USD/IDR rebounds after registering modest losses in the previous trading day, hovering around 17,870 during the Asian hours on Monday.
The AUD/USD pair loses traction to near 0.7005 during the early European trading hours on Monday, pressured by risk-off sentiment. Traders continue to assess the developments surrounding the US-Iran peace deal following fresh threats from US President Donald Trump.
USD/CAD extends its gains for the fifth successive day, trading around 1.4190 during the Asian hours on Monday. The pair hits a 14-month high of 1.4191 as the US Dollar (USD) receives support from safe-haven demand, which could be attributed to renewed concerns over a US-Iran peace deal.
The USD/JPY pair attracts fresh buyers at the start of a new week and climbs back above mid-161.00s during the Asian session.
The EUR/USD pair loses ground to around 1.1465 during the early European session on Monday.
USD/CHF remains stronger for the fourth consecutive day, trading around 0.8080 during the Asian hours on Monday.
EUR/JPY extends its gains for the third successive day, trading around 185.20 during the Asian hours on Monday. The currency cross holds a mild bullish bias as price sits above the 50-day Exponential Moving Average (EMA), while being capped immediately by the nine-day EMA.
The GBP/USD pair climbs back to the 1.3235 region during the Asian session and fails the weekly bearish gap opening amid a modest US Dollar (USD) downtick, though the upside potential seems limited.
The NZD/USD pair trades in negative territory around 0.5735 during the early Asian session on Monday. The China-proxy New Zealand Dollar (NZD) remains weak following the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) interest rate decision.
The AUD/USD pair extends its sideways consolidative price move for the third consecutive day and trades just above the 0.7000 psychological mark during the Asian session on Monday.
On Monday, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) sets the USD/CNY central rate for the trading session ahead at 6.8150 compared to last Thursday's fix of 6.8130 and 6.7733 Reuters estimate.
The USD/CAD pair kicks off the new week on a positive note and trades near the 1.4170-1.4175 region during the Asian session, close to its highest level since April 2025, set last Friday.
The EUR/USD pair drifts lower to around 1.1460 during the early Asian session on Monday. Concerns about progress for the US-Iran peace deal and expectations of higher US interest rates boost a safe-haven currency such as the US Dollar (USD) against the Euro (EUR).
The GBP/USD pair faces some selling pressure near 1.3210 during the early Asian trading hours on Monday, pressured by UK political uncertainty.
The Japanese Yen (JPY) is facing fresh headwinds and looking to resume its downside against the US Dollar (USD) as a new week kicks off in Asia on Monday.
The AUD/USD pair declines to around 0.7005 during the early Asian session on Monday. The Australian Dollar (AUD) weakens against the US Dollar (USD) amid risk-off sentiment. Traders will closely monitor the developments surrounding the US-Iran peace deal.
The textbook calls the Canadian Dollar a petro-currency, which means that with a Middle East war keeping Crude Oil bid, the Loonie should be holding its own.
The Euro did something this week that ought to be impossible: it fell in the same fortnight the European Central Bank (ECB) delivered its first interest rate hike since 2023.
The Australian Dollar spent this week as a passenger in someone else's trade.
Silver price tumbles for the third consecutive trading day, down by over 3.32% on Friday, courtesy of broad US Dollar strength, and rising US Treasury yields, which have aimed higher since Wednesday, due to the Fed hawkish tilt.
AUD/USD trades little changed on Friday as hawkish policy signals from both the Federal Reserve (Fed) and the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) offset each other, keeping the pair range-bound despite a modest pullback in the US Dollar (USD).
The New Zealand Dollar dives for the third consecutive day, down in the week by over 1.48%, after hitting two-month lows of 0.5722 against the Greenback. The NZD/USD trades at 0.5738, down 0.25% on the day.
The USD/JPY pair trades near 161.00 on Friday, easing slightly after reaching a two-year high of 161.81 on Thursday, and breaking a five-day winning streak for the US Dollar (USD).The Japanese Yen (JPY) remains fragile as pressure mounts over a possible new intervention by authorities to strengthen
The Swiss Franc is the weakest major into the weekly close, dragging USD/CHF to a fresh high for the year. The tidy explanation is a wartime safe-haven bid unwinding now that the US and Iran have struck a deal; the trouble is that the Franc was never much of a haven in this war.
USD/CHF extends gains on Friday even as the US Dollar (USD) eases slightly after rising to more than one-year highs. Diverging monetary policy expectations between the Federal Reserve (Fed) and the Swiss National Bank (SNB) keep demand tilted toward the US Dollar over the Swiss Franc (CHF).
NZD/USD trades around 0.5740 at the time of writing on Friday, down 0.28% on the day, as the US Dollar (USD) continues to benefit from expectations of a restrictive monetary policy stance in the United States (US).
The Pound Sterling recovers some ground after reaching a three-month low on Friday at 1.3163, sponsored by the Fed’s hawkish tilt, but edges up 0.18% amid thin trading conditions due to a holiday in the US. The GBP/USD trades at 1.3226, yet it is poised to end with weekly losses of 1.25%.
EUR/USD stages a rebound on Friday as a pullback in the US Dollar (USD) helps the Euro (EUR) stabilize after recent losses. At the time of writing, the pair trades around 1.1470 after bouncing from a three-month low of 1.1417 touched earlier in the day.
Nordea’s research suggests EUR/USD upside is constrained in coming months by interest rate differentials and relative growth. The European Central Bank is seen closer to the end of its hiking cycle than the Federal Reserve, while Eurozone data remain softer than US figures.
Nordea expects USD/JPY to remain high as wide US–Japan yield differentials persist and the Bank of Japan stays very accommodative. While some gradual BoJ normalization is anticipated, it is seen as too modest to materially weaken the Japanese Yen near term.