© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Chinese Yuan and U.S. dollar banknotes are seen in this illustration taken March 10, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China’s major state-owned banks were seen busy selling U.S. dollars to buy yuan in both onshore and offshore spot foreign exchange markets this week, people with direct knowledge of the matter
Share: The ONS has just released the July CPI data. Economists at MUFG Bank do not expect the British Pound (GBP) to enjoy substantial gains following inflation figures. Inflation surprises modestly to the upside The drop overall in inflation was a little less than expected. The core CPI rate remained unchanged at 6.9%
Share: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni crossed wires early Monday while giving an interview to the local newspaper, per Reuters. In doing so, the Italian leader took full responsibility of the early-month announcements of windfall tax on bank by terming it a serious matter. The policymaker also ruled out chatters about alliances for
Share: The University of Michigan’s Consumer Confidence data for August offered little change. Analysts at Wells Fargo point out that consumers anticipate prices to decline overall, despite their expectations of rising interest rates. Key quotes: “Consumers are becoming more convinced that inflation is cooling. Whether or not they fully understand the Federal Reserve’s
Share: Analysts at Rabobank, see the USD/JPY pair at 145 on a 3-month view and then pulling back to 140 and 135 in 9 and 12 months, respectively, on the back of expectations of softer Federal Reserve policy. Key quotes: “The messages contained within the BoJ’s July policy adjustment have not been easy
Share: Gold weakness has extended back to key support at $1,898/1,893 but strategists at Credit Suisse continue to look for a floor here. Weekly close below $1,893 would reinforce the longer-term sideways range We look for key support and the 38.2% retracement of the 2022/2023 uptrend, 200-DMA and June low at $1,900/$1,891 to
Share: The Oil price has been rising significantly since the end of June. Economists at Commerzbank have revised their forecast for Brent Oil. Brent Oil seen at $85 by year-end We have raised our price forecast for Brent at the end of the quarter to $90 per barrel (previously $80). At the end
Share: Economists at RBC Economics do not expect the Federal Reserve to deliver more rate hikes. Monetary policy at its current level is already very restrictive Easing inflation pressures in the US against a resilient macroeconomic backdrop have been encouraging and have raised hopes that inflation can slow back to the Fed’s 2%
Share: Economists at ING do not expect the EUR/GBP pair to break out of recent ranges. Unusually stable BoE rate expectations The lack of domestic events in the UK has helped an unusual period of very stable BoE rate expectations: markets appear rather anchored to the prospect of a peak rate around 5.70-5.75%
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Federal Reserve building in Washington, D.C./File Photo By Hannah Lang (Reuters) -State banks that are a member of the U.S. Federal Reserve system should obtain a written supervisory nonobjection from the Fed before issuing, holding or transacting in dollar tokens used to facilitate payments, such as stablecoins, the central
