[ad_1] Share: Economists at TD Securities discuss the Bank of Canada (BoC) Interest Rate Decision and its implications for the USD/CAD pair. Hawkish (25%) 25 bps hike. BoC hikes to 5.25%. Bank remains concerned that sticky inflation will delay the normalization of wage/inflation expectations, risking a wage-price spiral. October MPR still projects a
[ad_1] Share: USD/JPY has risen again to the area just below the 150 mark. Economists at Commerzbank analyze the pair’s outlook. The MOF’s intervention policy is dangerous The window in which the BoJ could have initiated a monetary policy turnaround is slowly closing. The headline inflation rate is falling and the core rate
[ad_1] Share: The Norges Bank was a leader in terms of policy tightening, beginning back in September 2021. Economists at CIBC Capital Bank see rates peaking at the end of the year. One last hike for the Norges Bank? Having hiked rates on 13 occasions, the Norges Bank remains biased towards an additional
[ad_1] Share: The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Assistant Governor (Financial Markets), Christopher Kent, did not sound keen on further rate hikes and said that monetary policy is slowing the growth of demand, and inflation. Additional Quotes via Reuters: Policy lags mean some further effects of past rate hikes are still to be
[ad_1] Share: The US labor market held up surprisingly well in September. Pressure for another rate hike is rising, economists at Commerzbank report. Data for the previous months were revised significantly upward In September, job growth in the US amounted to 336K, which was significantly more than expected. The continued strong employment growth
[ad_1] Share: In recent weeks, the bond market has seen another hawkish lurch. Economists at ABN Amro look at the drivers of the move so far and make an assessment of whether the rise in yields can be sustained. What is going on in the bond markets? Given the recent economic development in
[ad_1] Share: The Reserve Bank of New Zealand is expected to keep the Official Cash Rate unchanged at 5.5% in October. The RBNZ, with little room for surprises, may offer little help to the weak NZD/USD currency pair. The New Zealand Dollar shows a bearish tilt against the US Dollar after being rejected
[ad_1] Share: Gold price has been under pressure this week and has dropped back to $1,860, its lowest price in a good six months. Strategists at Commerzbank analyze the yellow metal’s outlook. Gold will probably find it difficult to come out of the defensive For as long as the market continues to expect
[ad_1] Share: EUR/USD is approaching 1.06. Economists at Commerzbank analyze the pair’s outlook. Interest rate cuts could become concretely apparent in the US In the medium term, we expect the Fed to lower its key rate again next year as the US economy cools. At the same time, the ECB is likely to
[ad_1] Share: The Bank of England (BoE) held its policy rate steady at 5.25%. The decision represents a loss of interest rate support for the Pound, economists at Wells Fargo report. Policy rate pause could also be a policy rate peak We now forecast that the current policy rate of 5.25% will be
