The US dollar reached new heights this week due to bets on when the Fed will most likely begin its easing cycle. Meanwhile, confidence in an ECB interest rate cut in June continued to build, pushing the EUR/USD down to as low as the 1.0600 region. The EUR/USD is trading …
Read More »Why have commodities had a challenging year in 2023?
The United States has become the world’s largest exporter of liquefied natural gas for the first time ever, surpassing top suppliers Australia and Qatar. This surge in LNG exports is driven by Freeport LNG’s return to full service and robust global demand, particularly from Europe. With an average of 13.25 …
Read More »Australia’s inflation for August expected to rebound
The Australian monthly Consumer Price Index is expected to rise 5.2% YoY in August, marking the first reacceleration since April. This could be crucial for the Australian Dollar (AUD) and the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), which will hold its October monetary policy meeting next week.Inflation in Australia peaked in …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session, August 7
The start of the new trading week has been uneven for currencies, with the US dollar falling during the American session. The US Dollar Index ended the day unchanged, remaining close to the 102.00 mark. While the 2-year rate decreased to 4.76%, the US 10-year Treasury yield increased to 4.1%.Economic …
Read More »New Leftist Government Ascends To Power In Australia
On Monday, markets are getting prepared to deal with a new government in Australia, whose new leaders will be sworn in following the Labour Party’s electoral victory Saturday.In what is a seismic shift in its politics, the Australian dollar traders will be weighing the implications for markets following almost a …
Read More »European Shares Close Lower Over Omicron Fears
European shares closed lower on Tuesday’s trading, impacted by resurfacing fears of the new coronavirus variant; Omicron.The negative news has made headlines since early morning trading Tuesday, with some 20 manufacturing centers closed in China’s Zhigang state due to the spread of the virus. Health authorities in the UK have …
Read More »ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Rises
ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence was up 1.4pts to 107.4 on the second weekend of November. Consumer Confidence is below the 2021 weekly average of 108.2. However, Consumer Confidence is now 2.9 points higher than the same week a year ago, November 21/22, 2020 (104.5).Consumer Confidence this week was up in …
Read More »Supply chain disruption threatens Black Friday shopping
Retailers are racing to import the goods and gadgets for consumers to buy during holiday shopping season, the growing list of shortages has made it difficult for them to find enough stock. Due to inflation concerns, consumers expect higher prices, delays, and opportunistic resellers as Black Friday and Cyber Monday …
Read More »RBA Kept The Policy Rate Unchanged This Week
As expected, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), at its October meeting, decided to maintain the cash rate target at 0.10% and the interest rate on Exchange Settlement balances of 0%; maintain the target of 0.10% for the April 2024 Australian Government bond; continue to purchase government securities at the …
Read More »Australia Central Bank Sees Faster Economic Recovery From Pandemic
The Reserve Bank of Australia’s minutes from its April meeting has been released. Here are the main quotes. The minutes of the latest RBA meeting emphasized that the economic recovery has further to run before the RBA will be satisfied which supports our view that the Bank will announce another extension …
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