South Africa Retail Sales (YoY): 2.6% (December) vs previous 3.5%

Feb 18, 2026

Silver Price Forecast: XAG/USD rises further to near $76.30 ahead of FOMC minutes

Silver price (XAG/USD) extends its early advance to near $76.30 during the European trading session on Wednesday. The white metal trades firmly ahead of the release of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) minutes of the January policy meeting at 19:00 GMT.

NZD/USD returns above 0.6000 as post-RNBZ weakness eases

The New Zealand Dollar (NZD) is trimming previous losses against the US Dollar (USD) on Wednesday, returning to levels above 0.6000 at the moment of writing, after bouncing from 0.5989 lows earlier on the day.