Data confirmed estimates that German GDP would shrink 0.1% Germany’s economy shrank slightly in the third quarter compared with the previous three months, statistics office data showed on Friday. The numbers confirmed an initial estimate, published at the end of October, which indicated that Europe’s largest economy had shrunk by 0.1%. (GRAPHIC FROM THE
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A Russian state flag flies over the Central Bank headquarters in Moscow, Russia, August 15, 2023. A sign reads: “Bank of Russia”. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov/File Photo MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian central bank said on Monday it would resume domestic foreign exchange market interventions from January 2024, taking into account FX purchases
Bank of America’s chief strategist, Michael Hartnett, has been busy since Friday, when he wrote in a note to clients that investors piled US$40 billion into equities over the past two weeks, which has helped the S&P500 to its best monthly performance, so far, since July 2022. He noted, though that signs of caution have
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand meeting this week is scheduled for November 29. The announcement is due at 2pm, local New Zealand time: which is 0100 GMT, and 2000 US Eastern time on Tuesday the 28th the current RBNZ Official Cash Rate (OCR) is 5.5% and there is no expectation of any change in
A North American unit of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) was hit by ransomware this week. READ TOO The cyber attack disrupted some Chinese bank systems, reportedly hitting the liquidity of US Treasury bonds, which may have contributed to a brief market sell-off on Thursday (9). New York-based ICBC Financial Services
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© Reuters. The euro fell sharply against the British pound on Tuesday, trading near a low of 0.8700 after officials from the Bank of England delivered hawkish remarks during a UK Parliament testimony. The central bank’s unified policy stance against persistent inflation and warnings about increasing inflation pressures in the coming years contributed to the
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Share: Economists at Danske Bank expect the USD/JPY pair to nosedive over the coming months. Turnaround in US yields to weigh on USD/JPY We forecast USD/JPY to decline below 140 on a 6-12M horizon. This is primarily because we believe that long US yields have reached their peak. We expect yield differentials to
Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Uchida won’t comment on FX levels says the BOJ aims for price rises accompanied by wage hikes Also, BOJ Director-General of Monetary Affairs Dept Masaki: doesn’t see long-term interest rates to ‘greatly’ exceed 1% even with rising pressure This follows the overnight drop in USD/JPY: USD/JPY plunges on Monday US
