UOB Global Economics & Markets Research reports that Malaysia’s inflation remained stable in January, slightly below its own forecast and in line with consensus. Despite solid 4Q25 GDP, price pressures are seen as contained, reducing the urgency for policy changes. UOB therefore maintains its view that Bank Negara Malaysia will hold the Overnight Policy Rate…
DBS Group Research’s Radhika Rao highlights that Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas cut its policy rate by 25bps to 4.25%, citing weaker-than-expected recovery, softer confidence and delayed government spending. Official growth forecasts for 2026–27 were lowered, inflation projections nudged higher, and DBS still expects one more 25bps cut as BSP keeps the door open to further…
The AUD/USD advances for the second straight day, up by 0.36% as the Greenback edges lower as US economic growth takes a toll while inflation accelerates towards the 3% threshold. At the time of writing, the pair trades at 0.7086, poised to end the week with gains of over 0.19%. AUD/USD Price Forecast: Technical outlook…
Today’s weekly close was surprisingly calm despite the groundbreaking news: The infamous Trump tariffs officially got struck down by the US Supreme Court. It has been a bumpy ride regarding US duties. Source of confusion and anxiety, Markets had originally reacted very pessimistically to their announcements, leading to a swift correction from beginning 2025 to…
Gold prices rally more than 1% on Friday after economic growth in the US decelerated, while inflation rose past the 3% threshold as depicted by the Core Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Price Index, the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) favorite inflation gauge. XAU/USD trades at $5,065 after bouncing off daily lows of $4,981. Bullion jumps as US…
Next Week’s Menu: February 21-27, 2026 February 20, 2026 Central Banks: Monetary policy stances will be reviewed in South Korea, Israel, Thailand, Hungary, Kyrgyzstan and Jamaica. Goolsbee and Musalem of the Federal Reserve, Takada of the Bank of Japan and Governor Bullock of the Reserve Bank of Australia have public speaking engagements. Events and Holidays:…
While most currencies have been tossing and turning from uncertainty, the Australian dollar has mostly been racking up gains across the board while the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) officially entered its tightening era. The latest Australian jobs report released earlier this month just handed RBA policymakers and Aussie bulls another reason to feel good….
GBP/JPY is a historically popular pair in Forex trading, as it is one of the most volatile products to trade and captures geographic dynamics and risk-on/risk-off flows. The pair once again stands at a key inflection point, right after a historic run back to 2008 levels, and can offer quite interesting setups amid elevated market…
US GDP in Q4 2025 fell to 1.4% (annualized) from 4.4% in Q3, dragged by weaker goods consumption, a drop in exports, and a steep fall in government spending (shutdown effects), while business investment—especially IP and equipment—helped cushion the slowdown. S&P Global Composite PMI at 52.3still indicates expansion, but at the slowest pace since April…
Markets: Gold up $87 to $5085 WTI crude oil flat at $66.39 US 10-year yields up 0.8 bps to 4.08% S&P 500 up 0.5% AUD leads, CAD lags It was a news-filled day that started with a big miss on GDP. You could sniff that downside surprise out (and we did) after yesterday’s trade data…