HUNGARY: Ukraine Says Russia Attacked City Close to Hungarian Border
- Russia attacked Ukraine’s western city of Mukachevo with missiles, hitting a local enterprise and injuring at least 12 civilians, the city council said in a post on Facebook. The city is located in the Zakarpattya region, which is around just 40km away from the Hungarian border and has a sizable proportion of Hungarian-speaking population.
- Domestic natural gas and crude oil production continued to increase in the first half of 2025, the Energy Ministry and the Supervisory Authority for Regulatory Affairs of Hungary said in a joint statement. It noted that crude oil production was up by 18% y/y in January-June at 593,000 tonnes.
- Local news flow otherwise remains light today, while no major data releases are scheduled for the remainder of the week. Domestic focus shifts to the NBH rate decision on August 26.
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UK FISCAL: Higher Linker Interest Payments Push PSNB Higher In June
Looking a little more at this morning’s public sector finance data, the GBP20.7bln PSNB figure for June was GBP6.6bln more than June 2024 and “the second-highest June borrowing since monthly records began in 1993, after that of June 2020”, according to the ONS. The OBR projected a reading of GBP17.1bln in March 2025, with BBG consensus standing at GBP17.5bln.
- Central government current receipts were GBP5.7bln more than a year ago at GBP86.6bln. Following the change in employer NI contributions from April 2025, compulsory social contributions were up GBP3.1bln Y/Y to GBP17.4bln.
- Expenditures rose a more notable GBP12.4bln versus June 2024, totalling GBP97.1bln. This was largely due to a GBP8.4bln rise in interest payable to GBP16.4bln - GBP2.4bln above the OBR’s projection. There was a 1.7% rise in RPI between March-April 2025, which was reflected in increased linker interest payments in June (“capital uplift”).
SILVER TECHS: Bullish Price Sequence
- RES 4: $40.285 - 1.618 proj of the Apr 7 - 25 - May 15 swing
- RES 3: $40.000 - Psychological round number
- RES 2: $39.655 - 1.500 proj of the Apr 7 - 25 - May 15 swing
- RES 1: $39.132 - High Jul 14
- PRICE: $38.834 @ 08:07 BST Jul 22
- SUP 1: $37.271 - 20-day EMA
- SUP 2: $35.942 - 50-day EMA
- SUP 3: $33.967 - Low Jun 3
- SUP 4: $32.615 - Low May 22
Trend signals in Silver are unchanged and continue to point north. On Jul 11, Silver cleared a key short-term resistance at $37.317, the Jun 18 high. This confirmed a resumption of the uptrend. Note too that moving average studies are in a bull-mode position, highlighting a clear uptrend. Sights are on the $39.655 next, a Fibonacci projection. On the downside, initial support to watch lies at $37.271, the 20-day EMA.
USDCAD TECHS: Key Short-Term Resistance Intact For Now
- RES 4: 1.3920 High May 21
- RES 3: 1.3862 High May 29
- RES 2: 1.3798 High Jun 23
- RES 1: 1.3744/74 50-day EMA / High Jul 17
- PRICE: 1.3692 @ 08:04 BST Jul 22
- SUP 1: 1.3639/3557 Low Jul 08 / 03
- SUP 2: 1.3540 Low Jun 16 and the bear trigger
- SUP 3: 1.3503 1.618 proj of the Feb 3 - 14 - Mar 4 price swing
- SUP 4: 1.3473 Low Oct 2 2024
Resistance in USDCAD at 1.3744, the 50-day EMA, remains intact for now. It has been pierced, however, a clear break of it is required to highlight a possible stronger short-term reversal. This would open 1.3798 initially, the Jun 23 high. For now, a bear trend remains in place. A resumption of weakness would refocus attention on key support at 1.3540, the Jun 16 low. Clearance of this level would confirm a resumption of the downtrend.
