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Canadian pullback in discretionary services spending becoming more evident — RBC
RBC is out with its latest consumer spending tracker.Canada's largest bank uses its card-spending data to track spending patterns and in October noticed a shift away from vacations and eating-out and towards gasoline and clothing purchases.Spending on physical...
EURUSD continues to trade above and below the 50% retracement
EURUSD trades above and below the 50% midpointThe EURUSD has continued to move up and down as the trading week comes to an end. Recall from Tuesday, the parable sharply higher after the lower-than-expected CPI data. That took the price up to a high of 1.0867. On...
Fed’s Collins doesn’t comment on current policy
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Weekly Market Recap (13-17 November)
The New Zealand Services PMI fell back into contraction:Services PMI 48.9 vs. 50.6 prior.Below the long-term average of 53.5.New Zealand Services PMIThe RBA Assistant Governor Kohler highlighted how the decline in inflation could be more gradual that previously...
ECB’s Wunsch: We are in a weak form of stagflation today
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Canada PPI data for October -1.0% versus 0.4% last month and 0.2% expected
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US October housing starts 1.372m vs 1.350m expected
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ForexLive European FX news wrap: Dollar drops as yields dip, reaffirming Tuesday moves
Headlines:Markets:JPY leads, USD lags on the dayEuropean equities higher; S&P 500 futures up 0.2%US 10-year yields down 3.1 bps to 4.414%Gold up 0.4% to $1,988.94WTI crude up 1.3% to $73.82Bitcoin up 1.0% to $36,320After a bit of a pause in the action following...
EU to ban sales to Russia of tankers for crude oil or petroleum products
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Dollar extends declines further across the board
It's shaping up to be a rough end to the week for the dollar as markets are finally following through on the moves on Tuesday. Treasury yields are pushed lower and the greenback is suffering for it, with USD/JPY now down 0.9% to 149.30 on the day.USD/JPY vs US...
ECB’s Holzmann: We stand ready to raise rates again if necessary
Markets should know that it's not the end of the story yetAnything can happen in December meetingInterestingly enough, when asked if he does rule out a rate cut in Q2 next year, he replies "that would be a bit early". It's a confusing one as does it mean it is too...
AUD/USD buyers get a second bite at the cherry
It's been a back and forth last few days for AUD/USD but it looks like perhaps buyers are finally about to win out the week. With the dollar tumbling alongside bond yields today, the aussie is managing to pick itself back up to trade above 0.6500 currently. And in...
Market Update – November 17
Stock markets struggled, and the Hang Seng in particular remained under pressure amid lingering concern over China’s growth outlook and a slump in Alibaba Group Hlds. as the company scrapped a spinoff of its cloud business due to US chip export restrictions....
Key Trading Levels for Majors
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Eurozone October final CPI +2.9% vs +2.9% y/y prelim
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Europe CPI – Analysts Expect it to Come Lower as Lagarde Mentioned
We're at the end of yet another week filled with impactful data, especially from the US. Throughout this week, we've delved into the US CPI and the retail sales. I almost forgot to mention the positive data that came from Australia yesterday. Employment figures rose,...
DXY Rebounds Off Lows, Ends Flat; AUD, NZD Tumble; Risk-Off
This article was written by ACY Securites’ Michael Moran.Mixed Data, Lower Yields, Fed Uncertainty Weigh on SentimentSummary:The Dollar Index, a popular gauge of the Greenback’s value against a basket of 6 major currencies ended flat at 104.35, after dropping to...
10-year Treasury yields fall towards key technical level
As we look towards the closing stages of the week, the main focus is on the bond market. And with yields slipping further in European trading, it is sparking some broader market moves. Of note, USD/JPY is now down 0.8% to 149.55 while stocks are beginning to pick up...
USD/JPY slides below 150.00 as yields continue to fall
USD/JPY hourly chartThe pair is now down to its lowest level since last Monday in a drop below the 150.00 mark amid a continued fall in Treasury yields. 10-year yields are now down 6 bps to 4.385% and that is dragging the dollar down with it as USD/JPY is the notable...