BoJ Moves Closer to Dismantling Negative Interest Rates

USD/JPY News and Analysis Recommended by Richard Snow Get Your Free JPY Forecast Raised BoJ Inflation Forecasts and Yield Curve Tweaks Lay Groundwork for Policy Pivot Minutes from the BoJ’s October meeting acknowledged that current conditions are making progress towards sustainably achieving the 2% inflation target. The updated October forecast raised the level of inflation

USD/CAD recovers from Friday’s lows to inch closer towards 1.35

Share: The USD/CAD is recovering for Friday after slipping to 1.3425. Rising oil prices are bolstering the CAD, but the USD has been finding market support. Canadian Retail Sales rose for July, but slightly less than expected, reducing CAD upside. The USD/CAD is set to finish out Friday near where it started, trading

The Fed’s Daly (non-voting member): We are closer to our destination

Fed’s Daly San Francisco Fed Pres. Mary Daly is a speaking (nonvoting member): We stood at this week on rates in recognition that we are closer to our destination. We are holding rates steady to collect information to see if more is necessary. Holding rates this week doesn’t predict what we will do next. We