Market Update – October 12 – The key US Inflation

Stock markets moved higher across Asia, with the Hang Seng outperforming again as tech stocks strengthen. China stimulus hopes are also helping, and the CSI300 lifted 0.9%. The JPN225 bounced…

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Market Update – October 5 – Markets try to take a breather, oil slumps

Rebounding from some pivotal, psychological levels, the vast majority of world equity indices rose yesterday, helped by a decrease in yields. Buying in the US intensified in the last minutes…

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EURJPY: Euro Weakness and Yen Powerlessness

The US Dollar is weaker, after the ADP employment data report lowered the odds of the Fed raising interest rates later in the year. This favoured the Japanese Yen temporarily,…

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Forexlive Americas FX news wrap 6 Oct. Stronger nonfarm payroll shrugged off by the market

US major indices close higher for the day. S&P snaps four week losing streak WTI crude futures settle at $82.79 UAW Pres Fain: UAW strike is working but not there…

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ECB speaker for Friday, 6 October 2023 is Cyprus Central Bank Governor Herodotou

Cyprus Central Bank Governor Constantinos Herodotou will be speaking Friday. He is a member of the ECB Governing Council, and will be speaking at the Limassol Economic Forum. His is…

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Market Update – October 3 – Risk off bites across asset classes

Starting with APAC, the RBA has just unsurprisingly kept rates steady in Governor Bullock’s inaugural meeting with the statement largely a carbon copy from the Lowe era (”inflation is coming…

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Events to Look Out for Next Week

Next week’s calendar includes two Central Bank announcements (the RBA and RBNZ), however the crucial events of the week are the Nonfarm Payrolls and the possibility of a government shutdown….

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Market Update – September 27 – Temporary Optimism?

Chinese indexes stabilised after a 2-day decline amid fresh optimism that official measures will be able to boost the recovery. Industrial profits improved for the first time in a year…

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ECB’s Vujcic says eurozone inflation has most likely peaked

Boris Vujčić is Governor of the Croatian National Bank and thus an European Central Bank Governing Council member. He spoke to bgg TV. Snippet: Eurozone economy is basically stagnating Inflation…

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EUR/USD Up After Fed Hike but Skating on Thin Ice, ECB Guidance Key to Outlook

The upcoming European Central Bank monetary policy announcement and guidance will play a crucial role in shaping the near-term directional bias of EUR/USD.

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