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Jennifer Tozser, senior wealth advisor and portfolio manager at National Bank Financial Wealth Management, joins BNN Bloomberg to discuss the markets. The Bank of Canada is unlikely to raise interest rates this week, even as the war in Iran continues to put pressure on energy prices and inflation, explains a financial analyst. Gas prices are already acting like a rate hike for Canadians, Jennifer Tozser, senior wealth advisor and portfolio manager at National Bank Financial Wealth Management told BNN Bloomberg. Weaker-than-expected job growth and uncertainty surrounding CUSMA and the housing market are key factors affecting Canada’s economic health, which Tozser…

DBS Group Research economist Chua Han Teng argues that Malaysia’s financial markets reflect confidence in the country’s solid domestic fundamentals despite lingering Middle East geopolitical risks. The Malaysian Ringgit has outperformed regional peers, government bond yields remain stable, and resilient growth data have led DBS to upgrade its 2026 real GDP forecast to 5.2% from 4.7% previously.Ringgit strength and resilient GDP outlook”Malaysia’s financial markets are signalling investor confidence in the economy’s solid domestic fundamentals, even as geopolitical risks in the Middle East linger.””The Malaysian ringgit has outperformed its regional peers so far this year, reflecting resilient bond portfolio inflows, although…

The week in one sentence. Speculators rebuilt their bearish conviction in JPY and EUR, kept selling AUD, and continued covering GBP, while WTI delivered the cleanest positive turn as both positioning and price moved sharply higher.A more defensive resetThe foreign-exchange complex turned more defensive. JPY registered the largest weekly deterioration, with net positioning falling by 29,462 contracts to a 152,125-contract short. That leaves the market near the 3rd historical percentile. The 0.57% rise in USD/JPY – a weaker Yen – confirmed the renewed selling and makes JPY the clearest bearish FX signal of the week.EUR followed closely. Speculators cut net…

USD/CAD trades around 1.4095 on Friday at the time of writing, up a modest 0.06% as the US Dollar (USD) retains a slight advantage following the release of solid US economic data, while the Canadian Dollar (CAD) remains pressured by weak domestic indicators and softer Oil prices.The United States (US) S&P Global Composite Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) rose to 53.6 in July from 51.9 in June, signaling an acceleration in private sector activity. The Services PMI improved to 53.6, while the Manufacturing PMI eased slightly to 53.8 from 53.9. According to Chris Williamson, Chief Business Economist at S&P Global Market…

By Glen Hallick, Reporter The Canadian dollar added nearly a tenth of a cent on Wednesday, following the interest rate announcement from the Bank of Canada. The BoC said its overnight rate will stay at 2.25 per cent, suggesting the Canadian economy could improve. However, the central bank noted it was unsure if its future announcements this year will be decreases or increases. The loonie finished at US$0.7118 or US$1=C$1.4049 compared to Tuesday’s close of US$0.7109 or US$1=C$1.4067. On the U.S. Dollar Index, the greenback lost 0.391 of a point at 100.320. Benchmark crude oil prices turned around on Wednesday…

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Goldman Sachs raises TOPIX 12-month target to 4,500 on weaker yen outlook

Could ’s breakout be the blueprint for ? Similar technical structures suggest traders should be paying close attention.EUR/CHF breakout puts USD/CHF on watch Break above 0.8150 targets 0.8250 initially Given the euro area and Switzerland face many of the same energy security and terms of trade pressures, the breakout in EUR/CHF on Wednesday looks more technical than fundamental. With a major surprise from the ECB later today unlikely, and nothing of consequence on the Swiss or US economic calendars to trouble the scorers, it raises the question of whether USD/CHF could deliver a similar breakout. Outside of the ECB, the…

The EUR/JPY consolidates around 186.00, edges down by 0.06% amid a souring of risk appetite amid the escalation of the US-Iran war, and strengthens safe-haven assets like the Japanese Yen.EUR/JPY Price Forecast: Technical outlookThe EUR/JPY trades sideways after reaching the year-to-date (YTD) high of 187.95. The cross-pair dipped toward the 183.00 area following the Bank of Japan’s (BoJ) last intervention, and since then buyers have reclaimed key resistance levels to reach the 186.00 mark.At the time of writing, the EUR/JPY remains capped within the 186.00-187.00 range, amid fears that Japanese authorities could intervene in the foreign exchange markets. But bulls…