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    Markets
    September 18, 2026

    ECB’s Lagarde: We’ll decide on rates meeting by meeting

    European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde said during the European trading session on Friday that the…
    Markets
    September 18, 2026

    The BOJ tempers hawkish message, as UK consumer spends through the price shock

    There has been a remarkable turnaround for markets this week. At the start of the…
    Markets
    September 18, 2026

    The Fed Rate Hike – What Happens Now?

    The Fed rate hike: what happens now? The dust has settled on tonight’s Fed meeting…
    Markets
    September 18, 2026

    Trade of The Day – AUD/USD

    Facts: The pair bounced off the key resistance area near 0.7130 AUDUSD sits below the…
    Markets
    September 18, 2026

    Hawkish remarks by BOJ Governor strengthen the yen – key takeaways

    Key statements by Ueda during the press conference following the BOJ’s decision to hike rates:…
    Markets
    September 18, 2026

    Chart of The Day – Yen in a Trap. BoJ Hike That Weakened the Currency

    The Bank of Japan did exactly what the market expected, raising the interest rate by…

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    Institutions

      September 18, 2026

      Swiss Franc: Consolidation holds below 0.8300 against US Dollar – UOB

      United Overseas Bank’s (UOB) Quek Ser Leang notes USD/CHF remains in a consolidation phase after a sharp rally, with intraday…
      September 18, 2026

      Czech Koruna: CNB pause before potential November hike – ING

      ING’s Frantisek Taborsky notes that the Czech National Bank (CNB) kept its policy rate at 3.75% with a dovish tone…
      September 18, 2026

      Equities: Strong rebound supported by earnings growth – Danske Bank

      Danske Bank’s Danske Research Team reports a strong rebound in global equities, with the S&P 500, Nasdaq, Stoxx 600 and…
      September 18, 2026

      Oil: Prices fall as supply risks reassessed – MUFG

      MUFG notes that Oil prices have declined as markets reassess supply risks tied to the US-Iran war and regional chokepoints.…
      September 18, 2026

      Euro: Downtrend extends toward 1.1400 against US Dollar – UOB

      United Overseas Bank’s (UOB) Quek Ser Leang maintains a bearish stance on EUR/USD after recent declines, expecting the pair to…
      September 17, 2026

      Swiss Franc: Remains near recent lows against US Dollar – UOB

      United Overseas Bank (UOB) strategists Quek Ser Leang and Lee Sue Ann note that USD/CHF has staged an overdone rally…

      Energies

        September 18, 2026

        WTI Oil Price Forecast: Middle East Tensions Keep Bulls in Control as $98.55 Resistance Caps the Rally

        WTI crude oil prices are consolidating below the mid-$96 area on Friday after failing to extend the latest rebound from…
        September 18, 2026

        Nasdaq Surges – After Fed Rate Hike as Falling Oil and Treasury Yields Fuel US Tech Rebound

        US technology stocks staged a powerful rebound Thursday despite the Federal Reserve delivering its first interest-rate increase since 2023, with…
        September 18, 2026

        Trade of The Week – Brent Oil Price Struggles Above $105 as Saudi Pipeline Repairs, Hormuz Transits and Record Supply Cap the Rally

        The oil market entered the week with traders expecting a potentially sharp increase in crude prices after a major escalation…
        September 18, 2026

        US Heating Oil Prices Fall From Record $5.26 as Inventories Rise but Tight Supplies and Middle East Risks Persist

        US heating oil prices eased to around $5.05 per gallon, retreating from a record high of $5.26 reached earlier this…
        September 18, 2026

        US Natural Gas Futures Fall Over 1% to $2.85 as Cooler Weather Forecasts and Record Production Pressure 2026 Prices

        US natural gas futures fell more than 1% on Friday to around $2.85/MMBtu, reversing the previous session’s gains as cooler…
        September 17, 2026

        Trade of The Day – OIL

        Facts Brent crude futures (OIL) have pulled back from the local high of $110 seen on Friday, September 11, to…
        September 17, 2026

        European Natural Gas Prices Slide Below €78 but Winter Supply Crisis Risks Keep TTF Gas Near Multi-Year Highs

        Today Markets Analysis European natural gas prices moved lower on Thursday, falling below €78/MWh, but the decline remains relatively modest…
        September 16, 2026

        Saudi Oil Shipments Cut as Supply Disruptions Push Brent Above $107

        Today Markets Analysis: Crude oil prices rose sharply on Tuesday as overlapping supply disruptions in Saudi Arabia and Libya intensified…

        Softs

          September 18, 2026

          Palm Oil Retreats on Profit Taking But Heads for weekly gain

          Malaysian palm oil futures hovered below MYR 4,910 per tonne, reversing recent gains as weakness in rival edible oils on…
          September 18, 2026

          Coffee Futures Fall to 2.5-Month Low as Record Global Supply Outlook, Brazil Exports and Vietnam Crop Gains Pressure 2026 Coffee Prices

          Coffee futures extended their weekly losses on Thursday as the market continued to price in the prospect of abundant global…
          September 18, 2026

          Cocoa Futures Crash Over 3% as Ivory Coast Output Surges and ICE Inventories Hit Two-Year High

          Cocoa futures fell sharply on Thursday, with New York cocoa dropping more than 3% and London cocoa nearly 3% as…
          September 18, 2026

          Sugar Futures Crash Over 3% as Long Liquidation Hits Despite 2026/27 Global Sugar Deficit

          Sugar futures tumbled to three-week lows on Thursday, with NY sugar falling more than 3% and London white sugar dropping…
          September 18, 2026

          Cotton Futures Fall Over 200 Points as Weak US Export Sales Clash With Strong Cotton Shipments

          Cotton futures fell sharply across the board on Thursday, with front-month contracts losing more than 200 points as weak new-crop…
          September 18, 2026

          Cattle Futures Slide as Border Reopening Adds Supply Pressure Ahead of USDA Report

          Today Markets Analysis Live cattle futures fell sharply on Thursday, while feeder cattle also posted substantial losses as traders reacted…

          Bonds

            September 18, 2026

            Bund Yields Fall as Traders Scale Back ECB Rate-Hike Bets

            Germany’s 10-year Bund yield ended the week around 3.5%, down from a peak of 3.57% on Tuesday, the highest level…
            September 18, 2026

            UK Gilt Yields Rebound on Strong Retail Sales

            UK 10-year gilt yields rose to 5.25% on Friday after falling more than 10bps in the previous session, as investors…
            September 18, 2026

            Japan 10-Year Yield Falls as BOJ Hikes Rates

            Japan’s 10-year government bond yield slipped to around 2.95% on Friday, extending its decline into a third session after the…
            September 18, 2026

            Australia 10Y Yield Retreats from 2011 Highs

            Australia’s 10-year government bond yield fell below 5.3%, pulling back from mid-2011 highs and tracking lower global yields as easing…
            September 18, 2026

            US 10-Year Yield Holds Decline

            The yield on the US 10-year Treasury note held around 4.94% on Friday after losing almost 10 basis points in…
            September 17, 2026

            UK Gilt Yields Ease Ahead of BoE Decision

            UK 10-year gilt yields fell back to around 5.3% as oil prices declined for a second consecutive session, with investors…

            Crypto

              September 18, 2026

              Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple – BTC extends recovery, ETH eyes $2,500, XRP holds $1.30

              Bitcoin extends its recovery, trading above $76,700 on Friday. Ethereum is heading toward key resistance around $2,500, a breakthrough could…
              September 17, 2026

              Ripple and Stellar outlook: XRP and XLM rebound amid mixed signals

              XRP extends its rebound, trading at $1.300 on Thursday after finding support around the key EMAs the previous day. XLM…
              September 17, 2026

              Ethereum Price Forecast: ETH holds steady above $2,400 despite 25 bps rate hike

              Ethereum price today: $2,440 Ethereum has held above $2,400 despite witnessing two key bearish events in the Fed rate hike…
              September 16, 2026

              Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple – BTC, ETH and XRP retreat as Fed rate decision looms

              Bitcoin trades around $73,000 on Wednesday after dropping 3.25% the previous day. Ethereum fails to close above key resistance and…
              September 16, 2026

              Bitcoin Slides Toward $75,000 as US Crypto Regulation Setback Hits Sentiment

              Today Markets Analysis: Bitcoin fell toward $75,000 in mid-September, approaching a more than three-week low as investors reacted to the…
              September 15, 2026

              Technical analysis: Bitcoin falls below $77K. What’s next?

              Bitcoin fell sharply today to around $76,500 and is testing the lower boundary of the consolidation range that has effectively…

              Geopolitical

                September 18, 2026

                Trade of The Week – Brent Oil Price Struggles Above $105 as Saudi Pipeline Repairs, Hormuz Transits and Record Supply Cap the Rally

                The oil market entered the week with traders expecting a potentially sharp increase in crude prices after a major escalation…
                September 17, 2026

                Trump Threatens Massive EU Tariffs Over Canada Alliance as New Trade War Risk Sends Shockwaves Through Global Markets

                Today Markets Analysis A fresh U.S.–European trade confrontation is emerging after President Donald Trump threatened “very serious tariffs” against the…
                September 16, 2026

                Saudi Oil Shipments Cut as Supply Disruptions Push Brent Above $107

                Today Markets Analysis: Crude oil prices rose sharply on Tuesday as overlapping supply disruptions in Saudi Arabia and Libya intensified…
                September 14, 2026

                Oil Shock and AI Uncertainty Set a Gloomy Tone for Global Markets

                Today Markets Analysis: Global markets are starting the week firmly on the defensive as a renewed energy shock collides with…
                September 11, 2026

                Iran and Gulf states will meet to secure deal for Strait of Hormuz shipping — FT

                Iran and Gulf states are set to hold a meeting aimed at securing buy-in for a temporary deal to manage…
                September 8, 2026

                Iran’s warns economic warfare will be met by maritime exclusion zone

                Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Mohsen Rezaei, warned on Tuesday that Tehran would respond to what it calls…

                Precious Metals

                  September 18, 2026

                  Gold sticks to gains on softer bond yields and subdued USD; hawkish Fed caps upside

                  Gold attracts some buyers for the second straight day, though it lacks bullish conviction. Retreating US bond yields keep USD…
                  September 17, 2026

                  Chart of the day – Gold rebounds 1.3% despite hawkish Fed stance

                  Gold is rebounding by more than 1.3% after the decline triggered by the Fed’s first rate hike in more than…
                  September 17, 2026

                  Gold Price Struggles Below $4,300 as Hawkish Fed, Strong Dollar and Higher Rates Clash With Geopolitical Risk

                  Today Markets Analysis Gold remains under pressure around the $4,300-per-ounce area as investors digest the Federal Reserve’s first interest-rate increase…
                  September 16, 2026

                  Gold Reclaims $4,300 as Yield Momentum Fades

                  Today Markets Analysis: Gold has climbed back above $4,300 an ounce, recovering after two consecutive sessions of losses as the…
                  September 15, 2026

                  Gold loses ahead of Fed decision

                  Gold breaks important support levels a day ahead of the Fed decision, during which the market is largely confident of…
                  September 15, 2026

                  Commodity Talk – Natgas, Coffee, Oil, Gold

                  Commodity Overview The current session in the commodity market brings a marked strengthening of the energy sector, driven by escalating…

                  Opinion

                    September 18, 2026

                    The BOJ tempers hawkish message, as UK consumer spends through the price shock

                    There has been a remarkable turnaround for markets this week. At the start of the week, fears about oil price…
                    September 18, 2026

                    The Fed Rate Hike – What Happens Now?

                    The Fed rate hike: what happens now? The dust has settled on tonight’s Fed meeting and the market reaction is…
                    September 18, 2026

                    Trade of The Day – AUD/USD

                    Facts: The pair bounced off the key resistance area near 0.7130 AUDUSD sits below the 100-period moving average from H4…
                    September 18, 2026

                    Chart of The Day – Yen in a Trap. BoJ Hike That Weakened the Currency

                    The Bank of Japan did exactly what the market expected, raising the interest rate by 25 basis points to 1.25%,…
                    September 18, 2026

                    Stay Ahead of the Currency Markets With Global Bank Intelligence

                    What Are the World’s Leading Banks Saying About Currencies, Energy Markets, Central Banks and Geopolitical Risk? Foreign exchange markets can…
                    September 18, 2026

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                    Indices

                      September 18, 2026

                      FTSE 100 Dips as Investors Weigh Fresh Tightening Signals

                      London’s FTSE 100 fell 0.3% to 10,785 points on Friday, retreating after two consecutive sessions of gains as investors weighed…
                      September 18, 2026

                      Sensex Gains as Oil Prices Ease

                      India’s BSE Sensex edged up about 0.2% to 74,435 on Friday, after the benchmark was largely muted in the previous…
                      September 18, 2026

                      Nasdaq Surges – After Fed Rate Hike as Falling Oil and Treasury Yields Fuel US Tech Rebound

                      US technology stocks staged a powerful rebound Thursday despite the Federal Reserve delivering its first interest-rate increase since 2023, with…
                      September 18, 2026

                      Australia Shares Inch Higher, Weekly Picture Muted

                      Australian stocks edged up 14 points, or 0.2%, to 8,747 in early Friday trade, extending gains for a third straight…
                      September 18, 2026

                      South Korean Shares Rise on Tech Gains

                      The benchmark KOSPI climbed more than 2% to around 6,850 on Friday, recovering losses from the previous session, as a…
                      September 18, 2026

                      Hong Kong Stocks Rise as Oil Slips, Tech Leads

                      The Hang Seng Index rose 0.9%, or around 214 points, to around 24,819 on Friday, as easing oil prices and…

                      Forex

                        September 18, 2026

                        ECB’s Lagarde: We’ll decide on rates meeting by meeting

                        European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde said during the European trading session on Friday that the decision on interest rates by the central…
                        September 18, 2026

                        Trade of The Day – AUD/USD

                        Facts: The pair bounced off the key resistance area near 0.7130 AUDUSD sits below the 100-period moving average from H4…
                        September 18, 2026

                        Hawkish remarks by BOJ Governor strengthen the yen – key takeaways

                        Key statements by Ueda during the press conference following the BOJ’s decision to hike rates: Japan’s economy continues to experience…
                        September 18, 2026

                        Chart of The Day – Yen in a Trap. BoJ Hike That Weakened the Currency

                        The Bank of Japan did exactly what the market expected, raising the interest rate by 25 basis points to 1.25%,…
                        September 18, 2026

                        British Pound languishes at seven-week lows despite bright UK Retail Sales data

                        GBP/USD flatlines around 1.3365, at seven-week lows, on track for a 1.15% weekly decline. The diverging monetary policy decisions by the…
                        September 18, 2026

                        Indonesian Rupiah gains ground as crude oil prices retreat

                        Dropping oil prices eased imported inflation concerns, supporting the Indonesian Rupiah’s recent rally. Bank Indonesia balances rate differentials with the…

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                        Technical Analysis

                          September 18, 2026

                          The BOJ tempers hawkish message, as UK consumer spends through the price shock

                          There has been a remarkable turnaround for markets this week. At the start of the week, fears about oil price…
                          September 18, 2026

                          Trade of The Day – AUD/USD

                          Facts: The pair bounced off the key resistance area near 0.7130 AUDUSD sits below the 100-period moving average from H4…
                          September 18, 2026

                          Chart of The Day – Yen in a Trap. BoJ Hike That Weakened the Currency

                          The Bank of Japan did exactly what the market expected, raising the interest rate by 25 basis points to 1.25%,…
                          September 18, 2026

                          Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple – BTC extends recovery, ETH eyes $2,500, XRP holds $1.30

                          Bitcoin extends its recovery, trading above $76,700 on Friday. Ethereum is heading toward key resistance around $2,500, a breakthrough could…
                          September 18, 2026

                          Gold sticks to gains on softer bond yields and subdued USD; hawkish Fed caps upside

                          Gold attracts some buyers for the second straight day, though it lacks bullish conviction. Retreating US bond yields keep USD…
                          September 18, 2026

                          WTI Oil Price Forecast: Middle East Tensions Keep Bulls in Control as $98.55 Resistance Caps the Rally

                          WTI crude oil prices are consolidating below the mid-$96 area on Friday after failing to extend the latest rebound from…

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