The money is coming from a politician, of course:Miles is Premier of Australia's Queensland state, which has a population of just over 5mn, which is nearly 20% of Australia's population. This sort of fiscal stimulus is, at the margin, making the Reserve Bank of...
New Zealand Building Permits for March 2024 -0.2% m/m (prior +14.9%)
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Japan’s Ministry of Finance have revealed their very weak hand propping up the yen
The BOJ intervened first on a Japanese holiday, that was on Monday this week. And then for a second time just hours ago, during NZ morning. While both times they had an impact, and they'll be gratified, these 2 times are both indications of how weak they, and the...
Bank of Canada’s Rogers says not seeing a high level of stress in the mortgage market
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Japan’s Kanda says he has nothing to say about whether Japan intervened in the yen
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Bank of Canada Governor Macklem – cut in rates a signal we are on track to @% inflation
Governor of the Bank of Canada, Tiff Macklem, and Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Rogers appearing before the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Commerce and the Economy.Earlier:Right after this post the you-know-what hit the fan in the yen, which meant Macklem went...
“Wow, USD/JPY is up nearly 200 points!” (Man seeing tree, not forest)
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Those wide spreads you are seeing in yen crosses are a feature, not a bug
I posted here as the first wave of intervention was hitting on why this is a cheap time of day to do it:If you are unaware of how the forex market works today has been an excellent lesson. Its touted as as a 24 hour market, and it is, but some times of day are...
USD/JPY is cratering, drops under 155.00 in super-thin intervention trade
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USDJPY falls below 100 hour MA and runs lower.
The USDJPY broke below the 100-day moving average and scooted all the way down to the 200-hour moving average at 155.98. The price moved below that moving average on its way to a low price of 155.793 before bouncing back to the upside. Recall from Monday's trade after...
USD/JPY slammed lower
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Bank of Canada Governor Macklem expects core inflation to continue to ease gradually
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CAD traders – Macklem speaking imminently (1615 Eastern time 2015 GMT)
Governor of the Bank of Canada, Tiff Macklem, will appear before the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Commerce and the Economy. He will be accompanied by Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Rogers.His speech will hit the Bank of Canada website at 1615 Eastern time....
Broader stock indices snatch defeat from the jaws of victory
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Forexlive Americas FX news wrap: Fed pushes back against rate hike fears
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Economic calendar in Asia Thursday, 2 May 2024, Bank of Japan minutes
The Bank of Japan minutes are from the meeting held on March 18 and 19. Given we had a more recent meeting (the one on April 25 and 26) these minutes are not expected to provide much fresh insight.As for the yen, its been given a little respite by the market (sell the...
Trade ideas thread – Thursday, 2 May, insightful charts, technical analysis, ideas
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A review of the price action in the major markets before, during and after
An Executive Summary of Fed Chair Powell's CommentsFederal Reserve Policy and Regulatory Framework:Powell emphasized the significance of completing the Basel 3 process, underscoring it as a critical regulatory priority for the Federal Reserve. The Fed remains...
What we learned from Powell and the Federal Reserve interest rate decision
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Dollar moves lower. Stocks higher as markets react positively to Powell’s comments
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