Markets
What the news is saying about each market, the stories behind it, and every day we have read.
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Gold has seen choppy price action as moves in oil prices, U.S. yields and the U.S. dollar fed into changing expectations around the Fed outlook, with U.S. CPI cited as the next key catalyst.
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Silver price action has been mixed in recent sessions, with FXStreet data showing both falls and rises while prices stay below the $61.00 level.
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Major pairs
EUR/USD has been trading around the 1.1150 to below 1.12 area, with strength in the U.S. dollar linked to hawkish Federal Reserve rhetoric contrasting with eurozone weakness.
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The pound has stayed inside its range for a third week, with moves linked to expectations around the Bank of England and the Federal Reserve ahead of US CPI.
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The Japanese yen has held in a range, strengthening at times despite softer PPI data while slipping during Tokyo holiday-thinned trade.
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The Australian dollar has been caught between a hawkish Reserve Bank of Australia and a hawkish Federal Reserve, with RBA minutes pointing to a strong case for a September rate move to keep inflation expectations anchored.
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The Canadian Dollar has been caught between softness in the US Dollar ahead of US CPI and pressure from sliding oil prices and diverging Federal Reserve and Bank of Canada policy outlooks.
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The New Zealand dollar has been trading near year-to-date lows amid subdued risk appetite, with Middle East conflict and related inflation risks in focus.
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The dollar
The US Dollar Index reached an 18-month high near 102.50 before easing and turning sideways, with headlines linking the moves to shifting expectations around a Russia-Ukraine energy ceasefire.
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Energy
Brent crude rose above $106 per barrel for the first time since September 29 as Middle East supply risks intensified.
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WTI has been trading in the $91.50 to $94 range, recently settling at $94.14 and touching a two-week high.
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Crypto
Bitcoin dropped below $82K after being turned back near $84K, with reports citing hundreds of millions in leveraged position liquidations as leverage unwound across crypto markets.
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Ethereum is holding around $2,500 as a $774 million leverage unwind across crypto coincided with open interest dropping to its lowest level since February.
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