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Yen Jumps on Rate Hike Speculation

November 27, 2024
Overview: The US dollar has a softer profile today. All the G10 currencies are higher, led by 1%+ surge in the yen amid heightened speculation of a rate hike next month, while the US 10-year yield is near 4.25% today, the lowest since the election. Although the Reserve Bank of New Zealand allows for another half-point cut after delivering the seco…
Yen Jumps on Rate Hike Speculation Yen Jumps on Rate Hike Speculation Reviewed by Marc Chandler on November 27, 2024 Rating: 5
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FX Becalmed Ahead of the Weekend and Next Week's Big Events

October 25, 2024
Overview: The dollar is trading quietly, with a slightly firmer today. There has been little follow-through selling after yesterday's setback. The Canadian dollar and sterling are faring best. The yen is a little softer after Tokyo's CPI came in lower as expected due to the government's energy subsidy. The election for the lower house …
FX Becalmed Ahead of the Weekend and Next Week's Big Events FX Becalmed Ahead of the Weekend and Next Week's Big Events Reviewed by Marc Chandler on October 25, 2024 Rating: 5
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US Dollar Returns Bid on the Back of Firmer Rates

September 09, 2024
Overview:  After falling following the US jobs report before the weekend, US interest rates have come back firmer, helping the give the dollar a boost. A downward revision to Japan's Q2 GDP, reflecting weaker consumption, business investment, and a little more inflation, have helped the greenback retrace the pre-weekend losses against the yen.…
US Dollar Returns Bid on the Back of Firmer Rates US Dollar Returns Bid on the Back of Firmer Rates Reviewed by Marc Chandler on September 09, 2024 Rating: 5
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Is the US CPI Anti-Climactic?

August 14, 2024
Overview: Today's US CPI is the focus but the bar to a Fed cut next month is low, and it could prove anti-climactic. The more moderate inflation reading creates more space for the central bank to respond to signs of a continued slowing of the US labor market and adopt less restrictive policy. The dollar is mixed as the North American session g…
Is the US CPI Anti-Climactic? Is the US CPI Anti-Climactic? Reviewed by Marc Chandler on August 14, 2024 Rating: 5
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Yen Slumps, Germany Contracts, and the Week's Key Events Still Lie Ahead

July 30, 2024
Overview: An unexpected decline in Japan's unemployment did not prevent a retreat in the yen to a four-day low ahead of tomorrow's data and conclusion of the BOJ meeting. The dollar has probed the JPY155 area where nearly $3.5 bln options expire today. An unexpected contraction Germany's Q2 GDP was offset in the aggregate by better Fre…
Yen Slumps, Germany Contracts, and the Week's Key Events Still Lie Ahead Yen Slumps, Germany Contracts, and the Week's Key Events Still Lie Ahead Reviewed by Marc Chandler on July 30, 2024 Rating: 5
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Market Takes JPY Lower Despite Intervention Speculation, While Sterling Shines Market Takes JPY Lower Despite Intervention Speculation, While Sterling Shines Reviewed by Marc Chandler on July 12, 2024 Rating: 5
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Nervous Calm Hangs over the Markets

June 25, 2024
Overview:  San Francisco Federal Reserve President Daly spoke aloud what many are thinking. The US labor market may be at an inflection point. The four-week moving average of weekly jobless claims is at the highest since last September and the early call for July nonfarm payrolls is about 185k, which if true, would be a sub-200k reading for the se…
Nervous Calm Hangs over the Markets Nervous Calm Hangs over the Markets Reviewed by Marc Chandler on June 25, 2024 Rating: 5
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Self-Inflicted Wounds in Europe and Japan Help the Greenback Shrug Off the Drag of Lower Rates Self-Inflicted Wounds in Europe and Japan Help the Greenback Shrug Off the Drag of Lower Rates Reviewed by Marc Chandler on June 14, 2024 Rating: 5
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