Weekly Focus – PMIs Continue to Show a Two-Speed Economy
Financial markets lacked clear direction this week, although negative sentiment strengthened towards Friday. The recovery […]
Inflation in Japan Stabilizing
High inflation is not such a big problem for Japan as it is for, for […]
BoJ May Start to Give More Hints on Policy Normalization
Japan sticky inflation (excluding fresh food & energy) continued to increase for 10 consecutive months. […]
The Dollar Still Looks Fragile
Markets Recent hawkish repositioning yesterday did run into resistance. The US 2-y and 10-y yield […]
Yen Rises on Persistent Inflation, Focus Turns to PMI Data and Canada’s Retail Sales
Japanese Yen rose broadly in today’s Asian trading session following the release of CPI data, […]
Japan PMIs: Private sector expands driven by resurgent service economy
Japan’s PMI Manufacturing in April slightly rose from 49.2 to 49.5, missing expectations of 49.9. […]
The Week Ahead: AU Inflation, BOJ Meeting, US PCE and GDP on Tap
The final week of April presents plenty of data for traders to chew on, with […]
Yen Awaits Japan’s Inflation as BoJ Meeting Approaches
Investors will be exploring Japan’s CPI inflation report during Friday’s Asian session in order to get clarity on whether […]
NZ Dollar Weakens on Lower Inflation Data, Dragging Down Aussie
New Zealand Dollar dropped broadly in Asian session today after a lower-than-expected consumer inflation reading […]
Japan sees 25th consecutive month of export growth, record trade deficit in fiscal 2022
In March, Japan’s exports rose 4.3% yoy to JPY 8824B, above expectation of 2.6% yoy. […]
USD/JPY Eyes March High as 50-Day SMA Establishes Positive Slope
USD/JPY Outlook USD/JPY trades to a fresh monthly high (134.71) as it carves a fresh […]
Japan’s CPI core unchanged at 3.1%, core-core at highest since 1981
Japan’s CPI growth slowed from 3.3% yoy to 3.2% yoy, exceeding the expected 2.6% yoy […]