The USD/CHF extends its rally for the third straight day this week and refreshes year-to-date (YTD) highs, peaking at 0.8139, which is also an 11-month high. At the time of writing, the pair trades at 0.8124, up 0.34%.
Silver (XAG/USD) drops to fresh year-to-date lows on Wednesday as hawkish Federal Reserve (Fed) expectations and a stronger US Dollar (USD) keep sellers firmly in control. At the time of writing, XAG/USD trades around $59.39, its lowest level since December 2025.
MUFG’s Lee Hardman notes that EUR/USD has broken below its long-held 1.1400–1.1800 range as diverging ECB and Fed policy expectations weigh on the Euro. Softer Euro-zone data and easing energy prices are reducing pressure on the ECB to hike further, while the Fed is priced for multiple hikes.