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USD/JPY hourly chartJust keep an eye out on USD/JPY before the weekend as we could get a push to 150.00 at any point in time now. The pair is up slightly on the day, hovering around 149.94 currently. In case you need a reminder on the last time it hit the figure...

Japanese banks have sufficient capital bases to perform financial intermediation activities appropriately even amid tightening of global financial conditionsHowever, vigilance against tail risks continues to be warrantedContinued monetary tightening and economic...

Prior +0.4%Retail sales -1.0% vs -0.1% y/y expectedPrior -1.4%; revised to -1.3%Retail sales (ex autos, fuel) -1.0% vs -0.4% m/m expectedPrior +0.6%Retail sales (ex autos, fuel) -1.2% vs -0.2% y/y expectedPrior -1.4%; revised to -1.3%It may sound repetitive but this...

Major currencies are once again caught in a bit of a bind, staying little changed ahead of European morning trade. Traders are finding it tough to really extrapolate from the clues offered up by the bond market as geopolitical tensions are muddying sentiment...

The fall yesterday could be in part due to both rising Treasury yields and also the geopolitical worries surrounding the Israel-Hamas conflict. Tech stocks fell the most with the Nasdaq itself down 1% but perhaps more worryingly, we are seeing a pattern of lower...

10-year yields in the US are down 4.9 bps on the day to 4.939% now, after having come close to brush up against the key 5% mark. As geopolitical tensions are still persisting, that is perhaps offering some counter flows but I reckon bond traders might also be looking...

We're seeing the high today hit near $1,982 before easing back to $1,978 on the day, still up 0.2% currently. That sees gold now move close to testing the June and July highs around $1,983-87 and that represents the next key technical hurdle before we get to the...

Middle East news was fairly quiet during the session here. Speculation is rife that the ground moves on Gaza will commence this weekend, perhaps the eerie quiet is support for this. US Treasuries rose a little during the session (i.e. yields dipped). If there are...

The U.S. Department of Energy is looking to purchase 6 million barrels of crude oil for delivery to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in December and January.Part of replenishment efforts. Looking to buy the oil at $79 a barrel or lessUp from its earlier preferred range...

Bloomberg (gated) with the report.Reuters too had info on this, in brief: The Indian government's discomfort over letting state-controlled refiners pay for Russian oil imports with Chinese currency has held up the payment for at least seven cargoes, people with direct...

China's Ministry of Commerce statement - says the tighter restrictions are based on protecting national security and interests: Commerce Ministry adjusts export restriction on some graphiteAdjustment on export restriction on graphite effective December 1Exporters need...