Sentiment in global markets remains diverse as markets digest the cooling in U.S.CPI, the widely expected rate hike by Bank of Japan, as well as rising prospects of a Russia-Ukraine peace deal.
The Japanese yen weakened against other major currencies in the European session on Friday, after the Bank of Japan raised its benchmark rate by a quarter-point as inflation remains stubbornly above the target. The policy board decided to hike the uncollateralized overnight call rate to "around 0.75...
The Japanese yen weakened against other major currencies in the European session on Friday. The yen fell to a record low of 197.35 against the Swiss franc, nearly a 35-year low of 183.74 against the euro and more than a 17-year low of 209.83 against the pound, from early highs of 195.81, 182.42 and...
The Canadian dollar advanced against the U.S. dollar in the New York session on Thursday. The loonie climbed to 1.3756 against the greenback. The loonie advanced to 1.6133 against the euro. The loonie is seen finding resistance around 1.34 against the greenback and 1.55 against the euro.
The Japanese yen weakened against other major currencies in the Asian session on Thursday. The yen fell to 6-day lows of 183.12 against the euro and 196.14 against the Swiss franc, from early highs of 182.78 and 195.67, respectively. Against the U.S. and the Canadian dollars, the yen slid to...
The Canadian dollar declined against the U.S. dollar in the New York session on Wednesday. The loonie dropped to a 6-day low of 1.3798 against the greenback. The loonie weakened to 1.6207 against the euro, from an early 5-day high of 1.6129. The loonie is seen finding support around 1.40 against...
The British pound weakened against other major currencies in the European session on Wednesday, after U.K. inflation slowed more than expected in November. Data from the Office for National Statistics showed that the consumer price index rose 3.2 percent year-on-year, slower than the 3.6 percent...
The British pound weakened against other major currencies in the European session on Wednesday. The pound fell to a 1-week low of 1.3312 against the U.S. dollar and a 5-day low of 1.0625 against the Swiss franc, from early highs of 1.3427 and 1.0679, respectively. Against the yen and the euro,...
The Indian rupee recovered from recent low against the U.S. dollar in the Asian session on Wednesday. Against the U.S. dollar, the rupee rose to a 1-week high of 89.817 from a recent historic record low of 91.38. At yesterday's close, the rupee was trading at 90.949 against the greenback. If...
The U.S. dollar dropped against its most major counterparts in the New York session on Tuesday. The greenback fell to a 2-month low of 1.3455 against the pound, 5-day low of 0.7926 against the franc and near a 2-week low of 154.39 against the yen. The greenback dropped to near a 5-month low of...
Mixed labor market data released from the U.S. on Tuesday morning swayed global market sentiment.
The British pound strengthened against other major currencies in the European session on Tuesday, after the UK PMI showed an improvement in the private sector for the month of December. Data from S&P Global showed that the flash UK composite output index was 52.1, higher than the consensus of 51.6...
The British pound strengthened against other major currencies in the European session on Tuesday. The pound rose to a 4-day high of 0.8762 against the euro, from an early near 2-week low of 0.8796. Against the U.S. dollar and the Swiss franc, the pound advanced to 5-day highs of 1.3416 and 1.0683...
The Japanese yen strengthened against other major currencies in the Asian session on Tuesday, as traders speculate that the Bank of Japan or the BoJ is likely to increase its interest rate in the policy meeting held this week. Markets fully anticipate that the BOJ will hike interest rates by a quarter...
The antipodean currencies such as the Australia and the New Zealand dollars weakened against other major currencies in the Asian session on Tuesday amid increasing risk-off mood by the investors, with continued weakness in energy stocks as well as technology stocks on uncertainty remains about AI spending...
December 12, 2025 15:14 ET Central bank decisions dominated the economic news flow this week led by the Federal Reserve. Trade data from the U.S. also gained attention. The Canadian and Swiss central banks also announced their interest rate decisions. Inflation data from China was in focus as the country released the latest consumer price and producer price data.