Fed Will Hold Rates Steady Against Backdrop of Healthy Economy and Still-Above Target Inflation
Markets US tech stocks rebounded sharply with the likes of Nvidia surging 9% after losing […]
Look Out for Three Musketeers – Riksbank, BoC and Fed
In focus today We expect the Federal Reserve to pause its cutting cycle tonight and […]
AUD/USD Slides on Trump Tariff Threats, CPI Next
The Australian dollar is in negative territory on Tuesday. In the North American session, AUD/USD […]
Safe Havens Reverse Gains as Tech Decline Subsides, Dollar Gains on Trade Plans
The sharp selloff in equities sparked by AI competition concerns appears to have run its […]
China’s DeepSeek R1 AI Model Sparked Risk-off Across the Board
Markets China’s DeepSeek R1 AI model sparked risk-off across the board. It was yesterday’s main […]
Week Ahead – Fed, BoC and ECB Meet Amid Trump Tariff Threats
Three central bank decisions awaited as tariff reality sets in Fed set to go on […]
Reality Bites
Market exuberance about the US growth outlook has pushed up interest rates and the US […]
Cliff Notes: A Flurry of Activity
Key insights from the week that was. Amid a relatively quiet week for domestic data, […]
Kiwi Eases as NZ CPI Backs RBNZ 50bps Cut, Dollar Unmoved by Trump’s Continuous Tariff Talks
New Zealand Dollar softened mildly today as Q4 inflation data reinforced the case for continued […]
Australia’s Westpac Leading Index falls to 0.25%, signals gradual growth pickup
Westpac Leading Index for Australia dipped slightly in December, moving from 0.33% to 0.25%. Westpac […]
The Exchange Rate and the Big Pivot
A depreciating exchange rate sometimes gets interpreted as a ‘vote of no confidence’ in that […]
Australia NAB business confidence rises to -2, price pressures persist
Australia’s NAB Business Confidence showed slight improvement in December, rising from -3 to -2, but […]