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BOE’s Greeene: We’re closer to target than just a few months ago
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The NZD is the strongest, and the USD is the reduced as the NA session begins
The NZD is the strongest and the USD is the weakest as the North Ameican session begins. Yesterday, Chair Powell (and Fed Gov. Jefferson) declined to state that rate cuts were likely to be appropriate this year (omitting is just as good as saying it), which was a...
ForexLive European FX news wrap: Dollar run pauses, UK inflation slows less than expected
Headlines:Markets:NZD leads, USD lags on the dayEuropean equities higher; S&P 500 futures up 0.3%US 10-year yields flat at 4.655%Gold up 0.3% to $2,388.80WTI crude down 0.7% to $84.77Bitcoin flat at $63,053The dollar is taking a bit of a breather today as it...
US MBA mortgage applications w.e. 12 April +3.3% vs +0.1% prior
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When there’s fear in the market..
Iran-Israel tensions are casting a dark shadow over the market, providing what can be argued as a timely retracement in equities and risk trades. But whenever geopolitics tend to get involved, the first thing that always comes to mind for me is the saying buy value,...
Dollar holds slightly lower in European morning trade
The dollar is slightly lower across the board so far today, as the bulls look to be taking a bit of a breather. There's not much to work with during the session but it just seems like a bit more of a consolidation after the gains from last week mostly. GBP/USD is one...
Eurozone March final CPI +2.4% vs +2.4% y/y prelim
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Will the Halving Boost BTC Growth?
Very soon, on April 19, to be exact, the long-awaited Bitcoin halving will take place. After that, rewards to miners will drop from 6.25 BTC to 3.125 BTC per block found.So, how will this shake out Bitcoin?Many "experts" claim that after the halving, coin “creation”...
US futures pare losses as risk mood holds up for now
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Market News – Appetite for risk-taking remains weak
Economic Indicators & Central Banks: Stocks, Treasury yields and US Dollar stay firmed. Fed Chair Powell added to the recent sell off. His slightly more hawkish tone further priced out chances for any imminent action and the timing of a cut was pushed out further....
Japan monthly visitors hit a record high in March, crosses 3 million for first time ever
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UK Inflation Surprise: CPI Drops Less Than Expected, Boosting GBP
UK CPI, GBP/USD AnalysisUK CPI drops in March but less than expectedPound sterling reaction: Intraday gains eye 1.2500 level but GBP/USD selloff has been unrelentingGet your hands on the Pound sterling Q2 outlook today for exclusive insights into key market catalysts...
Japan chief Cabinet secretary says closely watching FX moves, prepared for full measures
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European indices fairly mixed at the open today
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Sterling climbs on slightly stronger UK inflation data
GBP/USD hourly chartTo be honest, the reaction here is a little surprising as the inflation numbers were just a slight beat on estimates. But it seems that it doesn't take much to spook markets these days, especially with the Fed outlook changing quite drastically...
NZ statistics office owns up to inflation data release error
Eamonn provided some colour to that during the release at the time already:"Newswires published the q/q initially at +6.8% q/q. Which is far beyond the realms of the likely. I mean, that'd be a gazillion sigma event or something. So, yeah, you may have seen +6.8%...
UK March CPI +3.2% vs +3.1% y/y expected
Prior +3.4%Core CPI +4.2% vs +4.1% y/y expectedPrior +4.5%The pound has nudged higher on the numbers here, as price pressures are holding slightly stronger than estimated. Compared to February, the annual readings still reflect a drop but with core inflation still...
UK inflation the highlight on the data docket today
The dollar is keeping in a steadier mood as we approach European morning trade. Meanwhile, equity futures are mildly higher while bond yields are staying underpinned. It's pretty much been a consolidative start to the week, all things considered.Looking to the session...
FX option expiries for 17 April 10am New York cut
There are a couple to take note of, as highlighted in bold.The first one being for EUR/USD at 1.0630, which could help to limit price action movement in the session ahead. The pair is consolidating somewhat around 1.0610-40, so the expiries should help to keep that...