RBA to Raise the Cash Rate by 50 bps, AUD
RBA to Raise the Cash Rate by 50 bps, AUD Reserve Bank meeting is on 6th September. It is expected that the cash rate will be raised by 50 basis points to 2.35%. The best approach will be to strengthen the statement we saw last month, not on a pre set path and following Chair […]
Upcoming Market Updates: NZD, GBP, JPY, NZD, AUD, EUR, USD
Upcoming Market Updates: NZD, GBP, JPY, NZD, AUD, EUR, USD NZD: Building Consents m/m, it measures Change in the number of new building approvals issued. GBP: BRC Shop Price Index y/y, it measures Change in the price of goods purchased at BRC-member retail stores. JPY: Prelim Industrial Production m/m, it measures Change in the total […]
Second quarter GDP figures are expected to be strong recession signal
Second quarter GDP figures are expected to be strong recession signal Second quarter GDP figures are expected to be strong. Economy is expected to regain the positive momentum and expectations of analysists are of 4.5% compared to 3.1% registered in the first quarter of the year. The monthly reading for June is also expected to […]
NZD First Impressions: Retail Trade
NZD First Impressions: Retail Trade The volume of goods sold fell by 2.3%. That is lower than the forecast for muted 0.3% rise, and well below the average analyst forecast for a 1.7% gain. Today’s fall follows a 0.9% drop in spending in first quarter, leaving spending volumes down 3% through the first half of […]
Upcoming Market Updates: NZD, JPY, EUR, GBP, USD
Upcoming Market Updates: NZD, JPY, EUR, GBP, USD NZD: Retail Sales q/q, it measures Change in the total value of inflation-adjusted sales at the retail level. NZD: Core Retail Sales q/q, it measures Change in the total volume of inflation-adjusted sales at the retail level, excluding automobiles and gas stations. JPY: SPPI y/y, it measures […]
GBP/USD – British Pound Jumped US Dollar
GBP/USD – British Pound Jumped US Dollar British pound jumped 0.82% yesterday, as the currency has rebounded from its worst week of the year. GBP/USD went down 2.53% last week, as the USD has found strength after weeks of beating a retreat. GBP/USD climbed yesterday after US New home sales dropped to 511 thousand in […]
Upcoming Market Updates: AUD, JPY, EUR, GBP, USD
Upcoming Market Updates: AUD, JPY, EUR, GBP, USD AUD: Flash Manufacturing PMI, it measures Level of a diffusion index based on surveyed purchasing managers in the manufacturing industry. AUD: Flash Services PMI, it measures Level of a diffusion index based on surveyed purchasing managers in the services industry. JPY: Flash Manufacturing PMI, it measures Level […]
USD CNH | US Dollar Chinese Yuan Offshore
USD CNH | US Dollar Chinese Yuan Offshore The comment from Fed officials last week helped USD to surge and the expectations of 75bps rate hike on the next meeting which will be on 21st September. Last week there was a discussion of Fed officials about how it is premature to worry about the economy […]
EUR/USD Plunging Into Parity as US Dollar
EUR/USD Plunging Into Parity as US Dollar Pair is moving around 1.0100-1.0270 channel for three weeks now. All attempts of the break through to its upper or lower border ended in failure. These attempts continued until 10th August after the publication of data on inflation in the US, the pair went up, turning the level […]
Upcoming Market Updates: AUD, CHF, EUR, CAD, USD
Upcoming Market Updates: AUD, CHF, EUR, CAD, USD AUD: Employment Change, it measures Change in the number of employed people during the previous month. AUD: Unemployment Rate, it measures Percentage of the total work force that is unemployed and actively seeking employment during the previous month. CHF: Trade Balance, it measures Difference in value […]
Upcoming Market Updates: AUD, JPY, GBP, EUR, CAD
Upcoming Market Updates: AUD, JPY, GBP, EUR, CAD AUD: Monetary Policy Meeting Minutes, It’s a detailed record of the RBA Reserve Bank Board’s most recent meeting, providing in-depth insights into the economic conditions that influenced their decision on where to set interest rates. JPY: Tertiary Industry Activity m/m, It’s a leading indicator of economic health […]
August RBNZ Preview and what next for the NZD/USD
August RBNZ Preview and what next for the NZD/USD It is widely expected that the Official Cash Rate will be raised by 50 bp taking the cash rate to 3% in tomorrow’s meeting of Reserve Bank of New Zealand. It will be the RBNZ’s fourth consecutive 50bp hike in a tightening cycle that started in […]
USD/CAD: A Tale Of Two Labor Markets
USD/CAD: A Tale Of Two Labor Markets Traders are still trying to digest last week’s US jobs report, but one thing is clear that The US labor market is outperforming Canada’s labor market. Markets are starting to settle into the traditional “Dog Days of Summer” trade, major indices, commodities and currency pairs seeing relatively little […]
Upcoming Market Updates: PY, CNY, EUR, USD
Upcoming Market Updates: PY, CNY, EUR, USD PY: PPI y/y, it measures Change in the price of goods sold by corporations. CNY: PPI y/y, it measures Change in the price of goods purchased and sold by producers. CNY: CPI y/y, it measures Change in the price of goods and services purchased by consumers. EUR: German […]
US CPI Preview: Are we past peak inflation?
US CPI Preview: Are we past peak inflation? Price pressure may show slowing down while the Fed’s preferred Core CPI measure shows that underlying inflation is still rising. Tomorrow the US Bureau of Labor Statistics will release the July Consumer Price Index report. Economists are expecting CPI headline to come in at 0.2% MoM , […]
Upcoming Market Updates: AUD, JPY, AUD, EUR, GBP, CHF, CAD, USD
Upcoming Market Updates: AUD, JPY, AUD, EUR, GBP, CHF, CAD, USD AUD: AIG Services Index, it measures level of a diffusion index based on surveyed service-based companies. JPY: Average Cash Earnings y/y, it measures Change in the total value of employment income collected by workers. JPY: Household Spending y/y, it measures Change in the inflation-adjusted […]
AUD/USD After RBA Meeting
AUD/USD After RBA Meeting Policy rate as expected by RBA was raised by 50 bps to 1.85% last Tuesday. This is the fourth consecutive hike and steepest in almost 30 years. This helped a little to raise AUD/USD, which was down by almost 1% from the beginning of this week. This release leaves the pair […]
Swiss National Bank, CHF
Swiss National Bank, CHF A message from Swiss National Bank was sent to markets last week which was that it may take monetary policy measures at any time between regular assessment dates if circumstances require that. Last meeting of SNB on 16th June surprised markets and hiked interest rates by 50bps from record low of […]