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UK PM Starmer: My work is done
United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minister (PM) Keir Starmer, the seventh PM since Britain’s exit from the European Union (EU), delivers his resignation to King Charles at Buckingham Palace.
GBP/JPY Price Forecast: Flatlines around 218.50 with long-term highs at hand
GBP/JPY wavers around 218.50, with bears contained above previous highs at 218.00.
Japanese Yen: BoJ expectations skewed to upside – BBH
Brown Brothers Harriman’s (BBH) Elias Haddad expects Japan’s June Consumer Price Index (CPI) to edge higher across headline and core measures, with core ex fresh food and energy steady at 1.8%.
Euro: Growth validation needed for value case – BNY
BNY’s Geoff Yu argues that Euro (EUR) assets show emerging value as the European Central Bank (ECB) holds policy and inflation pressures ease, but stresses that Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) data and earnings must confirm stable growth.
Euro holds steady vs Japanese Yen ahead of ECB, BoJ meetings
EUR/JPY trades around 185.70 on Monday at the time of writing, showing little direction after a quiet start to the week.
CEE FX: Risk-off keeps pressure on forint – ING
ING’s Frantisek Taborsky notes that escalating US-Iran tensions are driving risk-off sentiment, overshadowing a light Central and Eastern Europe data calendar.
Hungarian Forint: Lags as MNB cuts loom – Societe Generale
Société Générale identifies the Hungarian forint as July’s main Central and Eastern European (CEE) laggard, with EUR/HUF moving back above 363 as markets anticipate another 25bp central bank of Hungary Magyar Nemzeti Bank (MNB) rate cut to 5.75%.
Iran's Baghaei: Intermediaries share messages with Tehran over recent days
Esmaeil Baghaei Hamaneh, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran, said during the European trading session on Monday that Tehran pursues war and diplomacy based on its national interests when asked whether the door to talks with the United States (US) was now closed, Reuters repor
Silver price today: Silver rises, according to FXStreet data
Silver prices (XAG/USD) rose on Monday, according to FXStreet data. Silver trades at $56.83 per troy ounce, up 1.49% from the $56.00 it cost on Friday.
Brent: Energy risks rise with Hormuz tensions – Rabobank
Rabobank’s RaboResearch Global Economics & Markets team highlights that Brent Oil trading near $90 and elevated crack spreads underscore tight energy conditions as geopolitical risks escalate around Iran and Hormuz.
Australian Dollar rises against Japanese Yen due to RBA-BoJ rate differential
AUD/JPY rises after two days of losses, trading around 113.60 during the European hours on Monday. The currency cross appreciates as the Australian Dollar (AUD) holds gains following the release of the interest rate decision by the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), China's central bank.
British Pound: Outperformance on yields and politics repricing – MUFG
MUFG’s Lee Hardman highlights the Pound as the best performing major currency in recent weeks, supported by higher UK real yields and favourable carry conditions.
USD/JPY Price Forecast: Forms Symmetrical Triangle near multi-decade highs
The Japanese Yen (JPY) trades marginally higher against the US Dollar (USD) during the European trading session on Monday.