The US session (New York open · the afternoon drive) · updated 2026-09-29 12:00 UTC.
The dollar bid that wouldn't clock out is still on shift — EUR/USD (1.13485) pinned at the bottom of its range with H4 RSI 30.6, GBP/USD (1.32410) hovering just above its 1.32272 support, USD/JPY (157.302) now neutral after flipping bearish at 11:15 UTC, gold (4156.55) up 0.54% over the last 8h but still boxed below 4241, and oil (90.30) down 2.47% over the same window — so today continues that story rather than reverses it, with the dollar's grip loosening just enough to let a few pairs breathe.
No top-tier US releases land in this window, but the microphones never sleep: FOMC members Bowman, Barr, Goolsbee, Musalem, Williams and Waller all speak, alongside MPC's Mann and Taylor, plus Canadian GDP m/m and US CB Consumer Confidence and JOLTS Job Openings as the medium-tier data points worth a glance. The RBA's decision and Rate Statement are done — Cash Rate lifted to 4.6% — with the Press Conference still to come.
On the barometer, the stretched pairs stay stretched: EUR/USD bearish clear (H4 RSI 30.6, floor far below), GBP/USD neutral after its 11:45 UTC shift out of bearish, USD/JPY neutral with H1 bands at their tightest in 120 bars. Gold's higher-timeframe read stays bearish; oil is the one stretching its legs lower. Watch whether the dollar bid extends or those pairs finally breathe — and whether the Fed speakers give it a nudge either way.
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