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China Consumer Price Index (YoY) came in at 1% below forecasts (1.1%) in June
China Consumer Price Index (YoY) came in at 1% below forecasts (1.1%) in June
British Pound strengthens to near 1.3400 as UK political risk fades
The GBP/USD pair gathers strength near 1.3395 during the Asian trading hours on Thursday, bolstered by fading domestic political uncertainty.
Australian Dollar steadies following Chinese CPI data
AUD/USD gains ground after remaining flat in the previous day, trading around 0.6930 during the Asian hours on Thursday.
Japan Money Supply M2+CD (YoY) declined to 2.2% in June from previous 2.5%
Japan Money Supply M2+CD (YoY) declined to 2.2% in June from previous 2.5%
Japan Foreign Investment in Japan Stocks down to ¥-22.2B in July 3 from previous ¥-1B
Japan Foreign Investment in Japan Stocks down to ¥-22.2B in July 3 from previous ¥-1B
United Kingdom RICS Housing Price Balance below forecasts (-30%) in June: Actual (-33%)
United Kingdom RICS Housing Price Balance below forecasts (-30%) in June: Actual (-33%)
Chinese Yuan: Downside bias as momentum improves against US Dollar – UOB
United Overseas Bank’s (UOB) Senior Technical Strategist Quek Ser Leang notes that USD/CNH has broken higher, with momentum improving after Monday’s move to 6.8051 and a close at 6.8038.
New Zealand Business NZ PMI rose from previous 49.9Â to 59.7 in June
New Zealand Business NZ PMI rose from previous 49.9Â to 59.7 in June
Euro steadies as Middle East strikes offsets Fed repricing
The Euro holds firm against the US Dollar on Wednesday as hostilities in the Middle East continued, with the US attacking Iran for the second straight day at around the Strait of Hormuz. At the time of writing, the EUR/USD trades at 1.1420, after bouncing off daily lows of 1.1391.
The Australian Dollar flatlines while everyone else has a war to trade
AUD/USD trades pinned between 0.6900 and 0.6950 on Wednesday, essentially unchanged and printing the kind of indecision candle that tells traders the week's rebound has run out of sponsorship.
British Pound Sterling wins the day and stays stuck in the same trap
GBP/USD trades just below 1.3400 on Wednesday, up around a quarter of a percent and once again leaning on the 200-day Exponential Moving Average (EMA) that has repelled every advance since the pair clawed back from its mid-June washout.
Euro: Political risks but downside bias – ING
Francesco Pesole at ING discusses Euro resilience despite French political developments, including Marine Le Pen’s 2027 bid and expectations of an RN win.
Swiss Franc holds losses as fresh US-Iran tensions support the US Dollar
The Swiss Franc (CHF) nurses minor losses against the US Dollar (USD) on Wednesday but is depreciating nearly 0.7% so far this week.