Monetary policy is slowing the growth of demand and inflation

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 felt

AUD/USD faces delicate resistance near 0.6500 as focus shifts to RBA policy

Share: AUD/USD finds nominal selling pressure near 0.6500 while more upside remains favored. Soft US core PCE inflation data dragged the 10-year US Treasury yields to 4.5%. The RBA is expected to keep interest rates unchanged but the interest rate peak is seen at 4.35% by the year-end. The AUD/USD pair rallied to

Pound Sterling weakens as investors see Fed-BoE policy divergence intact

Share: Pound Sterling finds buying interest while UK recession risks remain intact. UK Manufacturing PMI is expected to contract for the 14th time in a row. UK’s real estate inquiries increase as households see no more increase in mortgage rates. The Pound Sterling (GBP) faces an intense sell-off despite the United States’ core Personal

Gold turns choppy amid uncertainty over interest rate peak after stable Fed policy

Share: Gold price trades sideways as uncertainty about the interest rate outlook persists. The Fed kept interest rates unchanged but left doors open for further policy tightening. Unlike other G7 economies, the US remains resilient on the grounds of a strong labor market and upbeat consumer spending. Gold price (XAU/USD) struggles to find

BOJ will not unwind easy policy at this week’s meeting – poll

As for when the BOJ might end negative rates, the majority now sees that as coming some time in 2024. 13 of 25 economists are of that view, representing 52%, and that is up from a roughly 41% proportion in the August poll. As for yield curve control, 21 of 27 economists (~78%) say that