US: Job Growth Surprised to the Upside in April, But Prior Months See Sizeable Downward Revisions
The U.S. economy added 253k jobs in April, well above the consensus forecast of 180k. […]
USD/CAD Extends Slide ahead of Job Reports
Canada’s employment change expected to slow US nonfarm payrolls projected to fall to 179,000 Canadian […]
RBA Lowers Growth and Inflation Forecasts But Seems Nervous – August Board Meeting “is Live”
The RBA highlights the key to the policy debate – the risks to the inflation […]
Bitcoin and Ether Flirt with 50-day MA
Market picture The cryptocurrency market capitalisation is marginally lower by 0.1% compared to 24 hours […]
Will Nonfarm Payrolls Hint at a Fed Pause in June?
The Federal Reserve delivered its tenth consecutive rate hike on Wednesday, as expected, but reset its guidance to […]
Cliff Notes: An Event-Filled Week
It has been a busy but highly-informative week, with the RBA, FOMC and ECB all […]
European Central Bank Slows The Pace Of Monetary Tightening
Summary The European Central Bank (ECB) offered its latest monetary policy assessment today, delivering a […]
Swiss Franc Hits 16-Week High on Dovish Fed
Swiss inflation expected to rise to 0.5% Swiss franc’s appreciation raises concerns at SNB Fed […]
Bitcoin Aims Higher
Market picture The crypto market has risen 1.5% in the last 24 hours to reach […]
EUR/USD Edges Lower, ECB Expected to Raise Rates
ECB expected to raise rates by 25 bp Federal Reserve hikes rates by 25 bp […]
FOMC Raises Rates by 25 bps But Signals “Hawkish Pause”
Summary As widely expected, the FOMC raised its target range for the fed funds rate […]
Fed Done Hiking Rates, Dollar Bears in Control, Commodities Mixed
Pricing of swaps were volatile during the FOMC decision, settling at a 6.3% for a […]