DXY & Forex

Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh held his second press conference after the Federal Reserve held interest rates unchanged, addressing the reemergence of dissent on monetary policy, the challenges of parsing economic shocks, and the need to adapt to life after forward guidance. Three FOMC

Russia's Central Bank's gold and foreign currency reserves increased to $732.1 billion as of the week ending July 24, up from $722.9 billion in the previous week.

According to Guru Club, Ukraine's central bank is finalizing a decision on July 30 to ease wartime foreign exchange restrictions for enterprises and individuals.

According to Guru Club, on July 30, the U.S. Dollar Index (DXY) rose modestly by 7 points to 100.70 following the release of American PCE data.

Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey stated that officials should not leave discussions with the belief that the central bank is gradually moving toward rate hikes.

According to Jin10, Germany's core inflation (excluding food and energy) is expected to slow to 2.4% in July 2026, with headline inflation at 2.8% and energy prices rising 8.3% year-on-year. Analyst Giuseppe Dellamotta noted that the decline in core inflation is positive for the European Central

Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey predicted on July 30 that indirect inflation effects are expected to add 0.5 percentage points to inflation in the second half of 2026.

Germany's consumer price index (CPI) rose 0.8% month-on-month in July, according to preliminary data released on July 30, exceeding economists' forecast of 0.7%. The reading marks a sharp turnaround from June's decline of 0.30%.

Germany's consumer price index annual rate reached 2.8% in July, exceeding the forecasted 2.7% and rising from 2.30% in the prior month.

Germany's harmonized consumer price index (CPI) month-on-month rate in July rose to 0.9% initial reading, exceeding the forecast of 0.8% and reversing from the previous month's decline of -0.20%.

Germany's July harmonized consumer price index (CPI) rose to 2.8% year-over-year in its initial reading, matching economist forecasts. The figure represents an increase from June's 2.40%, according to official economic

According to Jin10, on July 30, the Bank of England outlined policy scenarios indicating future monetary decisions hinge on energy price movements. If energy prices hold near current market levels, rate hikes may be necessary to control inflation; if prices fall to early-July levels, gradual rate cu

On Thursday, the Bank of England reported that its quantitative tightening (QT) program—asset reduction from its balance sheet—has raised UK 10-year gilt yields by 0.2 to 0.3 percentage points, exceeding its prior forecast of 0.15 to 0.25 percentage points, according to its July 30 monetary policy r

Ukraine's central bank governor warned that the country may face a $2.5 billion export revenue shortfall in the second half of 2026, according to the official statement.

According to Jin10, on July 30, PBOC Governor Pan Gong-sheng met with Governor Suleimenov of the National Bank of Kazakhstan and Head Abelkasemova of the Financial Market Authority. The two sides exchanged views on global economic and financial conditions and bilateral financial cooperation.

On the early morning of July 30, 2026, Beijing time, the U.S. Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) released its latest interest-rate decision, voting 9 to 3 to keep the target range for the federal funds rate unchanged at 3.50% to 3.75%. This marks the Fed’s fifth consecutive “hold steady” decision within the year, but the voting split shifted sharply from unanimity at the June meeting to 9 to 3. Three regional Fed presidents cast dissenting votes, arguing for a 25 bps rate hik

UK 2-year gilt yields fell 8 basis points to 4.37% today.

According to the Bank of England, private sector regular wage growth is forecast at 3.0% in Q4 2026, rising to 3.1% in Q4 2027 and remaining at 3.1% in Q4 2028.

The Reserve Bank of India sold about $7 billion last Friday to defend the rupee, Bloomberg reported citing people familiar with the matter. The intervention came as the rupee slid close to its May record low of 96.96 per dollar. The currency traded at 95.6 per dollar on Thursday, about 1.4% from its

According to Bloomberg, the Reserve Bank of India sold approximately $7 billion last Friday (July 25) to defend the rupee, citing people familiar with the matter. The rupee traded at 95.6 per dollar on Thursday, approximately 1.4% away from its record low, with the currency falling 5.87% against the