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Financial markets have calmed a little after CoreWeave () stock bounced on Thursday. But the debate between intensifying price pressures needing tighter monetary policy and a tech correction requiring a softer policy outlook continues. Expect more consolidation in FX markets today and more interest in local stories, such as Indonesia’s equity travails USD: What Does the Flatter Yield Curve Mean? The sell-off on Coreweave assets saw a modest reversal yesterday after Nvidia’s CEO, Jensen Huang, said that Coreweave’s financial strength was improving and its cost of capital was declining. Perhaps those comments should not be surprising from a major shareholder…

The week in one sentence: Euro shorts deepened, and Yen longs retreated in the week to October 13. In addition, Coffee buying continued, and Gold exposure remained elevated despite another price decline.Euro: Bearish conviction deepensSpeculators turned more bearish on the Euro (EUR), taking net shorts to around 137.6K contracts, the highest level since January 2016. In addition, EUR/USD further extended its bearish move, this time approaching 17-month lows near 1.1150. Against that backdrop, it seems the market is confirming the positioning signal. Exposure is around the 0th percentile, the same as the net positioning percentile. Further price confirmation would strengthen…

USD/CAD Forecast: Scotiabank Sees Little Support Before 1.40 The Canadian Dollar is recovering as US yield support fades, but Scotiabank’s fair-value estimate now sits close to the market after USD/CAD retreat. The US Dollar to Canadian Dollar (USD/CAD) exchange rate slipped further on Friday, with FX strategists at Scotiabank warning of little technical support before 1.40 after the pair broke below 1.4200. USD/CAD traded near 1.4152 at the time of writing, down 0.29% from Thursday’s close and almost 0.9% below Monday’s closing level. Latest-Exchange Rates: Dollar to Canadian Dollar (USD/CAD): 1.41525 (-0.29%) Pound to Canadian Dollar (GBP/CAD): 1.889388 (+0.30%) Euro…

Prefer us on Google Written by our team All market analysis is written and reviewed by our team of financial analysts, not generated by AI. The information provided is for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial or investment advice. Summary:USD/CAD fell over 0.4% after a sharp rejection at the 1.4300 resistance ceiling, returning to its range between 1.4200 and 1.4299 Factors holding back CAD’s potential gains include wider US-Canada interest rate gaps, the Bank of Canada’s dovish policy, and slow domestic economic activity To keep the downtrend going, it’ll need to break clearly below 1.4200. Traders also need to look…

A few months ago, I wrote about trust, money and AI, and offered some thoughts on how we can use it without outsourcing our financial future to it. I use AI a fair bit in my day to day, and I work with several startups building in the space. I sit somewhere between skepticism and evangelism, which has led me to focus on responsible use. It feels like the appropriate middle ground, especially when it comes to money. I prefer not to think of it as the answer to everything, but I also don’t indulge the fear of terrible things…

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Canada’s resource wealth, financial institutions, and access to American markets have long supported its prosperity. Yet growing geopolitical competition, weak productivity performance, and concentrated trade relationships are forcing policymakers and investors to reconsider how much economic independence the country can realistically preserve. Canada has many of the characteristics of an economic power: abundant energy resources, substantial mineral deposits, sophisticated banks, major institutional investors, and an educated workforce. Its geography provides privileged access to the United States, while its international relationships connect Canadian businesses to European and Asian markets. These advantages have also produced a strategic vulnerability. Canada’s prosperity depends heavily…

OCBC strategists Sim Moh Siong and Christopher Wong highlight that Taiwan Dollar (TWD) has extended losses on heavy foreign equity outflows, partly retracing into the Asian close amid talk of CBC leaning against depreciation. They stay somewhat cautious, suggesting any sustained TWD recovery will require improved underlying flows, with CBC smoothing only likely to contain excessive volatility rather than drive a full reversal.Cautious on Taiwan Dollar”TWD extended its decline amid continued foreign equity outflows, though losses were partially retraced into the Asian close.””Foreign investors sold a record TWD302.5bn of Taiwanese equities on Thursday as the global tech selloff deepened. There…

Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) strategis Claire Fan and Abbey Xu expect Canada’s headline Consumer Price Index to remain at 3% year-over-year in September, supported by higher gasoline and furnace Oil prices. They see moderating food inflation and a dip in core CPI to 1.8%, with diffusion indices suggesting inflation pressures remain relatively narrow despite risks from industrial price broadening.Headline steady, core seen easing”We expect the headline Consumer Price Index in Canada to hold at 3% year-over-year in September for a third consecutive month.””Excluding food and energy, core inflation is expected to have edged down to 1.8% in September from…