A divergence in the Canadian and US economies is increasingly evident.Wednesday's Bank of Canada rate decision put a June rate cut squarely on the agenda while the US CPI report released on the same day may mean the Federal Reserve doesn't lower rates this year at...
EURUSD trades back to day lows and retests 61.8% retracement
The EURUSD has moved back to the downside after a modest rebound after US PPI and the Lagarde press conference. The ECB president did not rule out or endorse a June cut (data dependent). She did say, however, that the US and EU situations are different, which may give...
Williams Q&A: Core services ex-housing inflation falling faster than expected
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USDCHF corrects lower but falls into support targets. Buyers stall the fall.
The USDCHF has corrected lower after tamer PPI data in the US this morning. The fall took the price of the USDCHF pair below the old swing high from earlier in April at 0.90949, but found support buyers again stay swing area at 0.90712. The ability to find support...
Fed’s Barkin: Inflation data did not increase my confidence that disinflation spreading
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US stock indices higher after PPI calms inflation fears
The major US stock indices are opening higher led by the NASDAQ and after PPI data came in modestly lower than expectations .The latest government reports show a mixed picture of inflation, with a discrepancy between the consumer and producer price indexes. While...
Understanding the Ongoing Gold Rally!
Gold has entered a remarkable rally mode since the beginning of February, surpassing previous record highs despite the strong US Dollar and Treasury yields. So far in April, the gold price has continued to set new record highs and briefly touched a high of $2365 per...
Higher opening is seen in US major indices
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Kickstart your FX trading for April 11 w/a technical look at the the three major ccy pairs
In the kickstart video for April 11, 2024, I take a look at the technicals that are driving the three major currency pairs including the EURUSD, USDJPY and GBPUSD. How has the US PPI data, ECB rate decision, and comments from central bankers influenced the price...
Lagarde Q&A: A few members felt sufficiently confident to cut rates
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Lagarde opening statement: The economy remained weak in the first quarter
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ECB’s Williams: The outlook is uncertain and the FOMC must be data dependent
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Watch live: The April ECB press conference
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US initial jobless claims 211K versus 215K estimate
Prior week 221K revised 222Kinitial jobless claims 211K vs 215K estimate4-week moving average 214.25K vs 214.50K last weekcontinuing claims 1.817M versus 1.800M estimatecontinuing claims last week 1.791M revised to 1.789M4-week moving average of continuing claims...
US March PPI 2.1% y/y vs +2.2% expected
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Full rate statement from the ECB April rate decision
11 April 2024The Governing Council today decided to keep the three key ECB interest rates unchanged. The incoming information has broadly confirmed the Governing Council’s previous assessment of the medium-term inflation outlook. Inflation has continued to fall, led...
ECB leaves key interest rates unchanged in April monetary policy meeting
Prior decisionMain refinancing rate 4.50% vs 4.50% expectedPrior 4.50%Deposit facility rate 4.00% vs 4.00% expectedPrior 4.00%Marginal lending facility 4.75%Prior 4.75%Most measures of underlying inflation are easing, wage growth is gradually moderatingNot...
Forexlive European FX news wrap 11 Apr – Markets trade cautiously ahead of US PPI
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FMAS:24 – Discover the Benefits of Attending
The Finance Magnates Africa Summit (FMAS:24) will be here in a few weeks, with the countdown officially underway to the biggest event of the year in Africa in 2024. FMAS:24 returns for its second year in Sandton City, South Africa on May 20-22, 2024, at the luxurious...
Riksbank’s Jansson saying a cut was very likely at their March decision
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