Asia FX weakens on U.S. rate hike fears, China gloom By Investing.com

[ad_1] © Reuters. Investing.com — Most Asian currencies fell on Wednesday as strong U.S. economic readings raised concerns over the Federal Reserve having enough room to keep raising interest rates, while weak economic trends in China also dented sentiment.  Data on Tuesday showed that U.S. grew more than expected in July, presenting more upside risks

More from the RBNZ: Estimate of nominal neural cash rate has increased 25bp

[ad_1] Minutes from the Reserve Bank of New Zealand meeting: Committee noted inflation is still expected to decline within the target band by the second half of 2024 Committee agreed that the risks around the inflation projection remain balanced Committee noted that the estimate of the nominal neutral OCR has increased by 25 basis points

Russia’s rouble gives up intraday gains after 350 bp emergency rate hike By Reuters

[ad_1] © Reuters. A view shows U.S. one-dollar and Russian 100-rouble banknotes in this illustration picture taken August 14, 2023. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov/Illustration MOSCOW (Reuters) -The rouble gave up early gains on Tuesday in volatile trade after the central bank hiked rates by 350 basis points to 12%, a move that was baked into market expectations

Rate expectations remain elevated among consumers – Wells Fargo

[ad_1] 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