Americas Insights

August 20, 2026

Chart GBP/USD Update: Consolidating sharp gains - background studies remain positive

August 20, 2026 7:31 AM UTC

Anticipated gains have broken above 1.3600 to reach 1.3630

Weekly Chart USD/JPY Update: Consolidating at 158.00, scope for break later

August 20, 2026 7:25 AM UTC

Bounce from the 155.22 low at the start of August saw strong corrective gains to reach 159.78 high before giving way to fresh selling pressure

USD/JPY, EUR/USD flows: dollar remains off balance, prone to pressure

August 20, 2026 7:02 AM UTC

USD remains weighed out of yesterday's move even if the current risk bounce stems the USD/funding drops
EUR/USD just off next resistance and looking higher on the charts
Will bond vigilantes accept the gift or, like many interventions, pressure for more

USD/JPY flows: Partial Recovery

August 20, 2026 5:36 AM UTC

USD/JPY recovered partially on Thursday

FX Daily Strategy: Europe, Aug 20

August 20, 2026 4:13 AM UTC

USD breaks weaker after Treasury buyback move, might have done some damage on the s/t charts
Whether 'bond put' or 'dollar debasement' narrative, neither helping dollar near-term

Chart GBP/USD Update: Consolidating, room for higher

August 20, 2026 2:12 AM UTC

Settled back from the 1.3630 high as prices consolidate bullish break above the 1.3550/58 July high

Chart EUR/USD Update: Extending bullish break

August 20, 2026 1:56 AM UTC

Consolidating at the 1.1575/1.1600 resistance has given way to sharp break higher to approach resistance at 1.1685/1.1700 area

Chart USD/JPY Update: Consolidating at 158.00 support, room for lower later

August 20, 2026 1:03 AM UTC

Steadied at the 158.00 level as prices consolidate sharp pullback from the 159.78 Tuesday's high

Chart NZD/USD Update: Extending gains

August 20, 2026 12:41 AM UTC

Consolidation below the .5900 level has given way to rebound from the .5860 low to reach towards resistance at .5950 congestion

Chart AUD/USD Update: Extending gains

August 20, 2026 12:24 AM UTC

Consolidation at the .7100 level has given way to bounce to retest the .7129 Monday's high

August 19, 2026

North American Summary and Highlights 19 August

August 19, 2026 8:07 PM UTC

Overview - The USD broke lower as the US Treasury took steps to support the UST market.

FOMC Minutes: Inter-meeting data seen as important

August 19, 2026 6:58 PM UTC

FOMC minutes from July 29 confirm that most participants supported leaving rates steady but several favored a 25bps tightening, implying more than the three hawkish dissenters, presumably non-voting district presidents. Many assessed that tightening would be necessary if inflation did not decline, w

FOMC Minutes: Inter-meeting data seen as important

August 19, 2026 6:56 PM UTC

Chart USD/CAD Update: Lower in both USD- and CAD-driven trade

August 19, 2026 3:39 PM UTC

Consolidation around congestion resistance at 1.3900 has given way to a sharp fall in both USD- and CAD-driven trade

FX Daily Strategy: Asia, Aug 20

August 19, 2026 3:00 PM UTC

USD breaks weaker after Treasury buyback move, might have done some damage on the s/t charts
Whether 'bond put' or 'dollar debasement' narrative, neither helping dollar near-term

USD/JPY, EUR/USD flows: Dollar breaks lower with yields after Treasury backstopping signal

August 19, 2026 1:31 PM UTC

Dollar breaks lower as Treasury increases long end buyback ops
Drives long end yields down, reverses the week's gains, and viewed as backstopping reassurance
Dollar reaction both driven by yields but also the 'bad look'

Chart AUD/USD Update: Choppy trade - studies rising

August 19, 2026 1:31 PM UTC

The break below 0.7100 has bounced smartly from 0.7065

Chart USD/JPY Update: Lower in both USD- and JPY-driven trade

August 19, 2026 1:01 PM UTC

Anticipated minor tests higher have been pushed back from 159.75, with steady losses accelerating in both USD- and JPY-driven trade towards support at 158.50

Weekly Chart EUR/USD Update: Poised for further gains

August 19, 2026 11:32 AM UTC

Extended consolidation above congestion support at 1.1500 is giving way to fresh gains,
with prices currently pressuring strong resistance at the 1.1615 Fibonacci retracement.
Weekly stochastics continue to rise and the weekly Tension Indicator is also positive, suggesting an improvement in sentiment

Psychology for major markets Aug 19

August 19, 2026 9:35 AM UTC

Sea of Red

Running on Empty - Low Rivers could add to Europe’s Supply Squeeze

August 19, 2026 9:30 AM UTC

* Drought is not only directly impacting water-dependent activity, fire damage, and food crops. It is also seeing extreme low river levels across the major Rhine–Danube/Central-European industrial corridor
* That can significantly impact freight flow, adding to costs and disrupting industrial produ

FX Daily Strategy: N America, Aug 19

August 19, 2026 8:53 AM UTC

Australian Q2 Wage Growth Under Spotlight
May Kill Room for Aussie to extend gains
Can Intervention Keep the Lid on USD/JPY

Chart USD/CHF Update: Cautious trade coming under pressure

August 19, 2026 8:20 AM UTC

Cautious trade is giving way to a pullback

Chart USD Index DXY Update: Cautious trade - prices coming under pressure

August 19, 2026 8:00 AM UTC

Cautious trade is giving way to a drift lower

Chart EUR/USD Update: Consolidating - studies improving

August 19, 2026 7:44 AM UTC

Little change, as prices extend cautious trade beneath resistance within congestion around 1.1600 and the 1.1620~ weekly high of 15 June