Japan and South Korea agreed on Thursday to revive a $10 billion currency swap pact, building on an improvement in two-way ties to bolster a regional financial safety net amid heightened geopolitical risks. The swap agreement was first agreed in 2001 as a tool to help the two countries combat …
Read More »USD/CHF higher ahead of key data, Powell’s speech
The USD/CHF pair picks up bids to refresh intraday high, adds to the second consecutive weekly gain. Cautious optimism drove US dollar downwards ahead of the latest rebound amid pre-data as well as Jackson Hole event anxiety.A 10-week-old descending trend line and the 100-DMA, respectively near 0.9650 and 0.9665, restrict …
Read More »AUD/USD holds gains ahead of Powell’s speech
The AUD/USD bulls are hanging following a significant strong move to the upside as China’s stimulus boosted risk sentiment and the proxy AUD.The Jackson Hole is now the main focus across financial markets. The AUD/USD pair is 1% higher on the day as the US dollar continues to find sellers …
Read More »EUR/USD edges higher ahead of ECB meeting
As the market participants’ attention and focus turns to the ECB, at 1.0720, the EUR/USD pair is 0.2% higher on the day during the North American session. The pair’s price has moved upwards from the 1.0671 low to hit the 1.0748 high. However, trading decisions do take into account the …
Read More »EUR/USD climbs to 1.0700 of the ECB policy decision
EUR/USD climbs to 1.0700 of the ECB policy decision The EUR/USD has pared some of Monday’s losses and is now testing the 50-day moving average to the upside on Tuesday during the North American session. At 1.0709, the EUR/USD pair exchanges hands on top of the previously-mentioned DMA at the …
Read More »Lagarde signals ECB’s first Hike likely in July
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said the first increase in interest rates in more than a decade may come in July, but meanwhile she downplayed the idea of a half-point move amongst accelerating concerns about economic expansion. Lagarde joins a number of ECB policymakers calling for a July hike …
Read More »T-Yields Closer to Turning Positive, Stocks Could Get Hurt Most
Tightening has become a noteable key word across financial markets, as US government bond yields extended recent gains on Wednesday, with growing evidence that the Fed is planning to rapidly raise interest rates and reduce its bond-holdings lifting the 10-year Treasury yield above 2.6%.Yields, which rise when bond prices fall, …
Read More »Will BoE Be Trapped In Tightening Corner?
The Bank of England is almost certain to increase borrowing costs on Thursday, marking the third consecutive meeting where it has hiked rate as it continues its exit from pandemic-related stimulus. One problem is that BoE hike expectations are not happening in a vacuum or in isolation. Other Developed Market …
Read More »Powell: Fed needs to move away from stimulative monetary policy
US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, testifying before Congress on the first day of his semi-annual speech, said that it is time to move away from highly stimulative monetary policy settings.Monetary policy cannot address supply-side challenges and constraints, Powell added, stressing that “The US economy is very strong, the labor …
Read More »Bullard reiterates Fed’s need of ‘One Point’ rate hikes by July
The US Federal Reserve should implement a full percentage point of rate increases over its next three meetings between now and the first of July 2022, St. Louis Fed president James Bullard said on Thursday, reiterating his calls for strong action from the Fed against stubbornly high inflation.“We are missing …
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