Oil News: Crude Oil Futures Break 50-Day MA as Supply Fears Build.Light crude oil futures break above 50-day MA at $59.67. Fed rate cuts and supply risks fuel rally, but can buyers hold the line?
Santa Rally on Standby with Markets Split on 2026 Fed Cuts.Dollar spent most of the week pinned to the bottom of the performance board, as a steady flow of data reinforced expectations for a Fed rate cut in December. Even though selling pressure eased slightly into Friday—thanks in part to a surprisingly firm rebound in longer-dated Treasury yields—the greenback still struggled to find a foothold.
Week Ahead: Fed to Cut but RBA, SNB, and Bank of Canada Set to Hold, and Market Thinks They are Done.The US dollar traded heavily last week, losing ground to all the G10 currencies, but the Swiss franc. The franc seemed to be dragged down by the use of it rather than the yen as a funding currency.
Federal Reserve Preview: Markets Price a cut, but This Bank Expects the FED to Hold.Economists at UniCredit expect the Federal Reserve to keep rates on hold next week, a stance that runs against market pricing, which now assigns more than a 90 percent chance of a cut. The bank argues that if it is right, the US Dollar could regain ground against the Euro and Pound Sterling after its recent retreat across the.
Rabobank Predicts Pound Sterling to Drift Lower to 1.124 Against the Euro in 2026.Rabobank says pound strength unconvincing as EUR/GBP still expected to grind higher. The GBP to EUR exchange rate closed Friday at 1.1455, its strongest level in several weeks, after cable staged its biggest daily rise in over a month.