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- Submitted Jan 23, 2017|From marketpulse.com|2 comments
The ‘mighty’ U.S. dollar remains under pressure across the board since Trump’s inauguration speech on Friday still did not provide investors with clarity on his tax reform and fiscal spending plans – the speech reiterated protectionism, a word that ...
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OANDA commented Jan 18, 2017From Reuters url The interest paid by the Fed to major banks last year jumped to $12 billion as the central bank's chief tool for raising rates nationally provided a boon to some of the country's largest financial institutions. In preliminary ...
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- Submitted Jan 13, 2017|From marketpulse.com
The “mighty” dollar has managed to regain some of its recent lost ground overnight against the majors, with dip buying kicking in after the greenback’s retreat following President-elect Trump’s news conference on Wednesday. Since November, the ...
- Submitted Jan 12, 2017|From marketpulse.com|1 comment
U.S dollar bulls should be preparing for many more Trump disappointments. Yesterday’s was the first, but certainly not the last. In his first press briefing as U.S. president-elect, Trump presided over a wide-ranging session that touched on many ...
- Submitted Dec 20, 2016|From marketpulse.com|1 comment
Volatility across regional indices and major currency pairs remains seasonably compressed despite the geopolitical nerves in Europe. Sovereign debt saw a relatively strong bid over the last session on heightened geopolitical risk – a Russian ...
- Submitted Dec 19, 2016|From marketpulse.com
The dollar and sovereign yields fell overnight while Asian shares printed a new monthly low as the market cashed in some of their recent bets on Trumponomics and the ‘reflation’ trade. This will be a light week on many fronts – liquidity and ...
- Submitted Dec 16, 2016|From marketpulse.com
Investors are taking a breather from assimilating the probability of three-Fed rate hikes for 2017. The ‘mighty’ dollar, ruling on rate differentials, has fallen back from its “dozen baker” highs against a plethora of currencies. Given the likely ...
- Submitted Dec 15, 2016|From marketpulse.com|1 comment
The Fed did not surprise, they did what was expected of them on the headline, but it’s their foresight that has capital markets wildly gyrating. The big takeaway from yesterday’s FOMC meeting is the increase in the pace of tightening that’s been ...
- Submitted Dec 14, 2016|From marketpulse.com|1 comment
Today’s Fed meeting is of critical importance, not only for what it says about any change in interest rates, but also for what it signals about the path ahead. U.S policy makers are expected to hike +25bps for the second time in a decade at 02:00pm ...
- Submitted Dec 13, 2016|From marketpulse.com|1 comment
The Fed’s highly anticipated two-day meeting begins later today when U.S policy will decide whether to raise interest rates for the first time in 12-months. The latest results from the CME’s FedWatch tool indicate the likelihood of a rate increase ...
- Submitted Dec 12, 2016|From marketpulse.com
On the calendar front this is a busy week in capital markets. The Fed is expected to increase fed funds for the first time in 12-months. On Wednesday, the FOMC will issue both its policy statement and quarterly forecasts while Janet Yellen will take ...
- Submitted Dec 9, 2016|From marketpulse.com|1 comment
An expansive monetary policy buys time for reforms, but too much stimulus creates an unstable financial market. The ECB’s decision to reduce their monthly bond-buying rate as of April next year sends the market the correct message, especially after ...
- Submitted Dec 6, 2016|From marketpulse.com
Oil price surge and improving conditions to keep interest rate on hold The Bank of Canada (BoC) will release its rate statement on Wednesday, December 7 at 10:00 am EST. The central bank is not expected to update its benchmark rate from its record ...
- Submitted Dec 1, 2016|From marketpulse.com|7 comments
In November, Trump’s surprise U.S presidential win was a boon for the mighty dollar via the markets “reflation” trade hopes. Can the ‘big’ dollar gains be added to this month or has the market overshot the mark in their enthusiasm? The death of a ...
- Submitted Nov 29, 2016|From marketpulse.com|1 comment
USD putting pressure on oil and metals as OPEC debates agreement Commodity currencies have depreciated as global prices of oil and gold have dropped against a recovering U.S. dollar following the U.S. elections. The Canadian dollar is heavily ...
- Submitted Nov 24, 2016|From marketpulse.com
The dollar is extending its gains following yesterday’s strong U.S durable goods and consumer confidence data, along with Fed minutes that all but cemented a Fed rate hike next month. Europe’s single unit has fallen to its lowest level since March ...
- Submitted Nov 22, 2016|From marketpulse.com
USD to receive boost from December rate hike expectations The USD rally that started with the shock result of the U.S. election was not able to get traction this week. The dollar has recovered some ground before the Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday. ...
- Submitted Nov 18, 2016|From marketpulse.com
Comments from various Fed members point to a rise in interest rates next month Fed fund futures are signalling a 95 percent probability of a rate hike when the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meets on December 14. A repeat of last year’ lone ...
- Submitted Nov 10, 2016|From marketpulse.com
The USD continues its post election rally The final two weeks of the U.S. presidential elections were filled with high stakes drama as another FBI investigation on the Democratic candidate’s emails joined a sexual harassment scandal involving the ...
- Submitted Nov 7, 2016|From marketpulse.com
Market volatility continues with a risk-on rally gaining momentum overnight now that the FBI said Sunday that no new evidence was found to warrant charges against Clinton. Last week saw global equities slide again, crude oil under pressure on doubts ...