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AUD/USD - Falls as RBA leaves interest rates on hold for a fourth month
RBA holds the Cash Rate at 4.1% AUDUSD falls despite warning that further hikes remain an option Key technical support eyed after brief consolidation The Australian dollar softened this morning after the RBA opted to leave the Cash Rate at 4.1% but warned some further tightening may be required. The decision and statement - the first under new Governor Michele Bullock - was largely in line with what we've heard before and was a long way from suggesting another rate hike is imminent.
by Craig Erlam
Podcast - USD/JPY relentless rally with RBA interest rate decision and US NFP on the radar next
OANDA Senior Market Analyst Kelvin Wong joins Jonny Hart to discuss the persistent upward movement of USD/JPY despite verbal intervention from Japanese officials to "talk down" the strength of the US dollar and uncover the factors that are supporting the current short-term uptrend of the USD/JPY. In addition, a discussion on the key US  jobs market data (non-farm payrolls) out on this Friday, and its possible impact on the US stock market. https://open.spotify.com/episode/1OxAXlV8rvU3SmiftIZT2p
by Kelvin Wong
EUR/CHF: Swiss franc looking like a key safe-haven trade for Europe
European stocks drop to their lowest level in more than six months Swiss franc stronger against most European counterparts (NOK and SEK firmer) Overnight index swaps still not A global bond market selloff European equities sharply lower and triggered some safe-haven flows towards the Swiss franc.  The EUR/CHF daily chart shows prices have tentatively fallen towards the lowest levels since September 21st.  Risk aversion is clearly in place given US lawmakers were able to tentatively avoid a shut
by Edward Moya
USD/JPY: Waiting on the BOJ to do something meaningful
Japanese Officials jawboning unable to upend dollar rally overnight US 10-year real yields approaches 15-year high Fed rate hike odds back over 50% for a hike by year end Over the weekend, Congress opted to kick the can down the road, passing a short-term stopgap funding bill.  This measure means the government will remain open until November 17th, providing natural disaster aid but not additional funding for Ukraine or border security. With a temporary funding solution in place, Wall Stree
by Edward Moya
Japanese yen edges lower after hawkish BoJ minutes
USD/JPY on doorstep of 150 line BoJ says it will buy more JGBs BoJ's minutes indicate 2% sustainable inflation may be close The Japanese yen has started the week with slight losses. In the European session, USD/JPY is trading at 149.80, up 0.29%. BoJ says it will buy more JGBs The Bank of Japan said on Monday that it will conduct an unscheduled purchase of Japanese government bonds(JGBs) on Wednesday.
by Kenneth Fisher
AUD/USD falls ahead of RBA meeting
Australian dollar falls below 0.6400 MI Inflation Gauge comes in at 0% RBA expected to hold rates at 4.1% The Australian dollar has started the week considerably lower. In the European session, AUD/USD is trading at 0.6397, down 0.55%. MI Inflation Gauge comes in at 0% The Melbourne Institute's Inflation Gauge was flat in September after 12 straight months of increases.
by Kenneth Fisher
USD/JPY rallied to an 11-month high despite a rosy Q3 Tankan report and verbal interventions
Upbeat longer-term inflationary expectations and business sentiment of large Japanese corporations could not derail the relentless up move of USD/JPY. Momentum factor and further potential 10-year US Treasury/JGB yield spread premium are supporting this current bout of rallies seen in USD/JPY at least in the short-term. The key resistances to watch will be at 150.00/150.30 and 150.80/150.90. The bulls of USD/JPY have continued to charge forward and broke above last week's high of 147.71 in toda
by Kelvin Wong
USD/CAD: Loonie weakens after GDP miss and on oil profit-taking
Canadian economy struggles to find growth Oil price rally exhausted as $100 price remains elusive GDP sends BOC rate hike odds down; October 25th meeting at 30.4% vs yesterday's 42.2% USD/CAD rises to a two-week high after loonie bulls disappeared after a disappointing July GDP report.  It looks like Wall Street was a bit too optimistic on the Canadian economy and expectations for August is for a similar reading. The Canadian economic outlook is struggling as the impact from Bank of Canada's ag
by Edward Moya
USD/JPY: Cooling inflation allows dollar rally to pause
US core inflation and personal spending softens Bond yields pare earlier losses; 10-year yield now only down 1bps to 4.565% US near-term inflation expectation drop to lowest levels since 2021 After a disastrous week, month, and quarter as the bond market selloff would not relent, US dollar long positions got closed out after further evidence supported the case that the Fed might be done hiking rates. ​ The latest round of economic data that showed spending and core inflation cooled.
by Edward Moya
DAX - Rebounds amid a major boost for the ECB but there's still a long way to go
Eurozone HICP inflation y/y 4.3% in September (5.2% in August), core HICP 4.5% (5.3%) US PCE inflation y/y 3.5% in August (3.4% in July), core PCE 3.9% (4.3%) DAX rebounds but remains below key technical level European stock markets are performing well at the end of the week after spending much of it in the red on the back of fresh interest rate concerns. A determination to drive home the message that interest rates will stay higher for longer appears to have finally wobbled investors
by Craig Erlam
Canadian dollar extends gains ahead of GDP
Canada's GDP expected to improve US PCE Core Prices projected to stay steady at 0.2% The Canadian dollar has posted losses on Friday. In the European session, USD/CAD is trading at 1.3446, down 0.28%. Canada's GDP expected to post 0.1% gain I have noticed the phrase "US exceptionalism" being bandied about lately.
by Kenneth Fisher
Japanese yen gains ground, Tokyo Core CPI eases
Tokyo Core CPI eases to 2.5% Japanese yen rises The Japanese yen is showing some life following a nasty slide earlier in the week, which saw it decline around 1.5% and come close to the symbolic 150 line. In the European session, USD/JPY is trading at 148.72, down 0.40%. Tokyo Core CPI falls to 2.5% Japan is experiencing higher inflation than it has known for decades, although it remains much lower than in other major economies. Tokyo Core CPI, which excludes fresh food, rose 2.5% y/y in Sept
by Kenneth Fisher
Euro gains ground, German inflation slides
German inflation falls sharply US GDP expands 2.1%, unemployment claims tick higher The euro continues to show volatility. EUR/USD has jumped 0.53% on Thursday, erasing almost all of the losses sustained on Thursday.
by Kenneth Fisher
AUD/USD: Positioned nicely to rebound if dollar weakness persists
US-China tensions might ease if Xi visits the US China's PMI data expected to show economy is stabilizing Despite property market crisis, iron ore demand is expected to remain strong The Australian dollar has been stabilizing over the past month around the 0.6340 level, which means if king dollar is ready for a pullback, a rally towards 0.6500 could unfold.  The key for the Australian dollar might be if the outlook for China improves.  The property crisis isn't going away anytime soon, but we c
by Edward Moya
EUR/USD: Euro rallies as German inflation falls to lowest levels since before Ukraine War
German HICP inflation declined sharply in September Italian-German 10-year yield spread tested 200 bps Dollar profit-taking begins after softer personal consumption data The king dollar trade has run out of steam. It took cooling German inflation and a global bond market selloff  that attracted foreign investment back into Europe.  The surge in European bond yields is actually bad news for the economy but should still provide some short-term relief for the euro. Italian debt fears The 10-year
by Edward Moya
EUR/CHF - Promising inflation data ahead of Friday's eurozone HICP release
Eurozone inflation data making positive moves ECB unlikely to raise rates again in this tightening cycle EURCHF entered into key resistance zone Inflation data from some eurozone member states was released on Thursday and there was some cause for optimism. While the eurozone HICP release isn't due until tomorrow, we do get some insight ahead of time from the individual country breakdowns and it's Germany that's offered a promising update this morning. Headline inflation in North Rhine Westphal
by Craig Erlam
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