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EUR/NOK to 11.00 by November 5 as the krone’s rate premium thins

EUR/NOK to 11.00 by Norges Bank's November 5 decision: the ECB's September hike has thinned the krone's rate premium and Norges Bank's FX flows now sell krone.

USD/JPY to 150 by October 30: the dissent-majority case

USD/JPY at 153.27 fell 4% while the US-Japan 2-year spread held at 259.7bp. Why Takata's 1.25% dissent, not carry, sets the path to 150 by October 30.

RBOB crack to $46 by October 30: the turnaround-squeeze case

The RBOB-Brent gasoline crack has priced September's grade switch but none of the Hormuz product shock. Base case $46/bbl by October 30; invalidation $33.70.

EUR/SEK back to 11.05 by September 30: the hike-signal case

EUR/SEK fixed at 11.1620 on September 7, 2026, a 12-month high. But the Riksbank governor has pre-announced a rise: the gap-compression case for 11.05.

US 30-year yield to 5.50% by October: the 20s30s case

The US 30-year Treasury yield, at 5.24%, reaches 5.50% by the October 27-28 FOMC as an inverted 20s30s spread repairs into a Fed priced to tighten.

GBP/AUD to 1.84 by the November RBA decision: the divergence case

GBP/AUD trades at 1.8783 after a 100 basis point swing in the RBA-BoE policy gap. Base case 1.8400 by the November 3 RBA decision; 1.9200 invalidates.

USD/BRL to 5.45 by the October 25 runoff: the crowded-carry case

USD/BRL to 5.45 by October 25, 2026: CME speculative long-real positioning sits at the 99th percentile as Copom goes dark for 49 days into the runoff.

Corn to $4.75 by the December 14 expiry: the crowded-long case

Managed money added 191,573 net corn contracts in a fortnight, into the second-largest US crop on record. Why CZ26 targets 475 c/bu by the 14 December expiry.

Silver to $58 by September 30: the spec-length unwind case

Silver at $64.12, 8.7% below the August 28 LBMA fix. CFTC net length rose into the top and Warsh says the Fed has work to do. Base case $58 by September 30.

SOFR–IORB capped at 10bp into year-end: the fading-turn case

SOFR–IORB sits at 0bp against +22bp at the last year-end. The call: at or below +10bp on December 31, 2026, with the Standing Repo Facility as the ceiling.

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