USD/JPY has fallen to 155.00 due to a combination of risk-off market sentiment and rumors that the Bank of Japan (BoJ) is considering reducing bond purchases at its June meeting. This move would raise Japanese bond yields and support the Yen, a negative for USD/JPY. The US Dollar (USD) bounced …
Read More »USD/JPY Steadies Ahead of the BOJ’s Bond-Buying Wrap-Up, Subdued US GDP
The USD/JPY pair is hesitating in a narrow range of 121.32-122.24 as a broad-based buying in the Japanese yen is likely to over after the conclusion of the unlimited bond-buying program by the Bank of Japan. The four-day bond-buying program of the BOJ will conclude on Thursday. To curtail the …
Read More »Official: ECB Won’t surrender to inflation
The first ECB’s interest rate hike may come this year according to Estonian central bank chief Madis Müller. The ECB will stop its bond purchases earlier than expected. Russia’s attack on Ukraine will diminish growth prospects but not the European Central Bank’s efforts to fight inflation.The comments from Governing Council …
Read More »Financial Tightening Sounds Alarm For Global Economy
Global financial conditions, perceived as strongly correlated with future growth, are at the tightest levels in two years, driven by soaring energy prices, sliding stocks and the market consequences of the Ukraine-Russia conflict.Financial conditions is the umbrella phrase for how metrics such as exchange rates, equity swings and borrowing costs …
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