The situation in the Middle East remains a focus for investors, although tensions may gradually ease following the latest escalation. In recent months, growing volumes of oil from the Gulf region have ...

Trump–Xi may extend the trade truce, but firm tariff cuts and timelines are needed to prevent a sell-the-fact reversal. Rare-earth licences and AI-chip rules are the key swing factors for USD/CNH, ...

UK consumer price inflation accelerated from 2.6% to 2.9% year-on-year in August, in line with market expectations. Core inflation delivered a slightly stronger reading, remaining at 2.6% against ...

Macro-structural shifts: Divergent central bank policies, persistent inflation, and targeted intervention are driving major realignments in global capital flows and currency valuations. US rate ...

Gold’s upward momentum has weakened as investors take profits ahead of Fed Chair Kevin Warsh’s speech at Jackson Hole. Lower Treasury yields and a weaker US dollar have supported gold by reducing the ...

Canada inflation & BoC stance: July CPI accelerated to 3.0% YoY, pressuring USD/CAD in the short term, but the Bank of Canada maintains a cautious stance as underlying core metrics continue to ...

China’s economy lost momentum in July, with weak retail sales, declining investment and a deepening property market downturn weighing on domestic demand. Strong exports are increasingly supporting ...

Out of the blue, the Japanese yen recovered sharply by 0.5% against the US dollar on Thursday, 2 July 2029, at 2 pm SG time (the Asian-to-London handover period). The USD/JPY staged a steep intraday ...

The S&P 500 snapped out of a five-day losing streak to finish Q2 2026 with a robust two-day surge, climbing 1.98% over June 29 and June 30 to close at 7,499. This capped off a stellar quarterly gain ...

The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index data on June 25, 2026. The headline PCE price index rose 0.4% on a month-over-month basis and 4.1 ...