The AUD/USD pair is trading near 0.6375 as investors prepare for a mid-week Fed rate decision. The AUD has gained strength due to positive Australian data, such as Australian Retail Sales exceeding forecasts. September’s retail sales showed a 0.9% increase, significantly higher than the 0.3% estimate. US investors are anxiously …
Read More »GBP/JPY falls before BoJ rate decision
The GBP/JPY pair is falling further on Monday, having dropped from 182.00. The yen is strengthening ahead of Tuesday’s BoJ report. Low-impact UK data for Monday was largely negative, the final poor result before Thursday’s BoE.The GBP/JPY is currently trading at 181.00, and if traders of the pound sterling (GBP) …
Read More »Yen surges ahead of BoJ’s yield curve control
The Japanese Yen has strengthened against the US dollar following a report by Nikkei Asia that the Bank of Japan is prepared to adjust its Yield Curve Control (YCC) framework to allow the yield on the 10-year Japanese government bond to rise above 1%.This move is seen as necessary due …
Read More »BoJ Preview: No policy change, another tweak to YCC probable
On October 31, the Bank of Japan is scheduled to hold its Monetary Policy Committee meeting. Researchers and economists predict that policy won’t change, but opinions on whether to make another adjustment to Yield Curve Control (YCC) will differ. The benchmark 10-year JGB yield is getting close to reaching its …
Read More »Dallas Fed Survey: Business Conditions Worsened in October
The general business activity index in the Dallas Fed’s Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey (TMOS) decreased by 1.1 points in October, marking the second consecutive month of declines. However, the production index showed growth in Texas factory activity after four months in negative territory. The capacity utilization index also showed a …
Read More »European stocks rise, supported by the healthcare sector, as bond yields decline
European stocks rose in early trading on Monday, supported by health care shares, as bond yields fell while investors evaluated key inflation data. By 0826 GMT, the European STOXX 600 index rose 0.8 percent after falling more than four percent in the past two weeks. Sovereign bond yields in the …
Read More »USD keeps the yen near the 150
The dollar stabilized in cautious trading on Monday and kept the yen near the 150 level, as traders awaited financial policy decisions from the Bank of Japan this week, meetings of major central banks, and a series of important economic data from around the world. On Monday, the Bank of …
Read More »Nikkei index closed lower ahead of the US and Japanese central bank meetings
Japan’s Nikkei index fell on Monday, tracking declines on Wall Street in the previous session and affected by caution ahead of meetings of the Japanese and US central banks. The Nikkei index closed down 0.95 percent at 30,696.96 points, while the broader Topix index closed down 1.04 percent at 2,231.24 …
Read More »Financial Markets’ Weekly Recap
Last week, the US dollar demonstrated remarkable resilience, propelled upwards by robust growth indicators in the United States and an escalating demand for safe-haven assets triggered by mounting geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. The Israeli army’s limited incursions into the Gaza Strip stirred renewed concerns, leading to a surge …
Read More »Japanese Yen celebrates softer US Dollar
The Japanese Yen has seen a rebound ahead of the weekend, with the pair gaining strength against the US Dollar after Tokyo inflation data increased expectations that the Bank of Japan will tighten its monetary policy. The release of Tokyo CPI ex Fresh Food data in October saw the Yen …
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