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Silver accelerates above $66 as Fed expectations shift
Silver (XAG/USD) extends its advance on Monday and trades around $66.30 at the time of writing, up 2.47% on the day.
Australian Dollar climbs to two-month highs amid a soft US Dollar
AUD/USD extended its recovery on Monday, pushing to fresh 10-week highs and holding near the 0.7100 zone. At the time of writing, the pair is 0.40% up for the day, driven almost entirely by a broadly weak US Dollar (USD) rather than anything positive out of Australia.
British Pound: Bullish bias with data risk ahead against US Dollar – Scotiabank
Scotiabank strategists Shaun Osborne and Eric Theoret note British Pound (GBP) is underperforming core European peers but has still reached a three‑month high against the US Dollar (USD).
China: High-tech sectors cushion broader slowdown – ING
According to ING’s Lynn Song, Chinese industrial production growth slowed more than expected in July but remains relatively resilient compared with other domestic indicators.
US Dollar: Faces renewed downside risk – Commerzbank
Commerzbank’s Volkmar Baur notes that the US Dollar (USD) has weakened against the Euro (EUR) as markets steadily scale back expectations for further Federal Reserve (Fed) tightening relative to other G10 central banks.
Gold: Investors extend longs but hedge risks – TD Securities
TD Securities strategists note that money managers sharply increased long Gold exposure as modest inflation, soft United States (US) employment data and expectations that the Federal Reserve (Fed) will not hike rates this year weigh on the US Dollar (USD).
Euro: Bullish momentum eyes mid‑1.17s against US Dollar – Scotiabank
Scotiabank strategists Shaun Osborne and Eric Theoret report the Euro (EUR) is firming as Eurozone economic resilience and narrowing yield spreads versus the US support EUR/USD.
Canadian Dollar: Inflation steady near target – RBC
Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) economists Abbey Xu and Nathan Janzen note that Canadian inflation rose to 3% year-over-year in July, mainly on higher energy costs, while underlying measures like CPI-trim and CPI-median stayed near the 2% target.
United States NAHB Housing Market Index came in at 35, above forecasts (33) in August
United States NAHB Housing Market Index came in at 35, above forecasts (33) in August
Japanese Yen: Policy doubts weigh on Yen – BNY
BNY’s Geoff Yu highlights that weak Japanese Gross Domestic Product (GDP) data and rising JGB yields are undermining confidence in the Bank of Japan’s ability to sustain a stronger Yen.
Canadian Dollar firms after hotter-than-expected inflation data
USD/CAD falls to its lowest level since June 3 on Monday as the US Dollar (USD) stays under pressure, while hotter-than-expected Canadian inflation data provided additional support to the Canadian Dollar (CAD). At the time of writing, the pair trades around 1.3852.
Canadian Dollar struggles against Euro as inflation accelerates to 3%
EUR/CAD edges higher on Monday, trading around 1.6070 at the time of writing, up 0.11% on the day. The pair maintains a positive bias despite a stronger-than-expected acceleration in Canadian inflation, which provides some support to the Canadian Dollar (CAD).
China: Fiscal support to offset weak demand – Standard Chartered
Standard Chartered economists Hunter Chan and Shuang Ding note that China’s July real activity data showed weaker momentum, with estimated monthly Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth dropping below 4.3% year-on-year.