Forex Market

A tentative ceasefire between Israel and Iran has sparked optimism, driving investors toward riskier assets and away from the safe-haven US Dollar. This shift has fueled a four-day decline in the US Dollar Index (DXY), which nears multi-year lows around 97.70. As market sentiment turns bullish, major currency pairs and …

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s hawkish, measured rhetoric during his June 2025 House testimony sent gold prices tumbling, compounded by easing Middle East tensions. XAU/USD fell 1.52% to $3,315.818, reflecting a weaker US Dollar and fading safe-haven demand. Other assets, including the dollar, silver, Treasuries, and oil, also shifted. This …

Canada’s inflation rate remained at 1.7% in May 2025, according to Statistics Canada, signaling a complex economic landscape for the Bank of Canada (BoC) as it approaches its July 30 rate decision. While the data shows progress in some areas, persistent pressures and looming tariff impacts raise questions about the …

The US Dollar faces downward pressure as a ceasefire between Israel and Iran shifts market sentiment, overshadowing hawkish remarks from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. The US Dollar Index (DXY), which tracks the dollar against six major currencies, has slipped below 98.00, trading near 97.65, just above its June low …

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell stated on Tuesday that the central bank is prepared to keep interest rates unchanged for the time being while closely monitoring economic developments, according to his prepared remarks for the Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to Congress. Powell noted that the U.S. economy is in a …

Inflation in Canada, measured by the change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), remained stable at 1.7% year-over-year in May, in line with market expectations, according to data released by Statistics Canada on Tuesday. On a monthly basis, the CPI rose 0.6%, marking a recovery from the 0.1% decline reported …

U.S. stock index futures surged on Tuesday following President Donald Trump’s announcement of a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, offering investors some much-needed relief after 12 days of escalating conflict in the Middle East. The announcement calmed market jitters that had weighed on global risk assets and stoked inflation fears. …

Markets are turning their attention from the Middle East tensions to Washington, where Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is set to begin two days of testimony before Congress on Tuesday. Powell’s Testimony and Rate OutlookPowell is expected to face intense questioning over the Fed’s decision to keep interest rates unchanged …

Gold prices fell by more than 1% on Tuesday as easing geopolitical tensions following U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement of a ceasefire between Israel and Iran prompted investors to move away from safe-haven assets. Spot Gold fell 1.1% to $3,332.57 an ounce by 02:00 ET (06:00 GMT), marking its lowest …

Oil prices tumbled to their lowest levels in over a week on Tuesday following U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement of a ceasefire agreement between Iran and Israel, reducing concerns over supply disruptions in the Middle East—one of the world’s most critical oil-producing regions. As of 0330 GMT, Brent crude futures …