Prior 48.7Italy's manufacturing sector stops the rot and marginally grows for the first time in a year. A renewed growth in both output and new orders were the contributing factors. HCOB notes that:“Italy's manufacturing sector can breathe a sigh of relief. After...
Switzerland March manufacturing PMI 45.2 vs 44.9 expected
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European equities hold slightly higher to start the day
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Spain March manufacturing PMI 51.4 vs 51.0 expected
Prior 51.5Spain's manufacturing sector sustains a slight growth in March, helped by stronger output despite a softer increase in new orders. Prices remain a bit of an issue though, with the rate of inflation still seen at its highest since February 2023. But compared...
UK March Nationwide house prices +0.2% vs +0.3% m/m expected
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GBPUSD Technical Analysis – The breakout is a bad omen for the buyers
USDThe Fed left interest rates unchanged as expected with basically no change to the statement. The Dot Plot still showed three rate cuts for 2024 and the economic projections were upgraded with growth and inflation higher and the unemployment rate lower.Fed Chair...
FX option expiries for 2 April 10am New York cut
There is just one to take note of, as highlighted in bold.That being for EUR/USD at the 1.0735 level. With the dollar in the driver's seat, the expiries may not matter too much as the level isn't technically significant. At best, it could limit price action before...
German inflation the highlight of the European data docket today
It was a four-day weekend in Europe and that saw a rather quiet trading period up until late yesterday. During the US session, the dollar caught a bid as Treasury yields jumped higher. And the moves are something to be mindful of as we get back on the saddle in Europe...
Dollar in the driver’s seat to start April trading
European traders will be greeted with an air of dollar strength upon their return from the Easter holiday. That comes as the greenback caught a bid yesterday, helped out by stronger ISM manufacturing data here. But I would argue that it was more so a surge higher in...
ForexLive Asia-Pacific FX news wrap: Chinese state banks buying onshore yuan
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China’s state-owned banks selling USD/CNY – to support the yuan
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Bitcoin taking a hit, back under $68K
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Australia – growth in public employment has masked slowdown in private sector jobs market
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China property developer Country Garden stock suspended on Hong Kong exchange
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Goldman Sachs says equal-weight S&P 500 is now trading 13% above estimate of fair value
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PBOC sets USD/ CNY central rate at 7.0957 (vs. estimate at 7.2433)
The People's Bank of China set the onshore yuan (CNY) reference rate for the trading session ahead.USD/CNY is the onshore yuan. Its permitted to trade plus or minus 2% from this daily reference rate.CNH is the offshore yuan. USD /CNH has no restrictions on its trading...
Japanese authorities would probably target a 5 yen rally against USD for intervention
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PBOC is expected to set the USD/CNY reference rate at 7.2433 – Reuters estimate
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...
RBA March minutes show the Bank did not consider the case for an interest rate rise
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Samsung expected to raise the price of enterprise SSDs (NAND sector) by 20-25% in Q2
Samsung Electronics is expected to raise the price of enterprise SSDs in the NAND sector by 20-25% in the second quarter of this year.Info comes via South Korean business media. AI boom and the subsequent construction of data centres (AI-related storage servers) by...