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Saturday, October 17, 2026

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Markets move. We explain why.

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Market movers

All markets
Currencies
InstrumentPriceChange%
USD/CHF0.8240−0.0062−0.75%down
AUD/USD0.6959+0.0048+0.69%up
GBP/USD1.3335+0.0088+0.66%up
EUR/USD1.1253+0.0045+0.40%up
USD/CAD1.4161−0.0046−0.32%down
USD/JPY158.02+0.04+0.03%up
Commodities & metals
InstrumentPriceChange%
Brent109.86+3.94+3.72%up
Natural Gas3.116−0.120−3.71%down
WTI Crude99.02+1.05+1.07%up
Copper6.574+0.063+0.97%up
Silver57.31+0.47+0.83%up
Gold4,181.10+11.00+0.26%up

The session in numbers

  • The dollar index was softer, −0.39% on the latest ECB fix.
  • USD/CHF made the largest currency move, −0.75%.
  • Brent led commodities, +3.72%.
  • Natural Gas was the weakest, −3.71%.

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

Analysis

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