South African Rand Sep '26 (T6U26)
South African Rand Futures Market News and Commentary
The dollar index (DXY00) recovered from a 1-week low on Friday and finished up by +0.07%.  The fragile and uncertain situation in the Middle East is supporting safe-haven demand for the dollar today after Iran vowed to respond to the US attacks this week on Iran’s rail and maritime infrastructure.  Also, higher T-note yields on Friday strengthened the dollar’s interest rate differentials.Â
The dollar initially moved lower on Friday as easing geopolitical tensions undercut crude oil prices, after an American official said that talks between the US and Iran over a permanent peace deal are continuing, with the US still committed to a diplomatic solution. Also, Al Jazeera reported Friday that Qatar said it supports all efforts to defuse US-Iran tensions. Lower crude oil prices undercut inflation expectations and could prompt the Fed to loosen monetary policy, a negative factor for the dollar.Â
The swaps markets are discounting the odds at 34% for a +25 bp rate hike at the... Read more
Barchart · Fri Jul 10, 2:33PM CDT
The dollar index (DXY00 ) recovered from a 1-week low on Friday and finished up by +0.07%. The fragile and uncertain situation in the Middle East is supporting...
Barchart · Fri Jul 10, 9:36AM CDT
The dollar index (DXY00 ) recovered from a 1-week low today and is up +0.03%. The fragile and uncertain situation in the Middle East is supporting safe-haven...
Barchart · Fri Jul 10, 9:24AM CDT
September U.S. T-Bond futures present a selling opportunity on more price weakness.
Barchart · Thu Jul 9, 2:39PM CDT
The dollar index (DXY00 ) fell by -0.08% on Thursday. The dollar moved lower on Thursday as strength in stocks reduced liquidity demand for the currency....
Barchart · Thu Jul 9, 9:34AM CDT
The dollar index (DXY00 ) is down by -0.11% today. The dollar is moving lower today as strength in stocks has reduced liquidity demand for the currency....
Barchart · Wed Jul 8, 2:33PM CDT
The dollar index (DXY00 ) fell by -0.05% on Wednesday. The dollar gave up an early advance on Wednesday and posted modest losses as stocks recovered from...
Barchart · 4 minutes ago
SBA Communications is gearing up to announce its second-quarter results, and Wall Street expects earnings to decline by a modest double-digit percentage....
Barchart · 9 minutes ago
ON Semiconductor will report its second-quarter earnings soon, and Wall Street expects its profitability to improve by double digits.
Barchart · 42 minutes ago
Shares of Dell have risen significantly year-to-date, driven by soaring demand for its AI-optimized servers.
Barchart · 46 minutes ago
Between the US president and US weather, the commodity complex looked set for a Manic Monday from Sunday night through early Monday morning.
Barchart · 1 hour ago
Earnings season kicks into gear this week with banks and tech stocks taking center stage. This week we have Bank of America, Taiwan Semiconductor, JP Morgan,...
Barchart · 1 hour ago
September S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESU26) are down -0.29%, and September Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU26) are down -0.94% this morning, pointing to a...
Barchart · Sun Jul 12, 3:01PM CDT
Wall Street sees Nvidia's Vera CPU as a major growth catalyst that could expand its AI leadership beyond graphics chips.
Barchart · Sun Jul 12, 2:46PM CDT
GF Securities expects strong growth for Taiwan Semiconductor in Q2.