Currencies

The pair extends its gains on Yen weakness from fiscal worries tied to the elections and a greenback recovery, but dowside risks linger.

Australia’s central bank raised rates for the first time since late 2023 amid strengthening price pressures, sending the Aussie higher.

The pair drops as markets anticipate FX intervention, after Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi vowed to act against speculative moves, while broader US dollar weakness adds pressure.

The pair declines as the BoJ raised rates earlier this month and the summary of opinions reaffirmed the tightening bias, whereas the Fed maintained its easing stance.

The pair drops as the Japanese central bank see strong wage growth for next year, bolstering the chances of tightening just a week after the Fed cut rates.

The pair drops after the Australian central bank kept rates unchanged and delivered a hawkish message, while USD faces headwinds from Fed rate cut bets.

EURUSD is turning constructive into year-end, supported by bullish price structure, firm RSI and a widening policy gap as German 2-year yields strengthen against US equivalents. With markets expecting a Fed cut and Schnabel hinting the ECB’s next move could be a hike, monetary-policy divergence is increasingly guiding the pair higher.

Despite avoiding it last week, risk of new 2024 low remains high as the Fed heads to a shallower easing path, while the ECB may need to remain aggressive

Although its major peers are cutting rates, the RBA does not go do down this road and the Aussie reacts higher

The pair drops and heads towards its worst month of the year, as Australian inflation showed further moderation and is likely to add pressure to the RBA to follow its peers and start cutting rates

The pair has entered its fourth straight profitable week as bets of another hike by the BoJ this year dissipate and the Fed adopts a more served approach around easing