Today’s Market Outlook Focus on Whether U.S. CPI Gives the Dollar a Clear Direction

Today’s Market Outlook Focus on Whether U.S. CPI Gives the Dollar a Clear Direction ■ Market Summary The main focus today is the July U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI). The market expects headline CPI to rise 3.4% year-on-year, slowing slightly from 3.5% previously. Core CPI is expected at 2.5% year-on-year, compared with 2.6% previously. Both […]
【Technical Analysis】11 August 2026

【Technical Analysis】11 August 2026 ■ Summary The current market is centered on rising equities, precious-metals strength, Australian-dollar strength, and a rebound in oil. In FX, AUD/USD is showing strong buying across all timeframes, making it the clearest bullish dollar pair. EUR/USD, GBP/USD, and NZD/USD remain buy-favored on the daily chart, but selling is appearing on […]
Today’s Market Outlook USD/JPY Holds in the 159 Range as Inflation Concerns Persist Ahead of Tomorrow’s U.S. CPI

Today’s Market Outlook USD/JPY Holds in the 159 Range as Inflation Concerns Persist Ahead of Tomorrow’s U.S. CPI ■ Market Overview With Tokyo markets closed, USD/JPY is trading in the low 159 range during Asian hours. Amid continuing uncertainty surrounding the Middle East, NY crude oil futures rose from around $78 to the $82 range […]
【Technical Analysis】10 August 2026

【Technical Analysis】10 August 2026 ■ Overview The main themes in the current market are rising equities, a short-term yen-selling rebound, sterling strength, and precious-metals strength. In FX, GBP/USD shows strong buying across all timeframes and is the strongest of the major dollar pairs. EUR/USD, AUD/USD, and NZD/USD remain strong buys on the daily chart, but […]
Today’s Option Expiries 10 August 2026

Today’s Option Expiries 10 August 2026 Spot Rates EUR/USD: 1.1550 USD/JPY: 158.36 GBP/USD: 1.3485 USD/CHF: 0.8091 USD/CAD: 1.3961 AUD/USD: 0.7061 NZD/USD: 0.5887 EUR/GBP: 0.8561 Today (10 August) EUR/USD ・1.1400 (€680m) ・1.1450 (€1.0bn) ・1.1500 (€1.1bn) ● 1.1575 (€1.8bn) Largest ・1.1640 (€530m) With spot at 1.1550, the 1.1575 expiry is only around 25 pips above. The pair […]
Today’s Market Outlook USD/JPY Recovers Most of Its Post-Jobs-Report Decline; U.S. CPI Is the Next Focus

Today’s Market Outlook USD/JPY Recovers Most of Its Post-Jobs-Report Decline; U.S. CPI Is the Next Focus ■ Market Overview In the Tokyo and Asian sessions at the start of the week, USD/JPY rose from the upper 157 range to the low 158 range, recovering most of the decline triggered by last week’s weak U.S. employment […]
Technical Analysis — August 7, 2026

Technical Analysis — August 7, 2026 ■ Market Overview The main themes in the current market are dollar weakness, a short-term rebound in yen crosses, strength in precious metals and BTC, and rising European equities. In the currency market, EUR/USD, AUD/USD, and NZD/USD show strong buy signals across all timeframes, confirming that the dollar-selling trend […]
Today’s Market Outlook US Jobs Report in Focus: Will It Strengthen Expectations for a September Rate Hike?

Today’s Market Outlook US Jobs Report in Focus: Will It Strengthen Expectations for a September Rate Hike? ■ Market Overview The biggest event of the weekend is the release of the US July employment report. Together with next week’s US CPI release, this employment report is being closely watched as a key factor that could […]
【Technical Analysis】6 August 2026

【Technical Analysis】6 August 2026 ■ Overview The key themes in the current market are the continuation of dollar weakness, a short-term rebound within the yen-strengthening trend, higher gold prices, and stronger equities. In the currency market, EUR/USD and GBP/USD are particularly strong. GBP/USD is showing a strong buy signal across all timeframes. EUR/USD is also […]
Today’s Option Expiries 6 August 2026

Today’s Option Expiries 6 August 2026 Spot Rates EUR/USD: 1.1549 USD/JPY: 157.71 GBP/USD: 1.3459 USD/CHF: 0.8070 USD/CAD: 1.4010 AUD/USD: 0.7048 NZD/USD: 0.5880 EUR/GBP: 0.8578 Today (6 August) EUR/USD ・1.1400 ($1.1bn) ・1.1410 ($770m) ・1.1420 ($1.0bn) ・1.1430 ($790m) ・1.1435 ($740m) ・1.1445 ($640m) ・1.1450 ($1.1bn) ・1.1490 ($1.0bn) ・1.1500 ($960m) ・1.1525 ($680m) ・1.1550 ($1.4bn) ・1.1555 ($710m) ● 1.1565 ($1.6bn) […]