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Thursday, November 5, 2026

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Markets move. We explain why.

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Market movers

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Currencies
InstrumentPriceChange%
EUR/USD1.1267+0.0088+0.79%up
GBP/USD1.3500+0.0089+0.66%up
USD/CHF0.8155−0.0044−0.54%down
AUD/USD0.7015+0.0031+0.44%up
USD/CAD1.3935−0.0040−0.29%down
USD/JPY158.25−0.04−0.03%down
Commodities & metals
InstrumentPriceChange%
Silver52.54——change not available
Gold4,131.00——change not available
Natural Gas2.937——change not available
Brent96.86——change not available
WTI Crude89.50——change not available
Copper6.390−0.013−0.20%down

The session in numbers

  • The dollar index was softer, −0.61% on the latest ECB fix.
  • EUR/USD made the largest currency move, +0.79%.

Currencies: ECB reference rates, updated each business day; dollar index calculated from them. Commodities and yields: front-month futures, delayed about 15 minutes. Not for trading.

Currency-market news, analysis and insight.

Macro & central banks

All macro

Interest rates, inflation and the institutions setting them.

Policy rates
BankRateAs of
Federal ReserveUS3.75–4.00%+0.25
ECBEuro area2.50%+0.25
Bank of EnglandUK3.75%−0.25
Bank of JapanJapan1.25%+0.25
Swiss National BankSwitzerland0.00%−0.25

Source: Bank for International Settlements, daily central bank policy rate series. The figure beside each rate is its last change.

Oil, gold, gas and the industrial complex.

Global economy & analysis

All analysis

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