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Wednesday, November 4, 2026

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Market movers

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Currencies
InstrumentPriceChange%
AUD/USD0.6984−0.0024−0.34%down
EUR/USD1.1179−0.0037−0.33%down
USD/JPY158.29+0.39+0.25%up
GBP/USD1.3411−0.0008−0.06%down
USD/CHF0.8199+0.0003+0.04%up
USD/CAD1.3975+0.0001+0.01%up
Commodities & metals
InstrumentPriceChange%
Silver52.22+2.63+5.30%up
Gold4,058.70+118.30+3.00%up
Brent101.64−1.96−1.89%down
WTI Crude94.68−1.41−1.47%down
Copper6.446+0.068+1.07%up
Natural Gas2.902+0.007+0.24%up

The session in numbers

  • The dollar index was firmer, +0.25% on the latest ECB fix.
  • AUD/USD made the largest currency move, −0.34%.
  • Silver led commodities, +5.30%.
  • Brent was the weakest, −1.89%.

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

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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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