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Canada Sept new housing price index -0.2% vs +0.1% prior
Prior was +0.1%New home prices -1.0% y/yPrices were unchanged in 15 of the 27 census metropolitan areas surveyed, down in 9 and up in 3New home prices decreased the most month over month in September in Montreal (-0.7%), Edmonton (-0.7%) and Kelowna (-0.6%)Canadian...
China removes defense minister Li Shangfu
Chinese defense minister Li Shangfu disappeared from public view two months ago and there was a report that he was under investigation for corruption related to equipment procurement and development.He hasn't been seen in weeks and was officially stripped of the top...
ForexLive European FX news wrap: Euro drops on PMI woes
Headlines:Markets:AUD leads, EUR lags on the dayEuropean equities higher; S&P 500 futures up 0.5%US 10-year yields up 2.3 bps to 4.861%Gold down 0.6% to $1,961.07WTI crude up 0.3% to $84.75Bitcoin up 4.1% to $34,458Falling yields were the highlight yesterday and...
ECB’s Lagarde to EU officials: Inflation fight is going well
Eurozone economy to stagnate in the next few quartersRisks to inflation have become more balancedFiscal impasse is starting to turn into a headacheThe fear for the euro area now is that as the economy skirts around the risk of a recession, a second-round effect of...
Gold set for back-to-back losses for the first time in three weeks
The near-term chart shows the change in prospects for gold as price now falls below the 100-hour moving average (red line). That indicates that the near-term bias is now more neutral as sellers wrestle back some control:Gold (XAU/USD) daily chartThe fall comes after...
NZDUSD Technical Analysis – Watch happens around this key resistance
US:The Fed left interest rates unchanged as expected at the last meeting.The macroeconomic projections were revised higher, and the Dot Plot showed that the FOMC still expects another rate hike by the end of the year with less rate cuts projected in 2024.Fed Chair...
EUR/USD looks to undo yesterday’s technical breakthrough
The pair is now down to 1.0634 on the day, lower by 0.3% as it owes more to a slump in the euro with the dollar keeping relatively steadier on the session. The greenback was slightly softer earlier on but 10-year Treasury yields are now up 2.1 bps to 4.858% and that...
AUDUSD Technical Analysis – The pair is trading within a triangle
US:The Fed left interest rates unchanged as expected at the last meeting.The macroeconomic projections were revised higher, and the Dot Plot showed that the FOMC still expects another rate hike by the end of the year with less rate cuts projected in 2024.Fed Chair...
Market Update – October 24
The sell off in Treasuries abated in the later part of Monday as low prices attracted buyers. Stock markets are also looking somewhat more stable and most Chinese stock gauges improved after the country’s sovereign wealth fund bought exchange traded funds to...
ECB’s Makhlouf: Far too early to tell consequences of Middle East situation
> Central Banks > ECB's Makhlouf: Far too early to tell consequences of Middle East situation Central Banks Remarks by ECB policymaker, Gabriel Makhlouf <!--> --> <!--> --> We are watching the developments very closelyThey are bound to have...
USDCAD Technical Analysis – Watch these levels for the next direction
US:The Fed left interest rates unchanged as expected at the last meeting.The macroeconomic projections were revised higher, and the Dot Plot showed that the FOMC still expects another rate hike by the end of the year with less rate cuts projected in 2024.Fed Chair...
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UK October flash services PMI 49.2 vs 49.3 expected
Prior 49.3Manufacturing PMI 45.2 vs 44.7 expectedPrior 44.3Composite PMI 48.6 vs 48.7 expectedPrior 48.5The headline reading is a 9-month low and it points to further moderation in overall activity in the services sector. With both manufacturing and services sectors...
Loan demand by firms and households continue to decline sharply – ECB survey
Eurozone banks tightened credit standards further in Q3, more than expectedDecline in net demand for loans was significantly stronger than banks had expectedThis is mainly driven by higher interest rates, lower consumer confidenceIn other words, higher rates plus...
RBA’s Bullock: Australian dollar relatively stable, not a concern for policy
Focused on brining inflation to target within reasonable timeframeThere are risks inflation could return to target more slowly than forecastWill not hesitate to raise rates if there is a material upward revision to inflation outlookAustralian dollar is relatively...
Eurozone October flash services PMI 47.8 vs 48.7 expected
> Eurozone October flash services PMI 47.8 vs 48.7 expected Latest data released by HCOB - 24 October 2023 <!--> --> <!--> Prior 48.7Manufacturing PMI 43.0 vs 43.7 expectedPrior 43.4Composite PMI 46.5 vs 47.4 expectedPrior 47.2 --> Tags Most...
Flailing German economy fails to breath confidence in the euro
EUR/USD 1-minute chartThat translates to roughly a 30-pip drop after a slight nudge higher on the French PMI headline i.e. services sector beat. But the details continue to highlight problematic issues with the euro area economy as a whole - in particular Germany....
Germany October flash manufacturing PMI 40.7 vs 40.0 expected
Prior 39.6Services PMI 48.0 vs 50.0 expectedPrior 50.3Composite PMI 45.8 vs 46.7 expectedPrior 46.4There might be an improvement in the manufacturing sector although the bar is evidently set quite low for that. But the more pertinent issue here is that the services...
We are going to see higher interest rates for longer – Larry Fink
Increase in US deficit is highly inflationaryWe will not see a hard or soft landing in 2024Fed will have to raise interest rates furtherFink is BlackRock's CEO and his argument above sort of goes against what Bill Gross is saying yesterday here. Touché.MoneyMaker FX...