Today’s trading has been a journey as the market tries to sort out the economy and the bond market. Treasury yields are still higher on the day but have been reeled in from earlier levels. US 10-year yields are up just 0.2 bps on the day to 4.23% from a high of 4.28% after Powell.
Share: GBP/JPY rose near 184.15, but further downside may be on the horizon as bullish momentum wanes. Japan reported soft inflation figures from July. Eyes on Ueda’s and BoE’s official speeches on Saturday. At the end of the week, the GBP/JPY slightly advanced, tallying a 0.50% weekly loss. Inflation figures from July from
Energy transition and climate change is triggering profound transformations in energy markets We are seeing profound changes in the labour market and the nature of work If we face both higher investment needs and greater supply constraints, we are likely to see stronger price pressures We need to set rates at sufficiently restrictive levels for
Share: The EUR/USD fell below the 200-day SMA of 1.0800 towards the 1.0795 area to close the week. The Euro tallied a fourth consecutive weekly loss against the USD. The cautious stance by Christine Lagarde at the Jackson Hole Symposium weakens the Euro. In Friday’s session, the EUR/USD bears broke through the 200-day Simple
Mon: Australian Retail Sales (Jul) Tue: NBH Announcement, German GfK Consumer Sentiment (Sep), US CaseShiller (Jun) and JOLTS (Jul) Wed: Australian CPI (Jul), Spanish Flash CPI (Aug), EZ Sentiment Survey (Aug), US GDP 2nd Estimate (Q2), US ADP National Employment (Aug) Thu: ECB Minutes, Japanese Retail Sales (Jul), Chinese Official PMI (Aug), German Retail Sales
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Coins and banknotes of China’s yuan are seen in this illustration picture taken February 24, 2022. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration/File Photo SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China’s central bank has stepped up efforts to support the yuan currency this week in the wake of renewed downside pressure amid Beijing’s underwhelming measures to stabilise a faltering economy
Share: GBP/USD falls 0.18%, as concerns over global business activity and China’s real estate market woes fuel a risk-off environment. US Dollar Index (DXY) advances 0.19% to around two-month highs, buoyed by Powell’s hawkish remarks on inflation and rate hikes at Jackson Hole. Mixed US economic data, including lower-than-expected Initial Jobless Claims, adds
Disinflation has to be ‘timely’ and ‘sustainable’ German growth not broken and demonstrating resilience Proximity to war in Ukraine part of the reason for differing economic paths for US and Europe Changing inflation target would be ‘deceptive’ and counter to anchoring expectations That’s a dovish headline from Lagarde, though hardly a signal about a Sept
© Reuters Investing.com — Most Asian currencies fell on Friday, while the dollar surged to two-month peaks as markets hunkered down ahead of more signals on monetary policy from the Jackson Hole Symposium. The greenback saw strong overnight gains, while Treasury yields also moved back towards multi-decade highs as data showed continued resilience in the
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