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  • Australian Dollar Falls Despite RBA Rate Hike May 05, 2026 04:49 ET

    The Australian dollar retreated from recent highs against other major currencies in the Asian session on Tuesday, despite the Reserve Bank of Australia raised its key interest rate by a quarter-point as risks to inflation remain tilted to the upside. The policy board, governed by Michele Bullock,...

  • U.S. Dollar Rallies Against Majors May 05, 2026 04:10 ET

    The U.S. dollar climbed against its major counterparts in the New York session on Monday. The greenback climbed to 4-day highs of 1.1680 against the euro, 1.3512 against the pound and 0.7847 against the franc. The currency is seen finding resistance around 1.15 against the euro, 1.30 against the...

  • Australian Dollar Falls Against Majors May 05, 2026 03:20 ET

    The Australian dollar retreated from recent highs against other major currencies in the Asian session on Tuesday. The Australian dollar fell to a 1-week low of 1.2155 against the NZ dollar and a 6-day low of 0.9723 against the Canadian dollar, from early highs of 1.2220 and 0.9768, respectively....

  • U.S. Dollar Slides As Strait Of Hormuz Crisis Intensifies May 04, 2026 17:00 ET

    The U.S. Dollar value inches lower amid renewed escalation in the Strait of Hormuz crisis that pushed crude oil prices higher and sparked inflationary concerns once again lowering the risk appetite for investors.

  • U.S. Dollar Rises Against Most Majors May 04, 2026 05:56 ET

    The U.S. dollar strengthened against most major currencies in the most major currencies in the European session on Monday. The U.S. dollar rose to 4-day highs of 1.1711 against the euro and 1.3557 against the pound, from early lows of 1.1750 and 1.3603, respectively. Against the Swiss franc,...

  • Canadian Dollar Falls As Crude Oil Prices Slide May 04, 2026 05:32 ET

    The Canadian dollar weakened against other major currencies in the Asian session on Monday, as the decline in crude oil prices following the commencement of Operation Freedom by President Trump. Traders remain cautious amid the uncertainty prevailing around the peace proposal to end the Middle East...

  • Canadian Dollar Falls Against Majors May 04, 2026 04:58 ET

    The Canadian dollar weakened against other major currencies in the Asian session on Monday. The Canadian dollar fell to 4-day lows of 1.3608 against U.S. dollar and 0.9810 against the Australian dollar, from Friday's closing quotes of 1.3594 and 0.9789, respectively. Against the yen and the euro,...

  • U.S. Dollar Recovers Against Majors May 02, 2026 04:03 ET

    The U.S. dollar recovered against its major counterparts in the New York session on Friday. The greenback recovered to 1.1713 against the euro and 1.3568 against the pound, from an early 10-day low of 1.1785 and a 2-1/2-month low of 1.3657, respectively. The greenback recovered to 0.7823 against...

  • U.S. Dollar Advances As Strait Of Hormuz Remains Closed While Iran Offers A New Peace Plan May 01, 2026 17:01 ET

    The U.S. Dollar value ticked higher with the Strait of Hormuz continuing to remain closed keeping inflationary concerns alive amid reports of Iran sending a fresh peace proposal to the U.S. to end the gulf war eased escalation tensions which capped the gains.

  • U.S. Dollar Drops Against Majors May 01, 2026 04:14 ET

    The U.S. dollar fell against its major counterparts in the New York session on Thursday. The greenback fell to a 3-day low of 1.1741 against the euro and a 2-1/2-month low of 1.3612 against the pound, from an early 3-week high of 1.1655 and a 6-day high of 1.3454, respectively. The greenback declined...

  • Swiss Franc Rises Against Most Majors April 30, 2026 08:20 ET

    The Swiss franc strengthened against most major currencies in the European session on Thursday. The Swiss franc rose to 3-day highs of 0.9187 against the euro and 1.0610 against the pound, from early lows of 0.9240 and 1.0669, respectively. Against the U.S. dollar, the franc climbed to a 2-day...

  • Yen Rises Amid Japan Intervention Warnings April 30, 2026 08:02 ET

    The Japanese yen strengthened against other major currencies in the European session on Thursday, as Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama issued a clear intervention warning. Katayama confirmed that the "timing for decisive action is near" and that the Japanese government is moving closer to...

  • Markets Firm Despite The Fed's Hawkish Tilt April 30, 2026 07:43 ET

    Global market sentiment rebounded after swaying sharply in response to the hawkish tilt in the Fed's decision to hold rates steady.

  • Yen Rises Against Majors April 30, 2026 07:33 ET

    The Japanese yen strengthened against other major currencies in the European session on Thursday. The yen rose to nearly a 4-week high of 183.83 against the euro, from an early near 2-week low of 187.56. Against the pound and the Swiss franc, the yen advanced to more than 3-week highs of 212.15...

  • U.S. Dollar Rallies Against Majors April 30, 2026 03:54 ET

    The U.S. dollar climbed against its major counterparts in the New York session on Wednesday. The greenback climbed to near a 3-week high of 1.1661 against the euro and a 5-day high of 1.3457 against the pound. The greenback advanced to more than a 2-week high of 0.7925 against the franc and near...

Global Economics Weekly Update - April 27 – May 01, 2026

May 01, 2026 15:54 ET
Central banks dominated the economics news flow this week with almost all major ones announcing their latest policy decisions and many boosted expectations for a rate hike in June. In other news, several countries released the preliminary data for first quarter economic growth. In the U.S., comments by Fed Chair Jerome Powell were also in focus as his term ends this month.

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