Mon: Australian Retail Sales (Jul)Tue: NBH Announcement, German GfK Consumer Sentiment (Sep), US CaseShiller (Jun) and JOLTS (Jul)Wed: Australian CPI (Jul), Spanish Flash CPI (Aug), EZ Sentiment Survey (Aug), US GDP 2nd Estimate (Q2), US ADP National Employment...
Forexlive Americas FX news wrap 25 Aug: Powell/Fed prepared to raise rates but “carefully”
US equities finish the week on a high noteECB's Kazaks: I'm in no rush to say that we are done on ratesLagarde: "Pretty confident" that by end-2023 inflation numbers will look differentECB Lagarde: Need to set rates at sufficiently restrictive level for as long as...
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US equities finish the week on a high note
Closing changes:S&P 500 +0.6%DJIA +0.7%Nasdaq Comp +.09% Russell 2000 +0.4%Toronto TSX Comp +0.5%On the week:S&P 500 +0.8DJIA -0.4%Nasdaq Comp +2.3%Russell 2000 -0.4%Toronto TSX Comp -0.1%The chart of the Russell 2000 is concerning. It looks topped out and the...
ECB’s Kazaks: I’m in no rush to say that we are done on rates
In no rush to say that we are done on rates, a rate pause wouldn't mean stoppingWe will see the data then decideStopping too early is bigger problem than cuttingShould return to 2% target sooner than end-2025 This article was written by Adam Button at...
Lagarde: “Pretty confident” that by end-2023 inflation numbers will look different
Disinflation has to be 'timely' and 'sustainable'German growth not broken and demonstrating resilienceProximity to war in Ukraine part of the reason for differing economic paths for US and EuropeChanging inflation target would be 'deceptive' and counter to anchoring...
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ECB Lagarde: Need to set rates at sufficiently restrictive level for as long as necessary
Energy transition and climate change is triggering profound transformations in energy marketsWe are seeing profound changes in the labour market and the nature of workIf we face both higher investment needs and greater supply constraints, we are likely to see stronger...
Risk trades storm back as the volatility continues
Today's trading has been a journey as the market tries to sort out the economy and the bond market. Treasury yields are still higher on the day but have been reeled in from earlier levels.US 10-year yields are up just 0.2 bps on the day to 4.23% from a high of 4.28%...
WTI crude futures settle at $79.83
The price of WTI crude oil futures are settling at $79.83. That's up $0.78 or 0.99%.For the week, the price-1.03% or $-0.87 (at current levels). It is the 2nd consecutive week to the downside after last week's decline of -3.04%.Crude oilLooking at the chart above, at...
Euro flat on the day as we wait for Lagarde’s speech
EURUSD 10 mWhat's priced in for the ECB ahead of today's speech from President Christine Lagarde and her 3 pm ET speech? The market is priced 50/50 for whether there will be a hike on September 14 and that rises to above 70% for the October meeting and then fades in...
Brent crude oil drops $1 quick after breaking $84
Brent crude hourlyOil has taken a quick trip lower after brent fell through $84 in the past hour. That leaves oil down 31-cents on the day after rising as high as $84.74 earlier.The selling comes despite the latest US oil rig count falling by anotehr 8 rigs. They're...
As the month moves to a close, where have the markets taken traders?
With the month ending next Thursday, what moves did we see in August?The USD moved higher versus all the major currencies:DXY: Looking at the dollar index (weighted dollar index), it moved up 2.28% this month. Looking at the daily chart, the price started the month...
Baker Hughes total rigs down to 632 from 642 last week
Oil rigs moved from 520 to 512 or -8 rigsNatural gas rigs moved from 117 to 115 or -2 rigsTotal rigs moved from 642 to 632 or -10 rigsThe trend in rigs continue to the downside. From a year ago, the total rigs are down -133 rigs or -17.4%. The price of crude oil is...
Weekly Market Recap (21-25 August)
Monday:The PBoC cut the 1-year LPR rate by less than expected and held the 5-year rate steady:LPR 1-year 3.45% vs. 3.40% expected and 3.55% prior.LPR 5-year 4.20% vs. 4.05% expected and 4.20% prior. PBoCThe German July PPI missed expectations:PPI M/M -1.1% vs. -0.2%...
Goolsbee: Still feels confident about reaching the “golden path” of a soft landing
> Central Banks > Goolsbee: Still feels confident about reaching the "golden path" of a soft landing Central Banks Talking on CNBC at Jackson Hole <!--> --> <!--> --> Feels confident about a soft landingNothing has happened in the last 2 months...
NZDUSD falls to trend line support on daily chart and there is a stall of the fall
NZDUSD tests trend line support and bouncesThe NZDUSD - like other currencies versus the US dollar - has seen USD buying/NZDUSD selling. THe prices low reached a new low going back to November 2020 at 0.5895. The low price today reached 0.5885.At the session low, the...
European indices snapped back higher into the close and end the day positive
The major European indices rebounded into the close and in doing so moved into positive territory. A snapshot of the market closing levels shows:German DAX, up 10.35 points or +0.07%Frances CAC, up 15.14 points or +0.21%UK's FTSE 100 up 4.93 points or +0.07%Spain's...
Fed’s Mester: We probably still have more work to do
We have to be very diligent about thisWe don't want to be satisfied because inflation remains too highWe've had stronger underlying momentum since June forecastsWe've made progress on inflationCore inflation over 4% is still too highNotes she doesn't have cuts built...
A September UAW strike is almost a sure thing
UAW workers are voting now to authorize a strike and the current tally is around 97%. This is more of a procedural step to give union leadership the power to strike and was a sure thing.The problem is that workers are asking for a lot in negotiations, and that's not a...