All ducks appear to be in a row for the Bank of Canada to kick-start the policy easing cycle and lower the overnight rate by 25 basis points to 4.75% on Wednesday. The move follows Read more…
The main release this week was euro area inflation from May. Inflation rose to 2.6% y/y from 2.4% in April, which was above expectations of 2.5%. The increase in inflation was due to core inflation Read more…
Markets With the EMU May Flash CPI and the US (core) April PCE deflators on the agenda, global trading today again was fully focused on inflation and what it could mean for the start and/or Read more…
TheStreet’s Conway Gittens brings the latest business headlines from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange as markets open for trading Friday, May 31. Related: Boeing supplier’s workers face the consequences of 737 Max Read more…
The New Zealand dollar continues its ascent for the second consecutive session against the US dollar, resulting in the NZD/USD pair climbing to 0.6125. This increase is attributed to recent US economic data indicating slower-than-expected Read more…
The Canadian economy grew by 1.7% quarter/quarter annualized (q/q) in 2024 Q1, while 2023 Q4 was revised lower (+0.1% q/q from +1.0%). Furthermore, the flash estimate for April showed a +0.3% monthly increase. Stripping out Read more…
Personal income slowed to 0.3% month-on-month (m/m) in April, down from March’s 0.5% gain, but in line with market expectations . Accounting for inflation and taxes, real personal disposable income declined -0.1% m/m in April, Read more…
Daily Pivots: (S1) 156.23; (P) 156.96; (R1) 157.54; More… Intraday bias in USD/JPY remains neutral first. Decisive break of 156.36 will confirm short term topping at 157.70, on bearish divergence condition in 4 H MACD. Read more…
Daily Pivots: (S1) 0.8995; (P) 0.9070; (R1) 0.9110; More…. Intraday bias in USD/CHF remains on the downside for the moment. Fall from 0.9157 is seen as the third leg of the pattern from 0.9223. Deeper Read more…
Daily Pivots: (S1) 1.2693; (P) 1.2721; (R1) 1.2760; More… GBP/USD is still bounded in range below 1.2799 and intraday bias remains neutral for the moment. Further rise is expected as long as 1.2670 support holds. Read more…