Forex
USD/CAD finished broadly unchanged on Wednesday, slipping less than 0.1% to trade close to 1.3688 after a volatile post-FOMC session.
Indices
Pre-FOMC Major US Indexes update: Wall Street braces for a pivotal 24 hours featuring Powell’s Fed swan song and heavy-hitter tech earnings. As the US-Iran impasse pushes Oil to $105, traders are questioning the market's resilience. Explore our pre-FOMC outlook for the Dow Jones, S&P 500, and Nasdaq.
Forex
The Australian Dollar (AUD) edges lower against the US Dollar (USD) on Wednesday, weighed by softer-than-expected Australian inflation data, while fading hopes that the US-Iran war will end anytime soon support the Greenback.
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) Oil is currently trading near $102 per barrel, its highest level in roughly three weeks.
Bank of Canada and USD/CAD update: The Bank of Canada holds rates steady, citing a soft economic outlook based on a $75 oil assumption. With WTI Crude topping $100 and boosting Canada's national income, the BoC may soon pivot hawkish. As USD/CAD rallies to 1.37, explore our two-timeframe technical analysis.
Forex
Deutsche Bank’s Shreyas Gopal and Sanjay Raja note that EUR/GBP continues to trade above levels implied by Bank of England (BoE)-European Central Bank (ECB) rate differentials, leaving a measurable risk premium in the Pound (GBP).
Forex
OCBC strategists Sim Moh Siong and Christopher Wong note USD/JPY stayed range-bound after a mildly hawkish Bank of Japan (BoJ) hold, as cautious guidance and high Oil prices erased initial Yen (JPY) gains.
Commodities
Silver (XAG/USD) remains under pressure as its bearish trend extends, with prices failing to attract safe-haven demand despite ongoing geopolitical tensions. Momentum-driven selling has pushed silver below key moving averages, confirming a breakdown from its recent rebound. Technically, the outlook stays negative below the $75.90 resistance level, with further downside risk toward lower support zones if bearish momentum persists.
Forex
BNY's Bob Savage relays National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) analysis that an escalation of the Iran conflict and prolonged Strait of Hormuz closure could severely hit the United Kingdom (UK) economy.
Forex
The US Dollar (USD) is trading practically flat against the Canadian Dollar (CAD) on Wednesday.
