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Dollar holds steadier awaiting inflation data

• Not a whole lot happening in European morning trade

USDJPY Technical Analysis: All eyes on the US CPI report

• The USDJPY pair is approaching a key resistance around the October high with traders awaiting the US CPI report. What's next?

ICYMI - Australia's Sunrise energy deal with Lockheed Martin scandium deal

• Securing a non-China/Russia supply chain for the critical defence mineral.

IMF warns Asia's resilience is at risk from a stronger US dollar

• The IMF warns Asia's tariff resilience is at risk, as a potential rally in the dollar and higher rates threaten to spike the region's high debt servicing costs.

Trump: Will be seeing land action in Venezuela soon

• Reuters headline!

AUDUSD Technicals: AUDUSD switches the bias from bearish earlier today, but bullish

• The 100 day MA at 0.6533 looms on the topside as a key level to get to and through to increase the bullish bias.

More from the White House: Meeting with Putin not completely off the table

White House: Trump to meet with Japan, China and So. Korea leaders next week

• Meeting with new Japan PM Sanae Takaichi, China's Xi and So. Korea's PM Kim Min‑seok

NYT: US to begin investigation into China compliance with 2020 trade deal

• Tensions between the 2 countries are at a high level as Trump and Xi prepare to meet next week in South Korea

Freddie Mac 30 year mortgage rate average is 6.19% in the current week:

• Down from 6.27% last week

Yahoo Finance: Not so fast on Trump administration investment in quantum stocks.

• That is what they say at least (after the stocks soar in trading today).

Russia's Putin: Russia wants to continue dialogue toward peace

• Russia's Putin responds to new sanctions from the US

EURUSD Technicals: The EURUSD is trading to a new high after support held on the downside.

• The EURUSD stalled the fall at a swing area between 1.15816 and 1.1597. The 100 and 200 hour MAs converged at 1.16268 is a key target and barometer for both buyers and sellers now

USDCHF Technicals: Sellers making a play in the USDCHF. Price dips back below 200 hour MA.

• The 200 hour MA comes in at 0.7986 in the USDCHF. Key barometer for buyers and sellers today.

US existing home sales 4.06 million versus 4.06 million estimate

• Existing home sales for September 2025