FX pairs. Daily briefs. Live prices.
Major and emerging-market currency coverage from RockstarMarkets' FX desk. Spot price refreshes every 60s; the editorial brief is regenerated daily by Rocky AI grounded in tier-1 wires.
Majors
- EUR/USD+0.06%1.1394
The most-traded currency pair in the world. Tracks ECB-Fed policy divergence, eurozone macro and the dollar trade-weighted index.
Today's brief - GBP/USD-0.00%1.3197
Cable. Tracks BoE-Fed differential, UK macro (CPI, wages, GDP) and gilts. The classic risk-on / risk-off proxy for sterling.
Today's brief - USD/JPY-0.01%161.74
Cleanest single proxy for the global rate-differential trade. Carry-trade funder. Yen intervention triggers above 155 historically.
Today's brief - USD/CHF-0.04%0.8096
Safe-haven cross. SNB intervention is a recurring backdrop. Tracks risk-off premium plus US-Swiss rate spreads.
Today's brief - AUD/USD-0.02%0.6894
Aussie. The cleanest China demand proxy in FX. Tracks iron ore and copper. RBA rate path drives shorter-horizon moves.
Today's brief - NZD/USD+0.07%0.5643
Kiwi. Dairy-prices and tourism flow proxy. RBNZ rate path leads. Trades correlated with AUD/USD as a high-beta risk-on play.
Today's brief - USD/CAD-0.04%1.4189
Loonie. Inverse oil correlation runs high. BoC-Fed divergence + WTI levels drive most of the move.
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Major crosses
- EUR/JPY+0.06%184.28
Risk-barometer cross. Combines eurozone story with carry-trade dynamics. Often leads other JPY pairs during risk regimes.
Today's brief - GBP/JPY-0.02%213.45
Volatile risk-on carry cross. Nicknamed 'the dragon' or 'the beast' for its swings. BoE-BoJ divergence + carry flow drive.
Today's brief - EUR/GBP+0.06%0.8633
European cross. ECB-BoE policy gap and eurozone-UK growth differential. Tighter trading range than majors but tells political risk premium clearly.
Today's brief - AUD/JPY-0.03%111.51
The cleanest risk-sentiment FX cross. Long-AUD short-JPY is the textbook positive-carry, long-vol-of-risk-assets trade. Watches commodity and Asian equity flows.
Today's brief - NZD/JPY+0.07%91.27
High-beta cousin of AUD/JPY. Smaller market but moves with carry-trade sentiment. RBNZ-BoJ divergence drives medium-term direction.
Today's brief - EUR/AUD+0.07%1.6526
European-Pacific cross. Captures eurozone vs Australia growth divergence + China commodity demand via the AUD leg.
Today's brief - CHF/JPY+0.03%199.77
Twin safe-haven cross. Combines SNB-BoJ policy spread with global risk regime. Trades like a low-beta version of EUR/JPY when both havens move together.
Today's brief - EUR/CHF+0.02%0.9224
European safe-haven cross. SNB defends the franc from excessive strength via intervention. Famous for the 2015 floor removal that wiped retail accounts.
Today's brief - GBP/CHF-0.04%1.0685
UK-Swiss cross. BoE-SNB policy spread + risk-on/off rotation. Less liquid than GBP/USD but moves cleanly on Brexit-era political risk premium.
Today's brief - CAD/JPY+0.02%114.00
Commodity carry cross. Long-CAD short-JPY is positive carry with oil exposure. Tracks WTI and risk regime simultaneously.
Today's brief - AUD/CAD-0.05%0.9782
Two commodity currencies. Iron ore vs oil proxy. RBA-BoC policy spread overlay. Range-bound for long periods until China demand or oil supply shocks pull them apart.
Today's brief - NZD/CAD+0.04%0.8007
Pacific commodity cross. Dairy vs oil exposure with RBNZ-BoC differential overlay. Niche but tradeable when both central banks diverge.
Today's brief - EUR/CAD+0.03%1.6166
European-Canadian cross. Captures eurozone vs Canada policy gap and indirectly oil-vs-eurozone-services exposure.
Today's brief - EUR/NZD-0.02%2.0191
Wide-range cross. ECB-RBNZ policy spread + China demand on the NZD leg via dairy and tourism exposure.
Today's brief - GBP/AUD+0.01%1.9143
BoE-RBA policy spread with UK services vs Australian commodity export exposure. Wide trading ranges typical of cross-cross pairs.
Today's brief - GBP/CAD-0.04%1.8726
UK-Canada policy and growth spread. Both currencies are commodity-adjacent; tracks BoE-BoC differential plus oil for the CAD side.
Today's brief - EUR/SEK+0.07%11.0921
Swedish krona cross. Riksbank tracks ECB closely but with timing offsets that create medium-term trading opportunities.
Today's brief - EUR/NOK+0.02%11.3101
Norwegian krone cross. Brent oil is the dominant NOK driver via Norway's sovereign wealth fund flows. Norges Bank rate path is secondary.
Today's brief - USD/SEK+0.01%9.7359
Dollar vs Swedish krona. Direct exposure to DXY dynamics with Riksbank policy overlay. Higher beta than EUR/SEK to global risk regime.
Today's brief - USD/NOK-0.01%9.9301
Dollar vs Norwegian krone. Combines DXY direction with Brent oil exposure. The cleanest commodity-currency single ticker outside CAD.
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Dollar index
Emerging markets
- USD/CNH+0.39%6.8316
Offshore yuan. The cleanest market read on PBOC policy + US-China trade relations. The onshore CNY follows the same path but is managed.
Today's brief - USD/MXN-0.03%17.5022
Mexican peso. Banxico's high carry funds long-MXN positioning in EM portfolios. NAFTA / USMCA news + oil prices drive shocks.
Today's brief - USD/ZAR-0.05%16.4631
South African rand. Highly liquid EM proxy. Tracks gold and platinum prices, SARB rate path, and risk-on/off rotation into emerging assets.
Today's brief - USD/TRY+0.00%46.6243
Turkish lira. The most-watched EM stress signal. CBRT rate hikes, political risk, and inflation runs combine into chronic volatility.
Today's brief - USD/BRL+0.12%5.1790
Brazilian real. The highest carry in major-EM. BCB Selic rate, fiscal politics and commodity export prices drive.
Today's brief - USD/INR+0.07%94.3154
Indian rupee. RBI intervenes actively to manage the pair. Crude oil import bill and FII equity flows drive most of the action.
Today's brief - USD/SGD+0.02%1.2943
Singapore dollar. Managed via MAS NEER policy band — the world's only pure FX-targeting central bank framework. Tight, predictable ranges.
Today's brief - USD/HKD+0.02%7.8435
Hong Kong dollar. Pegged to USD in a 7.75-7.85 band by HKMA. Tradeable only at band edges and during de-peg speculation episodes.
Today's brief - USD/THB+0.07%33.3865
Thai baht. BoT policy + tourism flows drive medium-term direction. Asia carry-trade beneficiary when global risk-on holds.
Today's brief - USD/IDR+0.04%17852.3610
Indonesian rupiah. Bank Indonesia intervenes actively. Commodity export exposure (coal, palm oil) + foreign equity flows drive the pair.
Today's brief - USD/PLN+0.02%3.7674
Polish zloty. CEE bellwether. NBP policy + EU funds flow + Ukraine-Russia geopolitical premium drive the move.
Today's brief - USD/CLP-0.02%922.9620
Chilean peso. The cleanest single ticker for copper price exposure in FX. BCCh policy + China demand for copper drive.
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Pair guides — evergreen reference
- DXY guide
The Dollar Index (DXY) tracks the US dollar against six major currencies. Learn the basket weights, what moves it, how to read it, and how DXY signals filter through to stocks, bonds, gold and EM FX.
Read the guide - EUR/USD guide
EUR/USD is 24% of all FX volume. Learn the ECB-Fed spread mechanism, intraday session behaviour, key technical levels, and how to read the cross against DXY, German bunds and risk sentiment.
Read the guide - USD/JPY guide
USD/JPY is the cleanest read on global rate differentials. Learn how the carry trade works, what triggers Ministry of Finance intervention, BoJ yield curve control, and how USD/JPY signals filter through to global risk assets.
Read the guide - GBP/USD guide
GBP/USD (cable) reacts to BoE-Fed rate differentials, UK CPI and wage data, and political risk premium. Learn the levels, the carry story and how cable trades vs DXY and EUR/GBP.
Read the guide - AUD/USD guide
AUD/USD is the world's purest China-demand currency. Learn how iron ore prices, RBA policy and risk regime drive the Aussie, plus the textbook commodity-carry trades and key cross-asset relationships.
Read the guide - USD/CAD guide
USD/CAD (the loonie) is the cleanest oil-price proxy in FX. Learn how WTI prices, BoC-Fed policy spread and US-Canada trade flows drive the pair, plus key levels and trading session behaviour.
Read the guide - USD/CHF guide
USD/CHF is the textbook safe-haven cross. Learn how SNB intervention, US-Swiss rate spreads and risk regime drive the pair, plus the famous 2015 floor removal and modern intervention thresholds.
Read the guide - EUR/GBP guide
EUR/GBP isolates the ECB-BoE policy spread and eurozone vs UK growth differential. Learn how this cross trades, why it's the cleanest read on sterling-specific stories, and how to use it to disambiguate dollar moves.
Read the guide - EUR/JPY guide
EUR/JPY combines eurozone macro with carry-trade dynamics, making it the cleanest single-pair risk barometer. Learn the ECB-BoJ spread mechanics, intraday session behaviour and key cross-asset relationships.
Read the guide - GBP/JPY guide
GBP/JPY ('the beast', 'the dragon') is the most volatile major cross. Learn how BoE-BoJ policy spread, carry-trade flows and risk regime drive the pair, plus the famous swing patterns.
Read the guide - AUD/JPY guide
AUD/JPY combines high-yielding Aussie with low-yielding yen — the cleanest carry trade in FX. Learn rate-differential mechanics, risk-regime sensitivity, BoJ-RBA divergence and how AUD/JPY leads global risk turns.
Read the guide - USD/MXN guide
USD/MXN balances Banxico's hawkish premium against US trade exposure. Learn how rate differentials, nearshoring flows, oil prices and US recession risk drive the peso, plus carry-trade dynamics and intervention.
Read the guide - USD/CNH guide
USD/CNH is the offshore proxy for China's currency. Learn how PBOC daily fixings, the 2% trading band, capital outflows, and the US-China policy spread drive the renminbi outside Beijing's tight grip.
Read the guide - NZD/USD guide
NZD/USD ('kiwi') is a high-beta commodity major. Learn how RBNZ rates, dairy export prices, China demand and global risk regime drive the New Zealand dollar against the buck.
Read the guide - NZD/JPY guide
NZD/JPY captures the kiwi carry trade — long high-beta NZD funded by JPY. Learn the rate-differential mechanics, carry positioning extremes, BoJ and RBNZ catalysts, and how NZD/JPY leads cross-asset risk turns.
Read the guide - USD/ZAR guide
USD/ZAR captures South African rand dynamics: SARB policy, gold and platinum exports, EM risk premium and the load-shedding overhang. Learn the carry mechanics and key cross-asset relationships.
Read the guide - USD/BRL guide
USD/BRL captures Brazilian real dynamics: BCB hawkish premium, iron ore and soy exports, fiscal credibility and EM risk regime. Learn the Selic rate mechanics, intervention pattern, and key correlations.
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For thematic coverage that cuts across multiple pairs, see our evergreen topic hubs:
- Dollar CycleCarry Trade UnwindEM FX StressYuan CycleFX-Commodity LinkSwiss Haven CycleCentral Bank Divergence