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 […]
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, […]
NZD/JPY: JPY Crosses Under Downside Pressure after BoJ’s Hawkish Guidance
Japanese Government Bond (JGB) yields on the upmove ex-post BoJ. Positive yield premium shrinkage (JGB […]
Forex Markets Lack Clear Theme; Yen Rebounds Briefly, EUR/GBP Resumes Downtrend
Identifying a singular driving theme proves challenging In today’s forex market. Japanese Yen made an […]
Japanese Yen Pares Gains after BOJ Meeting
The Japanese yen is slightly lower in the European session on Tuesday. USD/JPY fell 0.54% […]
BoJ’s Ueda elaborates on inflation and wages, hinting at future policy shifts
During his post-meeting news conference, BoJ Governor Kazuo Ueda confirmed that the economy is aligning […]
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 […]