The Australian Dollar (AUD) trades 0.17% lower at around 0.7050 against the US Dollar (USD) during the early European trading session on Thursday.
The EUR/USD pair holds steady near 1.1520 during the early European trading hours on Thursday. US inflation cooled on a year-over-year basis for a second straight month, easing pressure on the US Federal Reserve (Fed) to raise interest rates as soon as next month.
The Indian Rupee (INR) opens on a cautious note against the US Dollar (USD) on Thursday due to overnight gains in the latter. The USD/INR pair edges up to near 95.35 after a corrective move the previous day, as fears of a prolonged global energy supply disruption have strengthened the US Dollar.
EUR/JPY extends its losses for the third successive day, trading around 183.60 during the Asian hours on Thursday. The 14-day Relative Strength Index (RSI) at 47.11 reinforces a neutral-to-soft momentum backdrop rather than a decisive directional push.
The USD/CHF pair prolongs the weekly uptrend for the fourth consecutive day and climbs to a two-week high, around 0.8045, during the Asian session on Thursday amid a firmer US Dollar (USD). Moreover, the fundamental backdrop favors bulls and backs the case for further appreciation for spot prices.
The AUD/JPY cross trades in negative territory near 112.35 during the early European session on Thursday. The Japanese Yen (JPY) edges higher against the Australian Dollar (AUD) as traders are on high alert for further intervention from authorities.
The GBP/USD pair trades with a negative bias for the second consecutive day and trades below the 1.3500 psychological mark during the Asian session on Thursday amid modest US Dollar (USD) strength.
NZD/USD extends its losses for the fourth successive day, trading around 0.5840 during the Asian hours on Thursday. The pair remains subdued following the release of RBNZ Inflation Expectations.
The USD/JPY pair trades on a flat note near 159.40 during the Asian trading hours on Thursday. The potential upside for the pair might be limited due to a coordinated intervention in currency markets by US and Japanese authorities.
The AUD/USD pair holds steady during the Asian session on Thursday and, for now, seems to have stalled the previous day's retracement slide from its highest level since June 5.
The United Kingdom’s (UK) Office for National Statistics will release the preliminary estimate of the second-quarter Gross Domestic Product (GDP) on Thursday. Market analysts anticipate a 0.4% growth in the three months to June, after a modest 0.6% advance in the first quarter of 2026.
USD/CAD remains steady after registering minor gains in the previous day, trading around 1.3940 during the Asian hours on Thursday. The currency pair moves within a narrow range as a weaker US Dollar (USD) balances out the impact of falling oil prices on the commodity-linked Canadian Dollar (CAD).
The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) sets the USD/CNY central rate for the trading session ahead on Thursday at 6.7888 compared to the previous day's fix of 6.7882 and 6.7470 Reuters estimate.
EUR/USD halts its three-day losing streak, trading around 1.1530 during the Asian hours on Thursday. The currency pair gains ground as the US Dollar (USD) faces challenges following the release of July's Consumer Price Index (CPI) report.
The Dollar has spent Wednesday grinding higher against the Yen with no headline to carry it, trading near 159.50 after a low just beneath 158.60 and a gain of under a tenth of a percent.
Sterling spent the London morning building a case for a break and the rest of the session dismantling it, trading near 1.3495 after a high just short of 1.3550 and a loss of not quite a tenth of a percent.
The GBP/JPY holds firm on Wednesday at around 215.00, as neither buyers nor sellers are reluctant to open fresh directional bets amid fears of renewed intervention in the FX markets by US and Japanese authorities to propel the Yen.
The Aussie Dollar ended Wednesday’s session with losses against the Greenback as US inflation data matched estimates, in both headline and core. Consequently, traders pushed back against rate hikes, though the AUD/USD faded the initial move and traded at 0.7061, down 0.07%.
The Euro reversed course after reaching a two-day high of 1.1563, following the release of a benign US inflation report for July, which triggered a repricing for a less “hawkish” Federal Reserve, throughout 2026.
Commerzbank’s Charlie Lay and Dr. Henry Hao point out USD/CNY is stable around 6.75, with their model implying a slightly stronger PBoC fix.
The Mexican Peso appreciates to levels last seen in 2024 following a softer-than-expected US inflation report, preventing a rate hike by the Federal Reserve as projected by investors. The USD/MXN trades at 17.05 after hitting early lows of 17.01.
NZD/USD is trading near 0.5860, down over 0.30% on Wednesday and falling for the third consecutive day.
The USD/CHF edges higher by some 0.30% on Wednesday, refreshing ten-day highs of 0.8138, as the uptrend is poised to extend if it clears key resistance levels.
USD/JPY is back around the mid-159.00s area, testing the day's highs after rebounding sharply from a low around the 158.60 level.
EUR/USD edges lower on Wednesday, reversing earlier gains as the US Dollar (USD) shrugs off in-line US Consumer Price Index (CPI) data. At the time of writing, the pair trades around 1.1521 after touching an intraday high of 1.1563.
The Pound Sterling holds firm within familiar levels after the US inflation report was aligned with estimates, a relief for the Federal Reserve, which is laser-focussed on tackling higher prices. The GBP/USD trades at around 1.3500 after reaching a high of 1.3546.
AUD/USD is trading near the 0.7070 zone, holding onto a minority of Wednesday's gains after the pair touched a session high near 0.7090.
NZD/USD retreats to around 0.5865 on Wednesday at the time of writing, down 0.25% on the day. The New Zealand Dollar (NZD) remains under pressure against the US Dollar (USD), while inflation data from the United States (US) triggers only a limited reaction across the foreign exchange market.
The Japanese Yen trims its gains against the US Dollar (USD) on Wednesday as in-line US CPI data fails to trigger a significant move. At the time of writing, USD/JPY trades around 159.20 after touching an intraday low of 158.58.