The GBP/JPY cross came under pressure near the 213.00 level on Wednesday as the British Pound weakened after United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced he would stand down as Labour Party leader and Prime Minister.
USD/CAD climbs to fresh highs since April 2025 on Wednesday as the Canadian Dollar (CAD) faces a double blow from a stronger US Dollar (USD) and weaker Oil prices.
The Swiss Franc (CHF) slides to its weakest level in more than ten months on Wednesday as hawkish Federal Reserve (Fed) outlook boosts the US Dollar (USD). At the time of writing, USD/CHF trades around 0.8126, extending its gains for a sixth consecutive day.
The Japanese Yen registers minimal losses against the US Dollar amid mixed risk appetite, with global equities fluctuating between gainers and losers, while investors continue to monitor developments in the Middle East.
Scotiabank strategists Shaun Osborne and Eric Theoret report the British Pound (GBP) is softer against the US Dollar (USD) but relatively resilient versus G10 peers, with declines tied to shifting Fed expectations and softening United Kingdom (UK) yields after moderating inflation and a weak service
EUR/USD extends its decline on Wednesday and trades around 1.1340 at the time of writing, down 0.39% on the day, as the US Dollar (USD) benefits from renewed support driven by expectations of additional monetary tightening in the United States (US).
The AUD/USD pair remained under pressure, trading at 0.6890 near a three-month low on Wednesday as investors assessed Australia’s latest inflation figures and now focus on the upcoming United States (US) Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index (PCE), the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation g
Scotiabank strategists Shaun Osborne and Eric Theoret highlight renewed Euro (EUR) weakness versus the Dollar (USD), driven by widening negative Eurozone–US yield spreads and a hawkish repricing of Fed expectations while European Central Bank (ECB) views stay steady.
ING’s Francesco Pesole says AUD/USD remains under pressure from the tech-led equity sell-off, given the Australian Dollar’s high correlation with semiconductor stocks. Domestically, hotter core inflation should keep Reserve Bank of Australia communication hawkish, even without further hikes.
GBP/JPY trades on the back foot on Wednesday as the Japanese Yen (JPY) outperforms its major peers following hawkish signals from the Bank of Japan (BoJ). At the time of writing, the cross is trading around 212.90, down 0.20%.
Scotiabank strategists Shaun Osborne and Eric Theoret note USD/CAD continues its grind higher, with the Canadian Dollar (CAD) in a near straight-line decline since early May as wider US–Canada yield spreads drive weakness.
Societe Generale analysts note that EUR/USD has traded mostly between 1.14 and 1.20 over the past year, with low volatility magnifying even small breakouts.
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.
TD Securities strategists note that Australia’s May headline CPI slowed to 4.0% year-on-year, below consensus and their own forecast, largely on softer transport and fuel costs.
The Japanese Yen (JPY) remains on its back foot against a stronger US Dollar (USD) on Wednesday, with the USD/JPY pair approaching 40-year highs at 161.95 again. The wide differential between the Bank of Japan's (BoJ) interest rates and those of the world's major central banks is keeping the Japane
Standard Chartered’s Dan Pan expects Brazil’s central bank, Banco Central do Brasil (BCB) to deliver a more gradual easing cycle as inflation dynamics remain challenging.
USD/CAD trades higher around 1.4230 on Wednesday after earlier reaching a more-than-one-year high at 1.4239.
The British Pound (GBP) trades 0.38% lower at around 1.3150 against the US Dollar (USD) during the European trading session on Wednesday. The GBP/USD pair faces intense selling pressure as the US Dollar outperforms due to hawkish Federal Reserve (Fed) bets.
ING’s Francesco Pesole highlights that EUR/USD has been pressured by an equity sell-off and weak German PMIs, reinforcing a US-EU growth divergence narrative. He notes a wider EUR:USD two-year swap differential and a renewed Dollar risk premium.
The New Zealand Dollar (NZD) is failing to find a bottom as rising hopes of monetary tightening by the US Federal Reserve (Fed) and dismal market mood are boosting the safe-haven US Dollar (USD) on Wednesday.
EUR/JPY edges lower on Wednesday, trading around 183.55 at the time of writing, down 0.17%, as investors assess the impact of improving economic sentiment in Germany against rising intervention risks in Japan’s foreign exchange market.
Societe Generale analysts note AUD/USD remains under pressure, converging on the 0.69 area and the March–April trough near 0.6833, despite a sharp tightening in the 2‑year spread to 39bp.
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.
Silver (XAG/USD) nurses marginal losses, trading a few cents above the $61.00 level on Wednesday’s European trading session.
The AUD/USD pair is down 0.28% to near 0.6900 during the European trading session on Wednesday, the lowest level seen in over two months.
Societe Generale’s technical analysts observe EUR/GBP has formed a lower peak around 0.8690 below its 200‑day moving average and is pulling back towards the neckline of a Head and Shoulders pattern.
MUFG’s Lee Hardman highlights that USD/JPY is trading near recent highs but remains capped below the July 2024 peak of 161.95 as intervention risks rise.
The Euro (EUR) extends its losing streak against the US Dollar (USD) for the third trading day on Wednesday, trading 0.25% lower at around 1.1350 during the European session.
United Overseas Bank’s (UOB) Quek Ser Leang and Lee Sue Ann highlight an abrupt 1.22% plunge in AUD/USD to 0.6908, leaving the pair deeply oversold but still biased lower. Intraday, they see potential for a brief break below 0.6900 while expecting it not to hold.