DXY & Forex

Plus500 announced a partnership with Canadian fintech Wealthsimple, granting the platform's over four million customers direct access to U.S. futures markets through Plus500's trading infrastructure. Under the agreement, Wealthsimple will leverage Plus500's institutional clearing, execution, order r

On July 30, the U.S. dollar weakened against the Japanese yen by approximately 2.7%, marking the yen's largest single-day gain since December 2022.

According to Jin10, USD/JPY declined 2.00% intraday on July 30, with the pair hitting a low of 160.05.

USD/JPY fell 1.50% intraday today, declining to 160.9.

The Bank of England held interest rates at 3.75% in its latest decision, with a 6-3 vote splitting three members who supported a 25 basis point increase. Governor Andrew Bailey emphasized the central bank is 'ready to act' but cautioned against assuming a policy shift toward tightening. The Bank

MAS Group announced it has acquired a strategic equity stake in institutional spot foreign exchange provider Solid, marking the first stage of a planned full acquisition over the coming years. The investment expands MAS's presence beyond its core margin trading business into the global spot FX

According to the Federal Reserve's statement, on July 30 the Federal Open Market Committee voted 9-3 to keep the federal funds rate at 3.50%-3.75% for a fifth consecutive pause. Three officials dissented in favor of a rate hike, marking the most divided hawkish split since September 2016. The

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