The Minutes from the December FOMC meeting The Minutes from the December FOMC meeting showed that Fed members observed that a slowing of interest rate increases would allow the central bank to assess the progress on inflation and employment. Recall
EUR/USD Slides to three week low The US dollar is showing strong gains against the majors yesterday, with the exception of the Japanese yen. EUR/USD has tumbled by 1.27% and is trading at 1.0528 in Europe. EUR/USD is sharply lower,
USD/JPY:- Christmas Week Recovery Rally May Soon Stall Out Beginning of last week, forex traders were expecting to ease into the holidays with relatively low volatility trade until BOJ Governor Kuroda fired off big of a monetary policy decision, tweaking
The Euro:- An Uncertain Path Euro fell below parity with the USD in October. Since then, it has rebounded, but hasn’t returned to the levels at the start of the year. Naturally, the question is whether the pair will continue
Japanese Yen Steady Ahead of CPI The Japanese yen has edged higher on Thursday. In the European session, USD/JPY is trading at 132.09, down 0.27%. The dust has settled after Tuesday’s dramatic events, when the yen shot up 3.7%. This
Canada:- Inflation Tiptoes in the Right Direction in November Consumer price inflation took a small step down in November, to 6.8% YoY, after holding steady at 6.9% through September and October. Canadians got some relief at the pumps in November,
RBA Board Considered Stop in December The Reserve Bank Board considered three options in its deliberations at the December Board meeting. The options were: 50 basis point increase in the cash rate; 25 basis point increase; or no increase. This
[vc_row full_width=”stretch_row”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Bank Of Japan Could keep same Policy The Bank of Japan kept the same outlier as compared to the other major central banks which have been raising interest rates at a fast pace throughout this year in a
USD/CHF Could Extend Losses USD/CHF declined below the 0.9400 and 0.9350 support levels. A major bearish trend line is forming with resistance near 0.9320 on the 4-hours chart. The Fed increased interest rate by 0.50 percentage point. The BoE interest
Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee Preview The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee will meet tomorrow to decide on interest rates. The MPC meeting will be sandwiched between FOMC rate decision that will have taken place today, and the
The Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee Preview The Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee will complete its two-day meeting tomorrow. The committee will release its monetary policy statement and Summary of Economic Projections at 2:00pm ET, with Fed Chairman Jerome Powell’s
US CPI Preview: CPI To Remain Elevated On Tuesday, December 13th , the US will release its CPI reading for November. Expectations are for the headline print to come in at 7.6% YoY after a surprisingly lower than expected October
Bank Of Canada’s hikes interest rate 50 basis points BoC hikes by 50 bps to 4.25%, bringing cumulative tightening to 400 bps this year. Slightly hawkish surprise, consensus was split between 25 and 50 bps. Soft tightening bias opens
The Australian Q3 GDP Economy | Xtreamforex Australian economy expands by 0.6%, a little softer than expected. The impacts of high inflation and higher interest rates are becoming apparent – notably, the real estate sector on lower turnover subtracted 0.2ppts
Gold Falls Victim to Strong US Data Gold has sold off thanks to a rebound in US dollar and bond yields. The fact that the yellow metal has turned lower from a key level makes today’s reversal eye-catching as the
Consensus is for the RBA to hike by 25bp tomorrow What has happened since the last RBA meeting:- 10th November: Australia’s Central Bank says nearer to point when it can wait on rates. CPI fell to 6.9% y/y, down from
Powell’s Brooking November 2nd FOMC Press Conference In Fed Chairman Powell’s press conference after the FOMC meeting on 2nd November, he said that incoming data suggests that the ultimate level of rates will be higher than previously anticipated. In addition,
Australian inflation fell but just ‘weight’ a minute Australian inflation rose only to 6.9% y/y, down from a peak of 7.4% and lower than the 7.5% expected. Housing, food and non-alcoholic beverages and transport were most significant contributors. CPI rose
