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Goldman Sachs say energy and gold potential effective hedges against geopolitical risks
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PBOC is expected to set the USD/CNY reference rate at 7.2885 – 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...
JP Morgan warns that bond yields above 5% could cause equities to struggle (Ya think?)
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Australian monthly consumer confidence -2.6% to 79.9 (prior +2.9%)
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US Retail Sales report preview: a ‘tepid’ result is expected
Traders are awaiting the US CPI data data later today. I'll have more to come on this separately.But, don't forget that on the following day we'll get key retail sales data also. Bank of America do not have a bright outlook for this data point, saying their in-house...
Australian consumer confidence plummets to a 4-month low as the RBA raises cash rate
The ANZ - Roy Morgan consumer confidence survey is conducted weekly. Comes in this week at a horrid 74.3, down 3.5 points from last week's 77.874.3 is the lowest in four monthsLast week saw the Reserve Bank of Australia raise its cash rate yet again after four months...
Boosting wages: Chatter about of Japan tax breaks for companies driving inflation battle
Japan's government is considering tax breaks for firms that grant 8% wage increases.That's the chatter doing the rounds, fuelled by a report in Japanese media (Yomiuri).The Japanese government want to incentivise pay increases as part of the battle to lock in...
China’s October financing data: Mixed results (ICYMI)
China published financing data for October on Monday, it was a bit of a mixed result. Justin had the data here:New yuan loans in October came in at 738.4bn CNYbeating the expected 665bn, and well down from September's 2310bnTotal (aggregate) Social Financing came in...
Forexlive Americas FX news wrap 13 Nov: Quiet Monday trade ahead of US CPI tomorrow
A fairly quiet Monday trading day in the forex with the major currency pairs all with trading ranges below the 22 day average. The USDJPY was the biggest mover, thanks to a sharp fall midday after the pair got within a few pips of the 32-year high at 151.93 (the high...
Central banks in NZ and Australia expected to cut rates from Q4 2024 says Goldman Sachs
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New Zealand food prices drop 0.9% in October 2023, impacting Inflation
New Zealand Food Price Index (FPI) fell 0.9% m/m in October 2023prior -0.4%for the y/y +7.1% Food prices make up nearly 19% of the NZ consumer price index, and thus the FPI is an important indicator of inflation in the country.---The Index is a measure of the changes...
USD/JPY plunges on Monday US time, speculation surrounds Bank of Japan intervention
Its going to be an interesting session in Asia and I'll be on the edge of my seat until I hear Japanese officials say they have no comment on the sharp drop for USD/JPY overnight. If you missed it you can check it out on the free ForexLive chart, here's a 1 minute...
A mixed Monday for the major stock indices. US CPI data to be released tomorrow.
It is a mixed Monday for the major stock indices ahead of the important US CPI data tomorrow at 8:30 AM. The headline CPI number is expected to rise by 0.1% with the core expected to rise by 0.3%. The YoY is expected to fall to 3.3% from 3.7% (YoY effects) while the...
Asian Economic Calendar: Key Events and Consensus Expectations for 14 November 2023
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Trade ideas thread – Tuesday, 14 November 2023
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AUDUSD corrects higher to 100 hour MA and finds sellers. Snaps 5 day slide though.
The AUDUSD corrected higher today and in the process snapped a 5-day down streak for the pair (higher USD in the process). The correction higher, however, it did find willing sellers against its falling 100-hour moving average of 0.63914. Ultimately if the buyers are...
Crude oil settles at $78.26
The WTI crude oil futures are settling at $78.26. That's up $1.09 or 1.41%. The low price reached $76.26. The high price was at $78.49. Technically the price moved back above its 200 day moving average at $78.45 intraday after trading below it for the 1st time since...
US federal budget deficit for October $-67 billion versus $65 billion expected
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Major US indices erase declines
The NASDAQ index is the last of the major indices to tick into positive territory. The index moved to a high of 13805.11. That took the index up 7.0 points on the day.The S&P index has traded as high as 6.53 points on the day, while the Dow Industrial Average has...