Canada S&P Global Manufacturing PMI climbed from previous 50 to 53.3 in April

May 1, 2026

AUD/USD holds steady near recent highs ahead of expected RBA rate hike

AUD/USD trades around 0.7200 on Friday at the time of writing, virtually unchanged on the day and holding near recent highs, as markets adopt a wait-and-see approach ahead of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) monetary policy decision scheduled for Tuesday.

GBP/JPY Price Forecast: Buyers defend 100-day SMA as momentum weakens

GBP/JPY stages a modest rebound on Friday after coming under selling pressure earlier in the day amid suspected intervention by Tokyo for a second straight day to curb excessive weakness in the Japanese Yen (JPY).