People's Bank of China USD/CNY reference rate is due around 0115 GMT.The People's Bank of China (PBOC), China's central bank, is responsible for setting the daily midpoint of the yuan (also known as renminbi or RMB). The PBOC follows a managed floating exchange rate...
National Australia Bank predicts an RBA interest rate cut in May 2025 (February questions)
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Japan November exports +3.8% y/y (expected +2.8%) imports -3.8% y/y (expected +1.0%)
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Australia Leading Index: Three quarters of components now giving positive growth signals
Westpac-Melbourne Institute Leading Index for November improves a touch again. Info in brief from the WPAC report:The six-month annualised growth rate in the Westpac-Melbourne Institute Leading Index, which indicates the likely pace of economic activity relative to...
Australian government forecasts ballooning debt
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Nissan and Honda are said to be in talks to set up a holding company
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‘Spy drones’ from China likely wreaking havoc over US, House foreign affairs chair claims
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ICYMI – China promised massive stimulus yesterday (will it work this time?)
Justin had the news on Tuesday here:China is said to be planning a record budget deficit of 4% of GDP for next year. That will be a step up from the target of 3% of GDP for this year.To 4% from 3% is substantial. Justin adds the caveat:Just be wary that all of these...
BoA bullish US stocks despite “boiling geopolitical instability”, waning US fiscal health
Bank of America analysts reaffirm their belief that U.S. equities remain firmly positioned within a secular bull market that originated from the depths of the 2008-2009 Global Financial Crisis (GFC). The bullish trajectory, they note, first solidified in 2013 when the...
Fed insider says FOMC cut today, but then “a much more cautious tone about further cuts”
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Oil – private survey of inventory shows headline crude oil draw much greater than expected
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New Zealand data: Q3 Current Account 10.6bn NZD (expected -10.5bn)
NZD not a lot moved, up a tic or so. The current account represents the most comprehensive gauge of a nation's international financial interactions. It encapsulates not just the exchange of goods and services, but also earnings from foreign investments and payments...
Is Milei rewriting economic theory?
When Argentina was mentioned just a year ago, economists immediately thought of three things: skyrocketing inflation, the devaluation of the Argentine peso, and government default.These issues became defining features of the Peronist and, later, Kirchnerist...
US stocks close lower. Dow down for the 9th consecutive day
The Dow extended its longest losing streak since 1978 to 9 trading days. That streak has been largely attributed to UniitedHealth. The price of that stock is down -22.0% since December 4. However, Nvidia is also down -11.02% over the last 9 trading days (so it isn't a...
Forexlive Americas FX news wrap: US retail sales boosted by autos
Markets:Gold down $9 to $2643US 10-year yields flat at 4.39%WTI crude oil down 55-cents to $70.16S&P 500 down 0.4%DJIA declines for ninth-straight day, worst streak since 1978JPY leads, AUD lagsIt was tough to pin down what was behind the various moves in the...
Economic calendar in Asia 18 December 2024 … while we wait for the FOMC
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Trade ideas thread – Wednesday, 18 December, insightful charts, technical analysis, ideas
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It’s a good time to be in the business of making electricity
Last week, CNBC's Jim Cramer interviewed Donald Trump at the NYSE and one thing stuck out for me: The President-elect said: We’re going to be way ahead of AI, and we’ve got to produce tremendous amounts of electricity. It’s unbelievable when you think that we need...
New Zealand Q4 consumer confidence 97.5 vs 90.8
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GBPUSD breaks above some key MAs but not the 200 bar MA on the 4-hour chart.
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