Dollar weakens; Powell declines to push back on easing expectations By Investing.com
© Reuters. By Peter Nurse Investing.com – The U.S. dollar edged lower in early European trade Wednesday, retreating after a relatively dovish speech from Fed chair Jerome Powell raised hopes the central bank may soon ease monetary policy. At 03:10 ET (08:10 GMT), the , which tracks the greenback against a basket of six other […]
BOJ Dep Gov Wakatabe says absolutely no change in BOJ commitment to continue easing
Eamonn Sheridan Thursday, 02/02/2023 | 01:37 GMT-0 02/02/2023 | 01:37 GMT-0 Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Wakatabe BOJ will continue to conduct monetary policy to achieve 2% inflation Inflation Inflation is defined as a quantitative measure of the rate in which the average price level of goods and services in an economy or country increases […]
Japan PM Kishida says BOJ December ‘tweak’ was to enhance, sustain monetary easing effects
Reuters headline on a remark from Japanese Prime Minister Kishida: Acknowledges BOJ’S December policy decision was an operational tweak to enhance, sustain monetary easing effects smoothly Huh. Given the way inflation is rising in Japan many in the markets saw it as a tiny first step towards the Bank of Japan dially back its ultra […]
Bullish bets on Asian FX as easing of China COVID curbs boosts outlook
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Chinese Yuan banknotes are seen in this illustration picture taken June 14, 2022. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration By Tejaswi Marthi (Reuters) – Bullish bets on the Singapore dollar and the Malaysian ringgit further consolidated to scale five-year highs as a fizzling U.S. dollar rally and China’s pivot from its strict COVID-19 curbs boosted […]
Asia FX heads for weekly bounce, dollar at 7-mth low on easing inflation By Investing.com
© Reuters. By Ambar Warrick Investing.com — Most Asian currencies crept higher on Friday and were headed for steep weekly gains on the prospect of an eventual shift in the Federal Reserve’s hawkish stance, which also pushed the dollar to a seven-month low. The rose 0.1% against the dollar to an over seven-month high of […]
Market braces for EURUSD breakout of 1.08 as risk of inflation easing grows in US
Cautious optimism remains in the currency markets regarding the idea that the signs of the US losing growth momentum will force the Fed to tap the breaks on monetary tightening and prepare markets for an easing cycle. Easing Covid policy in China is also supportive for market sentiment as investors price in a rising Chinese […]
Is gold primed for a rally on expectations of central banks easing cycle in 2023?
Major European currencies ceded ground to dollar on Tuesday, EURUSD broke down 1.06 and GBPUSD 1.20 level. The start of European session saw major sell-off both in EUR and GBP:Positive December price data from Germany failed to offset selling pressure in Euro, despite significant pullback in the rate of consumer price growth – from 10% […]