The EUR/USD currency pair
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- āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŦāĻŦāϰā§āϤ⧠āĻā§āϞāĻž: 1.1610
- āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŦāĻŦāϰā§āϤ⧠āĻŦāύā§āϧ: 1.1510
- āϏāϰā§āĻŦāĻļā§āώ āĻĻāĻŋāύ āϧāϰ⧠% chg.: -0.94%
On Wednesday, the US dollar Index exceeded 100.3 points, updating its highest level since March amid the marketâs reaction to the results of the Federal Reserve meeting. Although at the first meeting, chaired by Kevin Warsh, the regulator kept interest rates unchanged as expected, the updated projections turned out to be more hawkish than the consensus forecast. About half of the FOMC members supported at least one rate hike before the end of the year, which forced traders to fully price in a 25âbasisâpoint increase in the coming months. Against such a pronounced hawkish stance from US authorities, the dollar demonstrated confident upward movement across the entire FX market, showing the strongest gains against the euro and the British pound.
āĻā§āϰā§āĻĄāĻŋāĻ āϏā§āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŋāĻļāϏāĻŽā§āĻš
- āϏāĻšāĻžā§āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāϤā§āϰāĻž: 1.1514, 1.1490, 1.1450
- āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰā§āϧā§āϰ āĻŽāĻžāϤā§āϰāĻž: 1.1559, 1.1592, 1.1617, 1.1640, 1.1651
The euro fell sharply yesterday amid dollar strength following the FOMC meeting. Typically, after such moves, the price begins forming a flat accumulation. Given the MACD divergence and the strong deviation from the moving averages, intraday buy trades can be considered from 1.1514 or 1.1490, but with confirmation. For sell trades, evaluate the price reaction at 1.1538 or at the EMA lines.
āĻŦāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒ āĻĻā§āĻļā§āϝāĻāϞā§āĻĒ:- Trend: Neutral
- Sup: 1.1514
- Res: 1.1559
- Note: Buy trades are appropriate from 1.1514 or 1.1490, but with confirmation. For sell trades, evaluate the price reaction at 1.1538 or the EMA lines.

-āĻāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āύāĻŋāĻāĻ āĻĢāĻŋāĻĄ: 2026.06.18
- US Initial Jobless Claims (w/w) at 15:30 (GMT+3) – USD (MED)
- US Natural Gas Storage (w/w) at 17:30 (GMT+3) – XNG (HIGH)
The GBP/USD currency pair
āĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϰāĻž āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϝā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻāϤ āϏā§āĻāĻ:
- āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŦāĻŦāϰā§āϤ⧠āĻā§āϞāĻž: 1.3428
- āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŦāĻŦāϰā§āϤ⧠āĻŦāύā§āϧ: 1.3293
- āϏāϰā§āĻŦāĻļā§āώ āĻĻāĻŋāύ āϧāϰ⧠% chg.: +0.11%
Consumer inflation in the UK for May delivered a surprise, remaining at 2.8% despite analystsâ expectations of an acceleration to 3%. The core CPI also came in slightly below estimates, at 2.6% versus the expected 2.7%, while services inflation accelerated to 3.7%, fully matching expert estimates. Overall, the data indicated that underlying price pressures in the country were weaker than initially feared, giving strong arguments to supporters of a waitâandâsee approach within the Bank of England. Against this backdrop, the consensus view suggests that the Bank of England will keep the key interest rate at 3.75% at todayâs meeting.
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- āϏāĻšāĻžā§āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāϤā§āϰāĻž: 1.3267, 1.3179
- āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰā§āϧā§āϰ āĻŽāĻžāϤā§āϰāĻž: 1.3327, 1.3390, 1.3413, 1.3443
The British pound, like the euro, fell sharply against the US dollar. The price dropped to the support level of 1.3327, where selling pressure was absorbed. After that, the price corrected slightly, but it remains strongly deviated from the moving averages. The most likely scenario now is the formation of a flat accumulation range between 1.3267 and 1.3327. Under such market conditions, the most optimal option is intraday buying from 1.3267, and selling from 1.3327 or from the EMA lines, but with confirmation.
āĻŦāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒ āĻĻā§āĻļā§āϝāĻāϞā§āĻĒ:- Trend: Neutral
- Sup: 1.3267
- Res: 1.3327
- Note: Buy trades should be considered from 1.3267, but with confirmation. For sell trades, evaluate the price reaction at 1.3327 and at the EMA lines, also with confirmation.

-āĻāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āύāĻŋāĻāĻ āĻĢāĻŋāĻĄ: 2026.06.18
- UK Claimant Count Change (m/m) at 09:00 (GMT+3) – GBP (MED)
- UK Average Earnings Index (m/m) at 09:00 (GMT+3) – GBP (MED)
- UK Unemployment Rate (m/m) at 09:00 (GMT+3) – GBP (MED)
- UK BoE Interest Rate Decision at 14:00 (GMT+3) – GBP, UK100 (HIGH)
- UK BoE MPC Meeting Minutes at 14:30 (GMT+3) – GBP, UK100 (HIGH)
The USD/JPY currency pair
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- āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŦāĻŦāϰā§āϤ⧠āĻā§āϞāĻž: 160.39
- āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŦāĻŦāϰā§āϤ⧠āĻŦāύā§āϧ: 160.65
- āϏāϰā§āĻŦāĻļā§āώ āĻĻāĻŋāύ āϧāϰ⧠% chg.: +0.16%
On Thursday, the Japanese yen weakened to around 160.6 per dollar, updating its lowest level since July 2024 and fully erasing the effect of Tokyoâs largeâscale FX intervention conducted on April 30. The decline occurred despite the actions of the Bank of Japan, which earlier this week raised the interest rate by 25 basis points to 1% to combat inflation caused by rising energy prices due to the Middle East conflict. Pressure on the yen intensified due to the strengthening US dollar, as the Fed kept interest rates unchanged but hinted at readiness to raise them before yearâend. The persistent deep interestârate gap between the US and Japan continues to keep the yen under selling pressure.
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- āϏāĻšāĻžā§āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāϤā§āϰāĻž: 160.53, 160.20, 160.05, 159.60, 159.45, 159.14, 158.65
- āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰā§āϧā§āϰ āĻŽāĻžāϤā§āϰāĻž: 161.29
The Japanese yen fell sharply against the dollar, updating a yearly low. The price impulsively consolidated above 160.53, which potentially opens the path toward 161 and higher. Sellersâ reaction is currently weak, so intraday buying from the support level of 160.53 or from the EMA lines is the most optimal approach, but with confirmation. A sharp, impulsive return below 160.53 will invalidate the buy scenario.
āĻŦāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒ āĻĻā§āĻļā§āϝāĻāϞā§āĻĒ:- Trend: Neutral
- Sup: 160.53
- Res: 161.29
- Note: For buy trades, evaluate the price reaction at 160.53 or at the EMA lines, but with confirmation. There are no optimal entry points for sell trades.

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The XAU/USD currency pair (gold)
āĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϰāĻž āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϝā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻāϤ āϏā§āĻāĻ:
- āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŦāĻŦāϰā§āϤ⧠āĻā§āϞāĻž: 4334
- āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŦāĻŦāϰā§āϤ⧠āĻŦāύā§āϧ: 4256
- āϏāϰā§āĻŦāĻļā§āώ āĻĻāĻŋāύ āϧāϰ⧠% chg.: -1.83%
On Wednesday, gold prices retreated to 4,275 dollars per ounce, ending a fourâday rally in response to the results of the Federal Reserve meeting. The regulator kept monetary policy unchanged as expected, but half of FOMC members supported a possible rate hike before yearâend, citing risks of entrenched core inflation due to the Middle East conflict. The strong condition of the US labor market gave the Fed room to focus solely on price stability. Against this backdrop, yields on shortâterm US Treasuries jumped sharply, increasing the opportunity cost of holding nonâyielding precious metals and triggering a local sellâoff.
āĻā§āϰā§āĻĄāĻŋāĻ āϏā§āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŋāĻļāϏāĻŽā§āĻš
- āϏāĻšāĻžā§āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāϤā§āϰāĻž: 4220, 4177, 4130, 4031, 3877
- āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰā§āϧā§āϰ āĻŽāĻžāϤā§āϰāĻž: 4355, 4378, 4429, 4467
Gold fell sharply yesterday following the FOMC meeting. Technically, a zone of âtrappedâ buyers has formed above 4355. At the same time, the price closed Mondayâs gap and partially recovered after the decline. Currently, the price is trading near the EMA lines. The most likely scenario now is the formation of a flat accumulation. For sell trades, the resistance level of 4355 can be considered, but with confirmation. For buy trades, the support level of 4220 can be reconsidered.
āĻŦāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒ āĻĻā§āĻļā§āϝāĻāϞā§āĻĒ:- Trend: Neutral
- Sup: 4220
- Res: 4355
- Note: Sell trades are considered from 4355, but with confirmation. For buy trades, the support level of 4220 can be reconsidered.

-āĻāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āύāĻŋāĻāĻ āĻĢāĻŋāĻĄ: 2026.06.18
- US Initial Jobless Claims (w/w) at 15:30 (GMT+3) – USD (MED)
- US Natural Gas Storage (w/w) at 17:30 (GMT+3) – XNG (HIGH)
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