Japanese Yen Calm After Mixed Spending and Income Data
The Japanese yen is showing limited movement on Tuesday. In the North American session, USD/JPY […]
ISM Data Points to a Stronger Than Expected US Service Sector
In focus today Focus in the euro area is on retail sales for December. Private […]
BoJ summary of opinions suggests rate hike within reach
The Summary of Opinions from BoJ’s meeting on January 22-23 signaled the central bank’s intensified […]
A Week of Contrasts: US Resilience, Hawkish BoJ, ECB Cut Speculations, China’s Reversal
The past week in the financial markets was a blend of the anticipated and the […]
Weekly Economic & Financial Commentary: Almost Everything Coming Up Roses
Summary United States: Almost Everything Coming Up Roses Data released this week garnered further optimism […]
Week Ahead – Fed and BoE Decisions, NFP Report, Eurozone GDP Incoming
It’s a packed week ahead with key central bank decisions and big data releases Will […]
Weekly Focus – No New Signals from Central Banks
As expected, the ECB kept rates unchanged and did not provide new guidance. At the […]
Markets Price Higher Probability of ECB Rate Cut in April
In focus today US December Private Consumption Expenditures (PCE) data will be released today. Strong […]
BoJ’s minutes emphasize importance of discussions on exiting negative rates
The minutes from BoJ’s meeting on December 18-19 highlighted a focus on strategic discussions regarding […]
Japan’s Tokyo CPI slows sharply to 1.6%, raises questions on BoJ’s negative rates exit
Japan’s Tokyo CPI core (ex-food) slowed significantly from 2.1% yoy to 1.6% yoy in January, […]
BoJ’s Uchida signals no swift hikes after negative rate ends
In a speech today, BoJ Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida articulated a scenario where, despite an […]