Author: FX

NZD/USD pauses a six-day losing streak on Thursday as the US Dollar (USD) eases following the latest US Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) data, which broadly matched market expectations. At the time of writing, the pair trades around 0.5650, virtually unchanged near seven-month lows.Data from the US Bureau of Economic Analysis showed that the core Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Price Index rose 3.4% YoY in May from 3.3% in April. On a monthly basis, core inflation held steady at 0.3%. Headline PCE accelerated to 4.1% YoY from 3.8%, marking its highest annual reading since April 2023.Following the data release, the US…

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The AUDUSD has been stepping lower since the FOMC decision last Wednesday, when the pair initially broke below its 100-hour and 200-hour moving averages at 0.7060 and 0.7046, respectively.The downside momentum intensified on Monday, leading to a break below a key channel trendline. Yesterday, the pair retested the underside of that broken trendline during the Asian session, where willing sellers stepped in and pushed the pair to another leg lower. The price ultimately reached a low of 0.68816 before staging a modest rebound.Today’s price action has been volatile, with the pair trading in both directions. Importantly, the session low has…

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Gold (XAU/USD) rebounds on Thursday after the US Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Price Index came broadly in line with market expectations. At the time of writing, XAU/USD trades around $4,026 after hitting a more than seven-month low of $3,959 on Wednesday. The US Bureau of Economic Analysis reported that core PCE rose to 3.4% YoY in May from 3.3% in April. On a monthly basis, Core PCE was unchanged at 0.3%. Headline PCE accelerated to 4.1% YoY from 3.8%, marking its highest annual reading since April 2023.Traders focused on the stable core PCE reading, the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) preferred inflation…

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Israel has pulled back from part of its buffer zone in southern LebanonIsraeli pullback is an act of “good faith” toward Lebanon’s governmentLebanese armed forces should now move into the area from which Israel withdrewIsrael has withdrawn from part of its self-declared buffer zone in southern Lebanon in what a US official described as a gesture of “good faith” toward the Lebanese government, marking a potentially important step in efforts to stabilize the Israel-Lebanon front. The partial pullback comes under a US-backed framework aimed at reducing tensions along the border.The move is especially significant because continued Israeli military operations in…

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio criticizes Iran for considering a tolling system near the Strait of Hormuz, a critical chokepoint to all 20% of global energy supply, saying, “Hormuz tolling would set an unacceptable precedent” during the European trading session on Thursday.RemarksHormuz tolling would set an unacceptable precedent.You can call it a toll, you can call it a fee, at the end of the day, it’s all semantics.We won’t accept that Hormuz belongs to any nation state.We don’t want a deal with Iran at any price.Hope to have a positive outcome with Iran.We want to ensure that any decision…

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