With the daily candle printed, here is the session scorecard. Gold (XAU/USD) finished the strongest of our board, jumped sharply to 4,428 (+1.51%), while GBP/USD brought up the rear, closing at 1.3504 (-0.05%).

Closing board

  • EUR/USD 1.1545 (-0.01%)
  • GBP/USD 1.3504 (-0.05%)
  • USD/JPY 159.27 (+0.07%)
  • AUD/USD 0.7062 (+0.09%)
  • USD/ZAR 16.20 (+0.09%)
  • Gold (XAU/USD) 4,428 (+1.51%)

What drove the session

  • Singapore: AI-driven growth supports MAS outlook – Standard Chartered *(FXStreet)*
  • investingLive Americas FX news wrap 11 Aug: Stocks /yields Slip as markets await US CPI *(ForexLive)*
  • British Pound Sterling needs a fourth dissenter *(FXStreet)*
  • Dollar flat a day ahead of key CPI data; yen gives up more intervention gains *(Investing.com)*
  • Thai Baht: Benign inflation keeps BoT on hold – Commerzbank *(FXStreet)*

Tomorrow's watchlist

  • Wed 12:30 UTC — USD Core CPI m/m (high impact) — forecast 0.2%, previous 0.0%
  • Wed 12:30 UTC — USD Core CPI y/y (high impact) — forecast 2.5%, previous 2.6%
  • Wed 12:30 UTC — USD CPI m/m (high impact) — forecast 0.1%, previous -0.4%
  • Wed 12:30 UTC — USD CPI y/y (high impact) — forecast 3.4%, previous 3.5%

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