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South Korean Won: BoK hike and semiconductor volatility – BNY

BNY’s Geoff Yu highlights a hawkish 25bp hike by the Bank of Korea (BoK) to 2.75%, with guidance that Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and core inflation will exceed earlier forecasts. Authorities are also tightening rules …

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The Australian Dollar stalls exactly where everybody said it would

The Australian Dollar is going nowhere with great precision, with AUD/USD flat on the session and pinned to the 0.7000 handle for a fourth consecutive day. The recovery off the 0.6900 area earlier this month has run dir…

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Chinese Yuan: Upside bias toward 6.7600 against US Dollar – UOB

United Overseas Bank’s (UOB) Quek Ser Leang and Lee Sue Ann highlight that USD/CNH downside momentum continues to build after the pair slipped to 6.7653. Intraday, there is a chance of testing major support at 6.7600 wh…

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Dollar Boosted by US Economic Strength and Hawkish Fed Comments

The dollar index (DXY00) rose by +0.27% on Thursday. The dollar rallied on Thursday as better-than-expected US economic reports signaled economic strength and lifted T-note yields. Weekly jobless claims unexpectedly fel…

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Dollar Strength Sparks Long Liquidation in Crude Oil Futures

Crude oil and gasoline prices gave up early gains on Thursday and settled lower, as a stronger dollar sparked profit-taking and long liquidation. Crude prices are supported by heightened US-Iran tensions, which have red…

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Stocks Pressured by a Renewed Selloff in Chipmakers

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is down -0.46%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) is down -0.04%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is down -1.28%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) are down -0…

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Thai Baht: Overvaluation points to weakness against US Dollar - MUFG

MUFG’s Lloyd Chan notes that softer US inflation data has weakened the Dollar and lowered Fed rate hike expectations, but USD/THB has still broken above 33.50. He highlights Thailand’s low carry, deteriorating terms of …

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Mexican Peso drops as risk aversion underpins the US Dollar

The Mexican Peso depreciated by about 0.30% on Thursday as market participants turned risk-averse amid an escalation of the Middle East conflict, which has driven energy prices higher. Also, a round of positive US data …

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Euro falls as strong US jobless claims support US Dollar

EUR/USD trades lower near the 1.1440 area on Thursday, retreating around 0.2% as the US Dollar (USD) gains support from stronger-than-expected United States (US) labor market data.

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Stocks Pressured by a Renewed Selloff in Chipmakers

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is down -0.46%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) is down -0.04%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is down -1.28%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) are down -0…

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Gold loses track of $4,000, drops as Oil shock revives Fed bets

Gold price drops over 1.80% as tensions between the US and Iran fuel fears of a possible Oil supply disruption, driving energy prices higher and potentially triggering another round of inflation. The XAU/USD trades at $…

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