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The single European currency maintains a mildly positive tone for the third consecutive day, having moved well away from Monday's low opening, with the 1,04 level being the immediate challenge. The dust from announcement of weekend tariffs by President Trump has slowly subsided, but we have now ente

After German Factory Orders data yesterday surprised positively, Industrial Production data for December slumped a larger-than-expected 2.4% on weaker auto output, Scotiabank's Chief FX Strategist Shaun Osborne notes. German Industrial Output slides in December "November’s output gain was revised do

Markets US Stocks clawed higher on Wednesday, with broad-based gains outshining some lacklustre earnings from Big Tech. Even as the Magnificent Seven basket wobbled, with Alphabet Inc. tanking to its worst plunge in over a year, the market held firm, thanks in part to NVIDIA spearheading a rally in

Japanese Yen (JPY) is outperforming and 10-year JGB yields edged up to almost 1.30%, highest level since April 2011, Société Générale's FX analysts note. JPY is outperforming and 10-year JGB yields"Japan wage growth ran hot in December. Nominal cash earnings came in 1.1pts higher than expected at ne

Amid the US-Canada-Mexico tariff saga – which was the main driver of EUR/USD yesterday – eurozone flash CPI estimates for January came in slightly hotter than expected. The core measure was unchanged at 2.7% (expected 2.6%) for a fifth consecutive month and the headline inched higher for the fourth

U.S. President Donald Trump this weekend announced hefty tariffs on his country's three biggest trading partners, leaving investors scrambling to position themselves for a global trade war. Canada and Mexico face 25% duties on their exports to the U.S., with a lower 10% levy imposed on Chinese goods

In focus today Today, focus turns to French politics as lawmakers reach the final stage of negotiating a budget agreement. Sources indicate that Bayrou intends to reduce the public deficit to 5.4% of GDP from last year's 6.2%. The budget draft will be debated in the National Assembly today, and Bayr

It is a busy day for the European calendar dominated by GDP releases and the ECB meeting. France has just released a weaker-than-expected fourth-quarter GDP reading of -0.1% QoQ. Consumption and business investment were the weak links, ING's FX analyst Chris Turner notes. Downside risks to EUR/USD a

The Canadian Dollar lost 0.25% against the Greenback on Wednesday. The Bank of Canada cut interest rates by another 25 bps, to 3%. The BoC also announced the end of its quantitative tightening program. The Canadian Dollar shed one-quarter of one percent against the Greenback on Wednesday, falling ba

This was meant to be a week for FX to reconnect with central bank events after a Trump-dominated start to the year. So far, it’s proven to be quite the opposite. The announcement by Chinese startup DeepSeek of a more affordable AI model to rival US tech giants has shaken highly valued US tech equiti