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British Pound posts modest gains to near 1.3500 ahead of UK GDP data
The GBP/USD pair edges slightly higher to near 1.3500 during the early Asian trading hours on Thursday. The US Dollar (USD) softens against the British Pound (GBP) on a tame reading of the US inflation report.
PBOC sets USD/CNY reference rate at 6.7888 vs. 6.7882 previous
The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) sets the USD/CNY central rate for the trading session ahead on Thursday at 6.7888 compared to the previous day's fix of 6.7882 and 6.7470 Reuters estimate.
Euro advances as US Dollar weakens amid cooling Inflation
EUR/USD halts its three-day losing streak, trading around 1.1530 during the Asian hours on Thursday. The currency pair gains ground as the US Dollar (USD) faces challenges following the release of July's Consumer Price Index (CPI) report.
Singapore Gross Domestic Product (QoQ) climbed from previous 1.1% to 1.4% in 2Q
Singapore Gross Domestic Product (QoQ) climbed from previous 1.1% to 1.4% in 2Q
RBA's Kent: Cash rate hikes are achieving their intended impact
Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Assistant Governor Chris Kent said on Thursday that interest rate hikes are producing the expected effect. Kent added that further rate increases possible if risks emerge.
Singapore Gross Domestic Product (YoY): 5.9% (2Q) vs 5.7%
Singapore Gross Domestic Product (YoY): 5.9% (2Q) vs 5.7%
Japan Producer Price Index (YoY) came in at 7.2%, below expectations (7.4%) in July
Japan Producer Price Index (YoY) came in at 7.2%, below expectations (7.4%) in July
Japan Producer Price Index (MoM) below forecasts (0.6%) in July: Actual (0.1%)
Japan Producer Price Index (MoM) below forecasts (0.6%) in July: Actual (0.1%)
United Kingdom RICS Housing Price Balance came in at -30%, above expectations (-31%) in July
United Kingdom RICS Housing Price Balance came in at -30%, above expectations (-31%) in July
The Japanese Yen gives back half of what Tokyo bought
The Dollar has spent Wednesday grinding higher against the Yen with no headline to carry it, trading near 159.50 after a low just beneath 158.60 and a gain of under a tenth of a percent.
Pound Sterling runs out of room at the July high
Sterling spent the London morning building a case for a break and the rest of the session dismantling it, trading near 1.3495 after a high just short of 1.3550 and a loss of not quite a tenth of a percent.
GBP/JPY Price Forecast: 50-day SMA caps sideways trading
The GBP/JPY holds firm on Wednesday at around 215.00, as neither buyers nor sellers are reluctant to open fresh directional bets amid fears of renewed intervention in the FX markets by US and Japanese authorities to propel the Yen.
Indonesia: BI succession supports Rupiah stability – DBS
DBS Group Research’s Radhika Rao reports that Indonesia’s onshore markets welcomed President Prabowo’s nomination of Deputy Governor Destry Damayanti as the next Bank Indonesia Governor.