[EUR/USD] Will the European Central Bank (ECB) Cut Rates Again?
At the European Central Bank (ECB) meeting yesterday, the interest rate was kept at 2.15%, just as most people expected. The official statement did not include any big news. However, …
[XAU/USD] Japan–U.S. Agreement Reached
On the previous day, Japan and the U.S. reached a trade agreement on tariffs. Because of this, worries about trade talks with other countries became smaller, and stock markets around …
[USD/JPY] Risk-On: Buying the Dollar, Selling the Yen
After the Japan–U.S. agreement on tariffs, some people thought the Bank of Japan might raise interest rates. Because of this, the USD/JPY went down to 145.86 in the Tokyo market. …
[EUR/USD] Will the European Central Bank (ECB) Cut Rates Again?
At the European Central Bank (ECB) meeting yesterday, the interest rate was kept at 2.15%, just as most people expected. The official statement did not include any big news. However, …
[XAU/USD] Agreement Between Japan and USA
Yesterday, early in the Tokyo session, President Trump announced that the United States and Japan agreed on tariffs of 15%. This news reduced market worries. The Nikkei stock index went …
[USD/JPY] What the Tariff Agreement Between Japan and the US Means
Early in the morning, President Trump said that the US and Japan reached an agreement on a 15% tariff. At first, the USD/JPY dropped and went down to the low …
[EUR/USD] European Central Bank (ECB) Meeting and Tariff Talks
After the US and Japan agreed on tariffs, people bought the US dollar, and the euro slowly went down to 1.1711. Later, US Commerce Secretary Ratnick said the US-Japan deal …
[XAU/USD] Gold Rises for Three Days in a Row
Secretary Bessent said yesterday that it will be hard for many countries to reach an agreement by the August 1 deadline. However, he also said that talks can continue even …
[USD/JPY] Yen Selling Adjustment May Be Over
Before the upper house election in Japan, many people sold yen. But now, the buying back of yen (after too much selling) seems to be mostly finished. Yesterday, USD/JPY had …
[EUR/USD] Hopes for ECB Meeting
As U.S. long-term interest rates went down, the euro rose above the strong resistance level around 1.1720. On this day, Secretary Bessent said, “Talks can continue even after the deadline.” …