ING analysts Chris Turner and Padhraic Garvey see the Bank of Japan maintaining its tightening bias after June’s move to 1.00%, with most board members viewing Japan’s neutral rate near 2.00%. While some officials may f…
July 29 (Reuters) – GE HealthCare on Wednesday beat Wall Street estimates for second-quarter profit, helped by strong demand for its diagnostic and imaging devices and refunds of tariffs imposed under U.S. President Do…
The United States (US) Federal Reserve (Fed) announces its interest rate decision on Wednesday, another pivotal meeting for markets to gauge the stance of policymakers as they assess how rising crude Oil prices could im…
Michael Pfister of Commerzbank argues that subdued imported inflation and low exchange rate pass-through give the Swiss National Bank (SNB) little reason to tighten policy. Despite a recent uptick in prices, he expects …
UOB’s SGD NEER model shows the index at 1.68% above the midpoint of the policy band, after ending the previous session 171 basis points above it. The model is expected to remain between 1.40% and 1.90% above the midpoin…
According to Reuters, United States (US) President Donald Trump said in a phone interview with Fox News on Wednesday that the US would carry out further strikes against Iran in response to attacks targeting US positions…
The Canadian Dollar (CAD) modestly outperforms the US Dollar (USD) on Wednesday, drawing support from a rebound in Oil prices as the war in the Middle East intensifies again following a brief calm. At the time of writin…
BNY reports that renewed Iranian–U.S. hostilities lifted Brent above 3%, reviving the inflation channel but remaining secondary to Fed and AI valuation drivers. The bank notes the U.S. interception of Iranian missiles a…
BNY’s Geoff Yu notes Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) has hired active domestic bond managers for the first time in five years to improve expertise and diversification amid volatile JGB markets. The fun…
ING’s Warren Patterson and Ewa Manthey highlight that speculative net long positions in LME Copper increased notably in the latest COTR data, supported by tight supply and low inventories. They note broader sentiment ha…
uniQure N.V. (NASDAQ:QURE - Get Free Report) shot up 12% during trading on Thursday . The company traded as high as $10.04 and last traded at $10.1250. 1,648,051 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, a decline of…
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Rabobank's Senior FX Strategist Jane Foley discusses how the Federal Reserve (Fed) and Bank of Japan (BoJ) decisions could shape USD/JPY, noting that Fed Chair Warsh’s stance on forward guidance adds uncertainty. Foley …
ING strategists Francesco Pesole and Frantisek Taborsky expect the Federal Reserve to keep rates unchanged, with two dissenters possibly voting for a hike, limiting downside in front-end USD rates. They argue the Dollar…
Commerzbank’s Michael Pfister analyses how the Swiss National Bank’s recent shift toward tolerating a weaker Swiss Franc affects inflation and EUR/CHF. Using a structural exchange rate pass-through model based on invoic…
The US Dollar (USD) stands at a critical juncture as financial markets prepare for the Federal Open Market Committee's (FOMC) upcoming interest rate announcement. Following a volatile month marked by sharp swings in cru…
Societe Generale analyst highlight that AUD/USD is offered below 0.6950 after softer June Consumer Price Index (CPI), with markets scaling back expectations for an RBA hike. Technically, the pair has defended the March …
Gold (XAU/USD) consolidates above $4,000 on Wednesday, as price action remains choppy amid growing caution ahead of the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) monetary policy announcement, while the war in the Middle East intensifies …
The Euro (EUR) holds marginal gains against the US Dollar on Wednesday after finding some support in the mid-range of the 1.1300s earlier this week but remains unable to find acceptance above 1.1400. This leaves the EUR…
ING’s Michiel Tukker expects the Federal Reserve (Fed) to keep rates on hold, even as markets price a 30% chance of a hike. He notes that any decision will move United States (US) rates and influence global curves. Tukk…
The US Dollar (USD) holds gains near 13-month highs against the Swiss Franc (CHF), with the USD/CHF pair trading a few pips shy of 0.8200, set for a 1.3% monthly rally. Swiss ZEW Economic sentiment has shown a significa…
Geoff Yu at BNY reports that global equity allocations have reached a record share of portfolios, with United States (US) markets dominating both equity and fixed-income holdings. Yu sees recent Dollar-selling from equi…
This Monday, March 2, the Paris Stock Exchange begins the week in a climate of strong tension. At 10:17 AM, the CAC 40 drops 1.93% to 8,415.02 points, in a session marked by a dramatic imbalance: 36 stocks are down, onl…
MUFG’s Lee Hardman notes that the Australian Dollar, a beneficiary of AI-related demand, has weakened after another softer-than-expected Australian Consumer Price Index (CPI) release. Core inflation undershot the Reserv…