Going into the fourth quarter, interest rate markets are pricing in a peak in most major central bank monetary policy tightening cycles by the end of this year, if not sooner. Remarks from policy makers across the spectrum point toward future decisions on cash rates being dependent on the incoming economic data. This is somewhat
USD/JPY ANALYSIS USD/JPY rose to multi-month highs during Tuesday’s European session, but erased gains and reversed course sharply following weak and lackluster U.S. economic data. By late afternoon, the pair was losing 0.35% to trade at 146.00, after reaching a peak of 147.37 in the morning. Earlier in the day, the latest consumer confidence survey