The Federal Reserve hiked its Fed Funds again on Wednesday:Via Westpac (in brief), their assessment:FOMC to assess policy one meeting at a timeWith the downside risks to growth now believed to be as significant as inflation's potential upside, the FOMC are beginning...
Nomura still expecting another Reserve Bank of Australia rate hike, but not until November
Nomura with remarks on yesterday's inflation data from Australia and what the implication is for the Reserve Bank of Australia. Analysts at the bank say the inflation number was a "pleasant surprise", but do warn that with Australia's unemployment rate "remaining...
UK car output rises for fifth straight month in June – SMMT data
UK car production rose y/y for the fifth consecutive month in June 2023.The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) cited the pandemic-induced chip shortages easing. total of 84,767 output last month, an increase of nearly 16.2% y/ycar production is expected...
Big changes at the Reserve Bank of Australia – policy meeting dates for 2024 announced
Reserve Bank of Australia meetings were easy, the first Tuesday of each month except for January. That 'first Tuesday of the month' will be the case for August, September, October, November and December 2023.From 2024, changes are afoot! As part of the shifting the...
JP Morgan on the ‘stealth stimulus’ supporting the US economy even after rapid rate hikes
JP Morgan on the US deficit and how its supporting the economy. Main points from their note:The FY23 deficit is tracking about US$1.5 trillion, but only thanks to the odd accounting of student debt forgiveness Excluding student debt, the deficit would be closer to...
European Central Bank policy meeting Thursday, 27 July 2023 – preview –
Nomura is anticipating the rate hike from the European Central Bank today to be the final move higher for this cycle, a hike of 25bp for policy rates. The depo rate at 3.75% after this, says Nomura, is to be the terminal rate.Also expect a strong likelihood that the...
Goldman Sachs lowered their terminal RBA rate forecast to 4.6% (previously at 4.8%)
Yesterday we had the latest official inflation report from Australia:Responses so far:Via Goldman Sachs, also trimming rate hike forecasts for the Reserve Bank of Australia:lowered their terminal RBA rate forecast to 4.6% (previously at 4.8%)But still expecting a rate...
Forexlive Americas FX news wrap 26 Jul: Fed raises rates by 25 bps to 5.5%. 22-year high.
The Federal Reserves raise rates by 25 basis points as expected to 5.5%. The changes to the statement were modest. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell indicated that two upcoming Consumer Price Index (CPI) reports and two non-farm payrolls reports will be crucial...
ICYMI – NAB changed forecast for RBA next week to ‘on hold’ (prior was +25bp rate hike)
Justin had the news posted on Wednesday on the change of call from the National Australia Bank:NAB reasons that it expects the RBA to leave rates unchanged in August on the back of:1, the Q2 CPI result:and 2, while it continues to monitor incoming data on the...
US equity close: Dow extends winning streak to 13 sessions
I often say that the Dow Jones Industrial Average is a poor measure of the US stock market but it's certainly been a great investment for anyone who holds it or the DIA ETF over the past 13 sessions. There were some close calls along the way but what a streak to cap a...
Economic calendar in Asia for Thursday, 27 July 2023
It's a relatively quiet calendar while we tick off the hours until the European Central Bank decision. Earlier:This snapshot from the ForexLive economic data calendar, access it here. The times in the left-most column are GMT. The numbers in the right-most column are...
Trade ideas thread – Thursday, 27 July 2023
High risk warning: Foreign exchange trading carries a high level of risk that may not be suitable for all investors. Leverage creates additional risk and loss exposure. Before you decide to trade foreign exchange, carefully consider your investment objectives,...
Fed takeaway: Powell wants to keep September in play
Jerome Powell studying the calendar (AI image)Two CPI reports, two non-farm payrolls reports.Those are the big numbers that Fed Chairman Jerome Powell highlighted between now and the September 20 FOMC decision. The market is pricing in just a 20% chance of a hike,...
What the Fed Chair said about various topics like employment, inflation, growth, policy
Below is a summary of the comments from the Fed Chair Powell according to topicsEmployment and Labor Market:There is a continuing strong pace of job growth.Signs of labor supply and demand are coming into better balance.Labor demand substantially exceeds...
US stocks moving to the upside as Powell stresses data dependency
The major stock indices have pushed to the upside as Powell stresses data dependency.Dow Industrial Average top 170 points or 0.48% at 35609S&P index is up 11.2 points or 0.24% at 4578.61NASDAQ index is back in positive territory with a gain of 38 points or 0.27%...
Powell Q&A: We’re going to be going meeting-by-meeting
Inter-meeting data was broadly in line with our expectationsCPI was a bit better than expectationsWe haven't made any decisions about future meetingsWe're looking for moderate growth, we're looking for a better balance in supply and demand, particularly in labor...
Powell opening statement: The full effect of our tightening has yet to be felt
Without price stability, the economy doesn't work for anyoneWe've covered a lot of ground and the full effect of our tightening has yet to be feltStill a strong pace of jobs growthLabor demand still 'substantially' exceeds supplyThe process of getting back to 2%...
Not much movement. Waiting for Powell.
EURUSD: The EUSUSD remains above its 50% midpoint of the July trading range. That level comes in at 1.10539. The New York (and London session) held that midpoint level. The Asian session mostly traded below the midpoint level. On the top side, the falling 100-hour...
Watch live: FOMC press conference with Jerome Powell
Fed Chair Jerome Powell speaks for about an hour in his usual post-Fed press conference. The video is below but note this chart from Bespoke that highlights the tendency of the market to sell off after Powell wraps up his appearance at around 3:30 pm ET.Fed chair fed...
The full statement from the Fed July FOMC decision
Federal Reserve issues FOMC statementFor release at 2:00 p.m. EDTRecent indicators suggest that economic activity has been expanding at a moderate pace. Job gains have been robust in recent months, and the unemployment rate has remained low. Inflation remains...