Forex Morning Briefing — 15 October 2026

Here is where the major pairs stand as the London session gets moving. Gold (XAU/USD) rallied hard to 4,157 (+1.19%), while AUD/USD pulled back at 0.6944 (-0.59%).

Market snapshot

• EUR/USD 1.1208 (+0.03%)
• GBP/USD 1.3237 (-0.15%)
• USD/JPY 157.99 (-0.21%)
• AUD/USD 0.6944 (-0.59%)
• USD/ZAR 16.54 (+0.32%)
• Gold (XAU/USD) 4,157 (+1.19%)

What's moving markets

• What are the main events for today? *(ForexLive)*
• Asia FX mixed, dollar slips after hot U.S. CPI; yen firms on intervention warnings *(Investing.com)*
• investingLive Asia-Pacific market news: Treasury rally sinks dollar, lifts gold *(ForexLive)*
• Talk grows that China is routing US Treasury holdings through Canada: Bloomberg *(ForexLive)*
• Australian September 2026 unemployment rate 4.7% (expected 4.6%, prior 4.7%) *(ForexLive)*

On today's calendar

• Thu 06:00 UTC — GBP GDP m/m (high impact) — forecast -0.1%, previous 0.4%
• Thu 07:30 UTC — GBP BOE Gov Bailey Speaks
• Thu 10:15 UTC — EUR EU Economic Summit
• Thu 12:30 UTC — USD Core PPI m/m (high impact) — forecast 0.3%, previous 0.2%
• Thu 12:30 UTC — USD Core Retail Sales m/m (high impact) — forecast 0.6%, previous 1.4%
• Thu 12:30 UTC — USD PPI m/m (high impact) — forecast 0.6%, previous 0.4%
• Thu 12:30 UTC — USD Retail Sales m/m (high impact) — forecast 0.3%, previous 1.2%
• Thu 12:30 UTC — USD Philly Fed Manufacturing Index — forecast 28.2, previous 37.8

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*This briefing is generated from live market data and public news feeds for information only. It is not investment advice. Trading forex and CFDs carries a high risk of loss — read our risk disclosure.*