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Week Ahead – RBA and RBNZ to keep up rate-cut rhetoric; UK and Japan to post Q2 GDP

Posted on August 2, 2019 at 1:33 pm GMT

It will be the turn of the Reserve Bank of Australia and the Reserve Bank of New Zealand to next announce their latest policy decisions following a busy week for central banks. New Zealand will also see the release of the quarterly employment report and jobs figures are due out of Canada too. The highlight for the United Kingdom and Japan will be GDP growth numbers for the second quarter, and in China, the monthly trade and inflation releases will [..]

Daily Market Comment – Stocks sink as Trump escalates trade war; US payrolls due

Posted on August 2, 2019 at 8:17 am GMT

Equities plunge, yen skyrockets as trade war fears heighten Nonfarm payrolls may present a one-sided risk for the dollar today Chance of UK General Election rises as Johnson’s working majority slips Risk aversion takes over markets as Trump threatens new tariffs American equities erased some early gains to close about 1% lower yesterday, after the US President took the trade war with Beijing to the next level – announcing that he will impose a 10% tariff on all remaining products [..]

Daily Market Comment – Fed’s ‘hawkish’ cut propels dollar higher; BoE next

Posted on August 1, 2019 at 8:36 am GMT

Fed cuts by 25bp, but appears hesitant to commit to more Dollar soars to two-year high versus euro, may have more room to gain for now BoE likely to adopt a more dovish tone at today’s meeting Stocks retreat after Fed, despite “constructive” trade talks Not-so-dovish Fed sends dollar soaring As expected, the Federal Reserve cut rates by 25 basis points (bp) yesterday, citing global growth and trade uncertainties coupled with muted inflation pressures as the driving forces behind the [..]

Daily Market Comment – Fed rate decision dominates a busy agenda

Posted on July 31, 2019 at 7:51 am GMT

Dollar may gain briefly if Fed only cuts rates by 25bp today Stocks feel the heat as Trump cranks up the trade rhetoric Flurry of key data due out of the Eurozone, US, and Canada Fed meeting: One cut at a time The main event for today will be the FOMC rate decision at 18:00 GMT, which will be followed by a press conference from Chairman Powell. The central bank is virtually certain to slash rates, so the real question [..]

BoE meets; spotlight on forecasts as risk of no-deal Brexit jumps – Forex News Preview

Posted on July 30, 2019 at 2:31 pm GMT

The Bank of England will announce its latest policy decision on Thursday at 11:00 GMT and will also publish its quarterly inflation report, followed by a press conference with Governor Mark Carney at 11:30 GMT. Markets are anticipating the Bank to strike a more dovish tone but whether this will involve signalling a rate cut is far from clear. What is certain, however, is that the meeting is unlikely to halt sterling’s slide, which is under pressure from the growing [..]

Daily Market Comment – Sterling pummeled by Brexit blues

Posted on July 30, 2019 at 8:37 am GMT

Sterling crumbles as no-deal rhetoric heats up – outlook still negative Bank of Japan takes no action, yen likes it German and US data due; trade talks resume Pound collapses as Boris plays ‘chicken’ with EU There’s no reprieve for the wounded British pound, which fell to a fresh 2½-year low against the dollar earlier today, following another round of worrisome Brexit rhetoric. Boris Johnson and his lieutenants reiterated that the Irish backstop is “dead”, with Foreign Secretary Raab saying [..]

Technical Analysis – GBPUSD heads to post-Brexit referendum lows

Posted on July 30, 2019 at 7:17 am GMT

The heavy sell-off in GBPUSD stretched into Tuesday’s session as fears over a no-deal Brexit mounted, with the pair diving below 1.22 and towards its post-Brexit referendum troughs. The RSI is slipping below 30, the Stochastics are heading towards the 20 level, while the market action is currently taking place under the lower Bollinger band, all flagging that conditions are oversold, and an upside reversal could be around the corner. Yet any recovery could prove short-lived if the MACD continues [..]

Daily Market Comment – Dollar lifted by US GDP, eyes Fed and trade talks; pound tumbles on no-deal Brexit risk

Posted on July 29, 2019 at 8:13 am GMT

US dollar at 2-month peak on US GDP beat, doubts about aggressive Fed easing cycle Cautious start to big week for central banks and US-China trade talks Pound tumbles to 28-month low as new UK PM sets ground for no-deal Brexit Dollar holds firm ahead of Fed The US dollar held onto Friday’s gains at the start of the trading week following the boost from better-than-expected US growth figures for the second quarter. The American economy grew by an annualized [..]

Week ahead – Fed, BoJ, and BoE meet ahead of US payrolls

Posted on July 26, 2019 at 9:37 am GMT

Investors will be glued to their screens next week, with a plethora of central bank meetings and an avalanche of data releases set to provide ample excitement. The Fed is certain to slash rates, though probably only by a quarter-point, which may briefly lift the dollar given expectations for even more aggressive action. The BoJ and BoE are both likely to soften their tones, while in the euro area, growth and inflation data may decide how forcefully the ECB acts [..]

Daily Market Comment – Euro rebounds from lows after ECB disappoints; dollar holds firm

Posted on July 26, 2019 at 7:58 am GMT

ECB pledges more stimulus but euro bounces back from 2-year lows as no change this month disappoints US dollar climbs to 2-month highs as odds of 50-bps cut fade on solid US data Pound heads back down again after EU rejects Johnson’s request to renegotiate backstop Euro off lows but subdued The euro was steadier on Friday following yesterday’s volatility in response to the European Central Bank’s highly anticipated monetary policy meeting. The ECB kept policy unchanged on Thursday, though [..]

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