US Dollar Index Price Forecast: Posts fresh three-week low near 101.45

The US Dollar (USD) underperforms its major peers due to easing United States (US) bond yields amid softening housing market conditions.

Indonesian Rupiah: BI measures may slow IDR losses against US Dollar - MUFG

MUFG’s Lloyd Chan notes that Bank Indonesia (BI) kept the BI rate at 5.75% while tweaking its policy mix to support the Indonesian Rupiah (IDR) without broadly tightening financial conditions. The bank cut reserve requirements and enhanced DNDF hedging incentives.

Q4 2026 market outlook: Why the Dollar holds the key for stocks, Gold and crypto

Record highs, a 5% bond yield and an oil shock: the final quarter of 2026 opens with markets pulling in different directions, and the US dollar connects them all.

Japanese Yen: Range trading with upside medium term risk against US Dollar – UOB

United Overseas Bank (UOB) strategists Quek Ser Leang and Lee Sue Ann see USD/JPY confined to a narrow intraday band between 157.90 and 158.50 as recent moves remain range-bound. Over one to three weeks they expect a slightly tighter 157.70–158.80 corridor to contain price action. Their 1–3 month outlook, however, highlights a rapid build-up in downward momentum, suggesting further weakness, though it is unclear if the January low at 152.08 will be tested.

Turkey Consumer Confidence: 84.8 (October) vs previous 91.9

France votes to end stablecoin tax deferral from January 2027

France's National Assembly voted 38-37 to end tax deferral on crypto-to-stablecoin swaps from January 2027, under the 31.4% capital gains levy.

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Tether says Iran-linked USDT volumes fell 94% after freezes

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino says wallet freezes cut Iran-linked USDT volumes 94%, rebutting a Senate report on shadow banking flows. He posted the figures on 19 October.

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EBA classifies Circle’s USDC as EU’s first ‘significant’ e-money token under MiCA

The EBA has classified Circle's USDC as the EU's first significant e-money token under MiCA, with joint EBA-ACPR supervision from 12 November 2026.

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BIS paper: banks can slow stablecoin growth by paying savers more

A BIS working paper finds a one basis point rise in bank deposit rates cut ten-week stablecoin growth from about 15% to about 12%, with USDC more sensitive than USDT.

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MSCI rules could drop Strategy and Metaplanet from indexes from 30 November

MSCI adopts rules that could remove Strategy and Metaplanet from its global indexes, with the final list of affected companies due on 11 November and removals effective 30 November.

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