Dow Jones –20.02.2026 – Orbex Forex Trading Blog

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) is poised to end the trading week near where it started, with price action churning familiar territory around the 47,500 region. Despite the Federal Reserve (Fed) delivering a widely anticipated interest rate cut this week and the Dow posting a new all-time high just north of 48,000, equity markets…

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The Australian Dollar (AUD) declines against the US Dollar (USD) on Wednesday, extending its losses for the fifth consecutive day. However, the downside of the AUD/USD pair could be restrained as the Aussie Dollar could find support as markets grow increasingly wary of a Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) rate hike as early as February….

It wasn’t just the Greenback that was targeted last year – currency debasement hit all majors, as seen in Gold’s performance against the OECD FX Basket. So is the Dollar still in danger? Yes. Policy directives from the Trump Administration can be unpredictable for nations and investors – Look at Canada PM Mark Carney turning…

USDPayrolls later today remain the main market event of the week. Indeed, many including ourselves, see the release as pivotal for the Fed, and likely to determine whether a 25 or 50bp rate cut should be the FOMC base case later this month. Consensus expectations look for a 165k reading, an outcome that would steer…