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US Dollar Steady as North American Trading Day Begins

The US dollar is largely unchanged at the start of the North American trading session, with major currency pairs showing limited movement. The USDJPY reached a 40-year high yesterday, while US stock futures indicate a weaker opening amid mixed earnings reports.

Key currency pairs trade within narrow ranges as market sentiment remains cautious.

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03:25 AM · Original 12:03 PM · Source · Updated 03:25 AM · 2 min read

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The US dollar remains largely unchanged at the start of the North American trading session, with key currency pairs trading within narrow ranges. The USDJPY reached a 40-year high yesterday, while US stock futures suggest a weaker opening amid mixed earnings reports.

The US dollar is little changed as the North American trading day begins, with all major currency pairs trading within 0.15% of unchanged. The USDJPY stands out after reaching a fresh 40-year high of 163.238 yesterday, surpassing the previous high of 162.833 from July 1. During Asian trading, the pair dipped to 162.80 but quickly rebounded to around 163.04, maintaining a bullish trend.

The EURUSD has been trading in a narrow range of 19 pips and remains below its converged 100- and 200-hour moving averages at 1.14255, suggesting sellers hold a near-term advantage. Similarly, the GBPUSD has fallen below its 100- and 200-day moving averages, with resistance clustered near 1.3398. Today's recovery stalled just shy of this resistance, reinforcing a bearish bias.

UK inflation data showed headline CPI slowing to 2.6% year-on-year from 2.8%, slightly below the forecast of 2.7%. Core CPI remained steady at 2.6%, indicating persistent underlying inflation. Producer prices were weaker than expected, with PPI Input falling 2.0% month-on-month against an anticipated increase of 0.7%.

US stock futures suggest a weaker opening, with the Nasdaq leading the decline. GE Vernova reported mixed quarterly results, missing EPS expectations but beating revenue forecasts and raising its full-year outlook. Despite this, the stock is down 6.56% in premarket trading. Other notable decliners in the semiconductor sector include Intel, AMD, and Micron, with Micron giving back part of its recent gains.

Overall, the market sentiment remains cautious as investors digest mixed earnings reports and economic data.

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NIC · Impact scores

Global: 92 · Market: 100 · Urgency: 43 · Confidence: 90 · Neutral

Themes: rates, energy, crypto, precious_metals

Asset impact

Gold — Bullish (55) · Gold leans bullish based on headline/body drivers.
Silver — Bullish (55) · Silver leans bullish based on headline/body drivers.
Oil — Neutral (55) · Oil mentioned with balanced cues.
USD — Bearish (55) · USD leans bearish based on headline/body drivers.
EUR — Neutral (55) · EUR mentioned with balanced cues.
JPY — Neutral (55) · JPY mentioned with balanced cues.
GBP — Neutral (55) · GBP mentioned with balanced cues.
BTC — Neutral (55) · BTC mentioned with balanced cues.
US Stocks — Neutral (55) · US Stocks mentioned with balanced cues.
Indices — Neutral (55) · Indices mentioned with balanced cues.

Market reaction

XAUUSD: Price snapshot pending · T-15m / T0 / T+15m / T+60m
XAGUSD: Price snapshot pending · T-15m / T0 / T+15m / T+60m
USOIL: Price snapshot pending · T-15m / T0 / T+15m / T+60m
DXY: Price snapshot pending · T-15m / T0 / T+15m / T+60m
EURUSD: Price snapshot pending · T-15m / T0 / T+15m / T+60m
USDJPY: Price snapshot pending · T-15m / T0 / T+15m / T+60m

Trading insight

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Scenarios

Two-way reaction likely until the market digests the data surprise vs forecast.
Whipsaw risk is elevated inside the first 15–60 minutes after release.
For XAUUSD, map USD/rate impulse first, then confirm direction on M15 structure.