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Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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Market movers

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Currencies
InstrumentPriceChange%
USD/JPY157.90+0.65+0.41%up
USD/CHF0.8196−0.0033−0.40%down
EUR/USD1.1216+0.0044+0.39%up
AUD/USD0.7008−0.0016−0.23%down
GBP/USD1.3419+0.0020+0.15%up
USD/CAD1.3974+0.0005+0.04%up
Commodities & metals
InstrumentPriceChange%
Brent105.03−12.61−10.72%down
WTI Crude96.48−7.64−7.34%down
Silver50.65+1.55+3.16%up
Gold3,958.50+59.60+1.53%up
Copper6.546+0.088+1.36%up
Natural Gas2.859−0.039−1.35%down

The session in numbers

  • The dollar index was softer, −0.23% on the latest ECB fix.
  • USD/JPY made the largest currency move, +0.41%.
  • Silver led commodities, +3.16%.
  • Brent was the weakest, −10.72%.

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

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Analysis

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