EUR/USD nudges above 1.1640 to 12-day highs on broad USD weakness ahead of Thursday’s ECB meeting, widely seen delivering a quarter-point hike to 2.5%.
GBP/JPY hits session lows near 207.50 at the London open as the Yen rallies ahead of next week’s BoJ meeting. Tuesday’s rebound from YTD lows at 207.10 was capped near 209.00.
AUD/USD trades near 0.7230 (chart 0.7229) in Europe after hawkish Hauser remarks. Four-year high stamps 0.7277 and headline 0.7280 quoted separately.
USD/INR jumps marginally above 95.00 (chart stamp 95.07) as oil surges on US–Iran tit-for-tat. PTI early trade: open 94.80, touch 94.95 (−21 paise from 94.74) — stamps quoted separately.
BoE Governor Bailey says the UK is not on the verge of recession and that inflation risks remain tilted to the upside. GBP/USD edged higher around 1.3555 (+0.11%).
NZD/USD prints 0.5836 then 0.5843 as bears test the 200-day SMA near 0.5850–0.5854. Risk-off oil and a China imports miss weigh on the kiwi.
GBP/JPY prints a fresh YTD low near 207.00, then trades mid-208.00s still down 0.25%. BoJ Sep 17–18 path after wages and faster GDP.
USD/CAD slips near 1.3780 (−0.25%) as surging oil lifts the Canadian dollar. A separate stamp is 1.3783; WTI is near $91.50. Hormuz is not reopened.
USD/INR drops to near 94.38 at the Monday open as FCNR(B) FX measures above $130 billion as of 31 August support the rupee. MCX crude near Rs 8,730 offsets.
USD/INR recovers near 94.68 from last week’s two-month low of 94.29 as oil extends its rally. DXY is near 98.80 (−0.1%).
USD/JPY sinks to mid-153.00s in Asian trade Tuesday — its lowest since February 18 — as Japan real wages rose 2.4% in July and Q2 GDP was revised to 1.4% annualized.
AUD/USD trades about 0.13% higher near 0.7217 in European trade Monday — the highest in over three months — as RBA September hike bets firm after Q2 GDP.