Japanese Yen Trades Stoic After Closing at New 34-y Low
Markets US invertors returning after Wednesday’s Juneteenth holiday found some disappointing, admittedly mostly second tier, […]
Happy Triple Witching Day
The Swiss National Bank (SNB) cut its rate by another 25bp yesterday. The latest uptick […]
Focus Turns to June PMIs After Central Bank Bonanza
In focus today After yesterday’s hawkish surprise from Norges Bank, we revise our call for […]
Cliff Notes: Deliberating on Evolving Risks
Key insights from the week that was. In Australia, the RBA Board once again left […]
Japan’s PMI composite falls to 50, mixed economic signals with rising costs
Japan’s latest PMI data for June presents a mixed economic outlook. Manufacturing PMI slipped slightly […]
No Rate Cuts Expected from SNB, BoE, or NB today
In focus today We have three central bank policy decisions today, from Norges Bank (NB), […]
Investors’ Focus Will be on Europe
In focus today In the euro area, the EU commission will reveal against which countries […]
BoJ Minutes highlight concerns over weak Yen’s impact on inflation
Minutes from BoJ’s April 25-26 meeting revealed that board members are closely monitoring the ongoing […]
BoJ’s Ueda reiterates possibility of July rate hike
BoJ Governor Kazuo Ueda reiterated today that the central bank could raise interest rates again […]
Yen Appreciation and Policy Normalisation are Still Some Way for Japan
A weak Yen is aiding the Bank of Japan’s inflation objective for now by dislodging […]
Nikkei Index Falls Below 38,000 Points This Month for First Time
According to today’s Nikkei 225 (Japan 225 on FXOpen) chart, the index quote dropped below […]
Japan’s CPI core accelerates to 2.5%, but core-core slows to 2.1%
Japan’s CPI core (ex-food) accelerated from 2.2% yoy to 2.5% yoy in May, slightly below […]