Absolute priority should be to bring inflation down to price stability level
Swiss National Bank (SNB) Chairman Thomas Jordan said in a scheduled speech on Friday, “absolute priority should be to bring inflation down to price stability level.” Additional quotes “We should not underestimate second-round effects of inflation.” “Firms are not hesitating to increase prices, not easy to bring inflation back to 2%.” “Once inflation is high, […]
AUD/USD renews weekly bottom around 0.6890 amid poor Aussie employment, downbeat yields
AUD/USD bears poke previous monthly top during a two-day downtrend from five-month high. Australia jobs report bolstered case for slower rate hike from the RBA. US Treasury bond yields renew multi-day low even as downbeat data, hawkish Fedspeak renew recession fears. AUD/USD holds lower ground near the intraday low near 0.6890 as the previous monthly […]
ECB policymakers starting to consider a slower pace of interest-rate hikes
ECB policymakers are starting to consider a slower pace of interest-rate hikes after a likely 50 basis-point step in February, sources say as reported by Bloomberg. “The rapid energy-driven decline in headline inflation is giving the ECB a bit of breathing space, but policymakers will remain focused on persistent underlying pressures for now. If, as […]
S&P500 needs solid earnings to go past key resistance [Video]
US inflation came in line with expectations. The kneejerk market reaction to the data was surprisingly negative, but the major US stock indices extended rally, while the US dollar dropped sharply. The S&P500 ended the session at a very important technical level – the index is now testing the ceiling of the 2022 bearish trend […]
Policy rate will need to be higher for longer
St. Louis Federal Reserve leader James Bullard, following today’s Consumer Price Index data that came in as expected on the whole, besides the one exception on a monthly basis in the headline number, stated that the most likely scenario is inflation remaining above 2%, so the policy rate will need to be higher for longer. Key […]
Don’t expect Yen to weaken much further
Former Bank of Japan (BoJ) board member Sayuri Shirai said on Wednesday, “US interest rates are declining so don’t expect the Yen to weaken much further.” Further comments “Excessive strength in dollar likely to be corrected.” “Households and companies’ inflation expectations are extremely high but market forecasts are below 2%, not much change in inflation […]
PBOC to cut RRR And LPR in 2023 – China Securities Journal
The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) is seen cutting the reserve requirement ratio (RRR) and the over-five-year Loan Prime Rate (LPR) further in 2023, “as authorities implement “accurate and forceful” monetary policy,” China Securities Journal reported, citing experts. Additional quotes “To support the real estate sector, cuts to the over-five-year LPR are likely, with Beijing […]
PBOC sets USD/CNY reference rate at 6.8265 vs. 6.8912 previous
People’s Bank of China (PBOC) set the USD/CNY central rate at 6.8265 on Monday, versus Friday’s fix of 6.8912 and market expectations of 6.8276. In doing so, the PBOC propels the CNY rate by the most in 30 days. It’s worth noting that the USD/CNY closed near 6.8235 the previous day. In addition to the USD/CNY fix, […]
US economy is definitely slowing
Atlanta Federal Reserve bank president Raphael Bostic said on Friday that how the economy evolves will shape what the Federal Reserve has to do, as reported by Reuters. Key takeaways “The US economy is definitely slowing.” “Housing and other interest rate sectors have seen significant slowing, business leaders see labor markets easing.” “It’s still not […]
PBOC sets USD/CNY reference rate at 6.8926 vs. 6.9131 previous
On Thursday, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) set the USD/CNY central rate at 6.8926 versus Wednesday’s fix of 6.9131 and market expectations of 6.89 Source link