USD/JPY nears 160 as oil shock traps the BOJ
The Hormuz blockade has placed the Bank of Japan in one of its sharpest policy binds in recent memory.
EUR/USD rebounds as dollar safe-haven bid fades
The euro is gaining ground, but the question hanging over currency markets is whether this is a genuine turning point or a relief rally built on fragile foundations.
Dollar surge and rising yields unsettle global equities
Global markets are confronting a difficult macro mix: persistent inflation pressure, rising bond yields, and growing doubts about how quickly central banks can ease policy.
Dollar strength returns as oil shock spreads
As energy prices climb, investors are increasingly turning to the liquidity of the US currency, lifting the US Dollar Index against many major and emerging-market currencies.
Oil shifts to supply shock as gold and dollar adjust
Oil is reflecting supply sensitivity, gold is absorbing geopolitical and inflation uncertainty, and the US dollar is reacting to shifting rate expectations.
How can you trade commodity currency pairs in forex trading?
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NFP data signals a cooling US labour market: What comes next?
November’s Non-Farm Payrolls report showed the US economy added 64,000 jobs, modestly beating expectations, while the unemployment rate climbed to 4.6%, its highest level since 2021.
Is US jobs data the trigger that markets are waiting for?
Markets are behaving as though they are standing on a fault line, and U.S. jobs data may determine which way the ground shifts.
Markets react after Fed cut as volatility surges
The Federal Reserve cut interest rates for the third time this year, lowering the federal funds rate to 3.5%–3.75% and signalling a slower, more uncertain path ahead.
