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More Fed’s Waller: The economy has supported the cautious approach by the Federal Reserve
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Waller’s remarks have pumped up the US dollar
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Forexlive Americas FX news wrap: Stocks stay hot, FX stays cool
Markets:S&P 500 up 45 points, or 0.9%Gold up $15 to $2194US 10-year yields down 4.6 bps to 4.19%WTI crude oil up 10-cents to $81.72JPY leads, EUR lagsFX closing moves were small today as the market sorts through quarter-end and waits for some meaningful economic...
Fed’s Waller says may need to hold current rate for longer than expected, no rush to cut
Federal Reserve Board Governor Christopher Waller 'Still no rush' to cutting rates in current economyFed may need to maintain current rate target for longer than expectedNeeds to see more inflation progress before supporting rate cutNeeds at least a couple of months...
New Zealand data – March consumer confidence plunges to 86.4 (prior 94.5)
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SNB Vice President Schlegel says the Bank has no target for the franc (CHF) exchange rate
Schlegel is favoured to take the top spot at the bank when current Chair Jordan leaves in September after a decade in the job.He spoke at an event in in St. Gallen, Switzerland:Swiss National Bank has no target for the franc exchange rate“The National Bank monitors...
US Treas Sec Yellen says not ready to discuss potential US retaliation over China
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Economic calendar in Asia 28 March 2024 – where’s Waldo?
New Zealand data will kick off the calendar, followed by a speech from Waller. Adam previewed this here:While on central banks the Bank of Japan 'Summary' of its most recent meeting is due today. More on these under the screenshot. The most recent meeting was an...
Trade ideas thread – Thursday, 28 March, insightful charts, technical analysis, ideas
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Record S&P close fueled by late day buying; Nasdaq trails
The major US stock indices are closing higher helped by a late day buying spree. The S&P closed at a record high (its 21st this year). The small-cap Russell 2000 was the biggest mover after rising 2.13% on the day.Although the S&P index closed at a record high...
GBPUSD under 100hr MA but holding above key support levels
GBPUSD trades above the 100 day MA, but below 200 day MA.The GBPUSD last Friday moved below its 200-day MA (at 1.2590), and the low of a swing area between 1.2594 to 1.26137. That should have led to more selling momentum, but that did not happen. The price recovered...
The last time the Fed’s Waller spoke he put the focus on economic data
The highlight on the economic calendar later is a speech from Fed Governor Chris Waller. He has a hawkish bent, so there is some fear he could be the messenger of a tougher stance on monetary policy.However it's worth a look back to February 22, when he last spoke....
The trick to being a great emerging markets stock picker is not buying emerging markets
BNNBloomberg has a great story today about the #1 'emerging markets' fund manager, Lewis Kaufman.He is the manager of the Artisan Developing World Fund and the secret to his success -- it seems -- is not investing in emerging markets.As of the last public filing, more...
USDJPY receives strong resistance at 100-hour MA amid volatile trading environment
USDJPY still above key support at old ceiling areaThe USDJPY has experienced upward movement, reaching towards an earlier identified topside target at the 100-hour moving average (MA) located at 151.435. Despite this ascent, sellers present at the MA level have...
SNB’s Jordan: Lower inflation pressure allowed them to lower interest rates
The SNBs Jordan is speaking and says:Lower inflation pressure allowed them to lower interest ratesThe bank looks at the exchange rate closely and intervenes in Forex when necessarySNB has no set goal for Franc rateThe bank has reduced the size of the balance sheet...
EURUSD price action analysis: key levels and targets to watch
EURUSD trades below key MA/50% but above a floor target areaThe EURUSD is trading in a narrow trading range in the US session. The low was reached at 1.08102. The high in the US session reached 1.08251That keeps the pair below the falling 100 hour MA at 1.08314, the...
ANZ: We don’t feel comfortable taking long JPY positions yet; here is why?
USDJPY dailyANZ expresses hesitance in taking long positions on the Japanese Yen despite potential moderation in USD/JPY gains following the Bank of Japan rate hike in March. The bank compares the current BoJ's cautious approach and uncertain outlook for future rate...
XCAD Announces Multiple Governments’ Backing for New Initiative to Expand Web3 Education
XCAD Network - a tokenisation platform for YouTubers to connect and reward their viewers with crypto tokens - today announced it has signed MOUs (Memorandum of Understanding) with multiple governments to expand incentivised Web3 education to millions of people across...
US 10-year yields are in an interesting spot
US 10-year yields are at a two-week low, down 4.6 bps to 4.188% and at the lows of the day. That comes after a strong seven-year auction to follow up on yesterday's firm 5-year result.The auction sizes this week are huge but the demand is there, at least in terms of...