The Euro (EUR) accelerates its recovery against the British Pound (GBP) on Wednesday as mixed UK Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) figures reveal that inflationary pressures have weighed heavily on business activity in September.

The Japanese Yen (JPY) continues to underperform against the US Dollar (USD), with the USD/JPY pair trading 0.3% higher to near 157.85 during the European session on Wednesday. The USD/JPY pair is little far from the two-week high of 158.05 posted on Friday.

The British Pound (GBP) accelerates its decline against the US Dollar (USD) on Wednesday, with the GBP/USD pair trading a few pips above 1.3272, its lowest price since July 2.

Brown Brothers Harriman’s (BBH) Elias Haddad reports EUR/USD is weaker on broad Dollar strength, but Eurozone data and European Central Bank (ECB) expectations cushion the downside. September Eurozone Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) beat forecasts, supporting additional ECB hikes.

United Overseas Bank’s (UOB) Quek Ser Leang and Lee Sue Ann describe AUD/USD price action as range-bound around 0.7115, with intraday expectations for 0.7095–0.7125.

GBP/JPY trades around 209.90 on Wednesday at the time of writing, virtually unchanged on the day with a modest 0.05% decline.

The Euro (EUR) remains on its back foot against the US Dollar (USD) on Wednesday, extending its decline to two-and-a-half-month lows after dropping about 0.5% so far this week.

The EUR/JPY cross seesaws between tepid gains/minor losses through the first half of the European session on Wednesday and moves little following the release of flash Eurozone PMIs.

S&P Global will release on Wednesday its preliminary September Purchasing Managers' Indices (PMIs) for the United States, based on surveys of top private sector executives, to provide an early indication of economic momentum. The data is expected to highlight US economic resilience.

The AUD/USD pair comes under heavy selling pressure on Wednesday and weakens further below the 0.7100 mark, hitting a one-week low during the early part of the European session.

United Overseas Bank’s (UOB) Quek Ser Leang and Lee Sue Ann maintain a constructive short-term view on USD/JPY after the pair closed at 157.37. They still see scope for further US Dollar (USD) strength, with intraday moves expected within 157.10–157.90 and firm resistance at 158.40.

Preliminary HCOB Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) in the Eurozone remains steady at 52.7 in September, while it was expected to drop to 52.6.

The Euro (EUR) remains almost steady against its major currency peers after the release of the German preliminary HCOB Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) data for September.

German flash HCOB Manufacturing PMI has come in lower at 53.8 in September. The data was expected to arrive higher at 54.5 from 54.3 in August.

The USD/CAD pair prolongs its weekly uptrend for the third straight day, hitting a fresh high since July 29 during the early part of the European session on Wednesday. Bulls now await a move beyond the 1.4100 round figure before positioning for further gains amid a supportive fundamental backdrop.

The Euro (EUR) edges up against the British Pound (GBP) for the second consecutive day on Wednesday, although it remains halfway within recent ranges, with trading volumes at low levels, and investors awaiting Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) data from the UK and the Eurozone.

The NZD/USD pair declines to around 0.5710 during the early European trading hours on Wednesday. Hawkish rhetoric from US Federal Reserve (Fed) officials regarding sticky US inflation provides some support to the US Dollar (USD) against the New Zealand Dollar (NZD).

United Overseas Bank’s (UOB) Quek Ser Leang and Lee Sue Ann highlight tentative downside momentum in GBP/USD after the pair slipped to 1.3322 and closed at 1.3342. They see scope for a dip toward 1.3315, while judging 1.3300 as major support and potentially hard to break.

The Japanese Yen (JPY) continues to underperform against the US Dollar (USD), with the USD/JPY pair trading 0.2% higher to near 157.70 during the European session on Wednesday. The pair trades higher due to continued outperformance by the US Dollar.

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Commerzbank’s Thu Lan Nguyen discusses EUR/USD in light of rising hopes for de-escalation in the Middle East. She notes the US Dollar (USD) has gained as rate expectations shifted in favor of the United States, with Euro Area inflation seen more energy-sensitive.

Silver (XAG/USD) has been capped just below the top of the last three weeks' trading range, at the $68.00 area on Wednesday, and pulled back to session lows below $66.50 during the Asian session.

EUR/JPY extends its losses for the second successive day, trading around 180.10 during Asian hours on Wednesday. Technical analysis of the daily chart shows the currency cross remaining within a descending channel, suggesting a persistent bearish bias.

The Australian Dollar (AUD) is down 0.15% at around 0.7100 against the US Dollar (USD) during the early European trading session on Wednesday.

The Indian Rupee (INR) trades slightly lower against the US Dollar (USD) in the opening session on Wednesday after rising in the past few trading days.

The AUD/JPY cross trades in negative territory around 111.95 during the early European session on Wednesday. A lack of explicitly hawkish guidance from the Bank of Japan (BoJ) after the rate hike last week exerts some selling pressure on the Japanese Yen (JPY) against the Australian Dollar (AUD). 

USD/CHF gains ground after four days of losses, trading around 0.8220 during Asian hours on Wednesday. The currency pair appreciates as the US Dollar (USD) gains ground on the back of a hawkish policy outlook from the Federal Reserve (Fed).

The EUR/USD pair remains under some selling pressure for the third straight day, touching a fresh low since July 29, around the 1.1425 region, during the Asian session on Wednesday.

Silver price (XAG/USD) depreciates after registering gains the previous day, trading around $66.50 per troy ounce during Asian hours on Wednesday. Non-yielding Silver faces challenges due to the Federal Reserve's hawkish monetary policy outlook.

The USD/JPY pair gathers strength to around 157.60 during the early Asian trading hours on Wednesday. The Japanese Yen (JPY) extends the decline due to a lack of explicitly hawkish guidance from the Bank of Japan (BoJ) after the rate hike last week.