound dropped against the dollar after a hot US producer price index and political turmoil around UK PM Keir Starmer. The next UK CPI print now becomes the directional catalyst.
BNY's real-money custody flows reveal that yen-funded carry trades remain the APAC anchor, while yuan fix management sets the regional tone. The next catalyst is the Bank of Japan's policy meeting.
Boston Fed President Susan Collins said a prolonged conflict would force the central bank to balance inflation risks against growth concerns, complicating the rate outlook.
Natural gas futures drift sideways as shoulder season demand void keeps rallies capped below the 50-day EMA. The $3 level is a psychological barrier; the trade is to fade pops toward the $2.55 target.
US producer prices jumped 1.4% month-on-month in April, pushing the year-on-year rate to 6.0%. The print forced a repricing of Fed rate expectations, with futures now pricing a non-trivial probability of a hike in early 2026. The dollar index is playing catch-up to the rate move, pressuring EUR/USD toward 1.10.
The yen weakened after US inflation data pushed Fed rate-hike expectations higher, widening the yield gap. Upcoming Trump-Xi talks could add safe-haven demand or trade-policy risk.
A hawkish BoJ should lift the yen. A disorderly JGB selloff could force emergency bond buying and weaken it. The next BoJ meeting will test which force dominates.
Catherine Mann's acknowledgment that rate hikes cannot fix supply-driven inflation complicates the BoE's path and could cap sterling's upside ahead of the next UK CPI release.
The euro slid against the dollar after a hotter-than-expected US inflation print lifted the odds of further Federal Reserve tightening, shifting rate differentials in the greenback's favor.
AUD/USD held steady after a US PPI beat, signaling hawkish Fed expectations are priced in. The next CPI report will determine if the pair breaks its range.