Dollar Slips and Oil Falls as Markets Reprice Fed and Iran Risks
United States. The US dollar is strengthening against the Japanese yen today while posting moderate losses against the euro and the British pound.
United States. The US dollar is strengthening against the Japanese yen today while posting moderate losses against the euro and the British pound.
United States. The US Dollar is weakening against the Yen and showing mixed performance against the Pound and the Euro.
The Euro has recovered from its recent lows, but ING believes EUR/USD may struggle to extend its advance as renewed energy-market risks and changing interest-rate expectations weigh on the single currency.
During the Asian session, XAU/USD is consolidating near 4,014.01, reflecting a balance between demand for safe-haven assets and a stronger US Dollar. Market participants are refraining from opening large positions while awaiting new macroeconomic signals and further developments in the Middle East. The precious metal ended last week with a moderate decline as the US currency strengthened amid increased demand for the Dollar as a global reserve asset during the regional escalation.
During the Asian session, USD/JPY is correcting sideways near 162.37 amid neutral performance by the US currency, although the pair has yet to overcome its historical high of 162.80. Nevertheless, Japanese financial authorities have not signalled that they are prepared to intervene in the market again and appear to have opted for a new programme that could attract approximately 21.0 trillion yen into currency purchases, almost twice the total volume of the Bank of Japan’s interventions conducted in April and May. The initiative follows a statement by Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama calling for a larger allocation to domestic financial assets. According to analysts, Japan’s four largest public pension funds manage combined assets of around 417.0 trillion yen, meaning that a five-percentage-point portfolio adjustment could amount to approximately 21.0 trillion yen and generate an equivalent net inflow into yen-related transactions.
United States. The US dollar is posting moderate gains against its main rivals today, including the euro, pound and yen.
Shares of Wells Fargo & Company, one of the leading banking and financial services groups in the United States, remain in a corrective phase and are currently trading near 87 dollars per share.
WTI crude oil prices are posting moderate gains on Tuesday morning, July 14, extending the strong bullish momentum of the previous trading session and holding close to their highest levels since June 16.
Last week, the EUR/USD pair traded within a narrow sideways range of 1.1460–1.1380, where it remains at present. Investor caution is linked to uncertainty surrounding the next steps of the European and US regulators amid mixed conditions in the world’s leading economies.
The US Dollar to Canadian Dollar exchange rate has eased towards 1.4140 after the Canadian Dollar extended last week’s gains following another resilient domestic labour market report.
United States. The US dollar is weakening against the euro and the pound but strengthening against the Japanese yen.
Exchange Rates UK Research’s July 2026 survey of leading banks indicates that the recent strength of the Pound against the New Zealand Dollar may be temporary. ?
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