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US: On Hold for the FED Dot Plot – ANZ Research Team at ANZ, suggests that the dot points the FOMC release next week will be key, as that will give us a central case expectation for their intentions over the second half of the year...
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Roberto Jacobs, 9 June 2016, 07:46
NZD Flying High After RBNZ - Rabobank Michael Every, Head of Financial Markets Research at Rabobank, notes that in New Zealand the RBNZ left rates unchanged as expected and as a result the NZD saw a dramatic surge up to 0.7125, the highest since June 2014...
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Roberto Jacobs, 9 June 2016, 07:43
Central Banks to the Sidelines The inability of central banks to forecast more than a month in advance along with an unwillingness to surprise is increasingly leaving them paralyzed...
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Roberto Jacobs, 9 June 2016, 07:12
Little RBA Cheer for Aussie Dollar Bears - UBS The Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) decision to leave the cash rate on hold at 1.75% earlier this week was expected. According to the UBS team, not so was the neutral rates bias delivered in the post-meeting media release...
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Roberto Jacobs, 8 June 2016, 22:31
AUD Remains Strong, Watch Fed and Aussie Q2 CPI's - UOB While the AUD/USD remains strong, analysts at UOB reminded us that the Reserve Bank of Australia kept the Official Cash Rate (OCR) unchanged at a record low 1.75% on Tuesday...
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Roberto Jacobs, 8 June 2016, 21:27
RBNZ Likely to Stay Pat at Record Low The Reserve Bank of New Zealand is likely to keep policy rates at record low at its monetary policy meeting scheduled on June 8 at 21:00 GMT. The central bank is expected to leave the Official Cash Rate at its record low of 2.25 percent...
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Roberto Jacobs, 8 June 2016, 15:13
JPY: Supported by Numerous Factors - MUFG Derek Halpenny, European Head of GMR at MUFG, notes that the yen is stronger versus most G10 currencies this morning as upside pressure persists with numerous factors set to keep the currency underpinned...
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Roberto Jacobs, 8 June 2016, 14:56
BoE: Could Forward Guidance Be Due for Another Change...
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Roberto Jacobs, 8 June 2016, 13:22
CHF: Swiss Reserves are Not What They Seem - BBH Research Team at BBH, suggests that the news that Switzerland's reserve rose to a new record high of CHF602.1 bln in May from CHF587.9 bln in April spurred talk that the SNB has been intervening covertly...
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Roberto Jacobs, 8 June 2016, 07:03
CAD: Downside Risks Remain Firmly in Place – RBC CM Research Team at RBC Capital Markets, suggests that the downside risks remain firmly in place for USD/CAD technically as crude oil is propelled higher off of uptrend support at 48.55. Key Quotes “With support at 1...
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Roberto Jacobs, 7 June 2016, 13:23
Sterling Volatility Heightened Leading Up to the EU Referendum - Investec Research Team at Investec, suggests that they have been talking a lot recently about volatility and particularly heightened Sterling volatility leading up to the EU referendum as uncertainty of the outcome, and how the poun...
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Roberto Jacobs, 7 June 2016, 13:10
Fed: On Hold for Now - SocGen Kit Juckes, Research Analyst at Societe Generale, suggests that the Fed’s on hold for now and probably until after the Presidential Election and that’s all that matters...
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Roberto Jacobs, 7 June 2016, 13:08 #Fed
Fed: Yellen Sticks to the Plan – Investec Research Team at Investec, suggests that the major event of the last 24 hours was Fed Chair Janet Yellen speaking for the last time ahead of next week's June FOMC policy meeting...
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Roberto Jacobs, 7 June 2016, 13:02 #Fed
Fed Chair Yellen Attempts to Calm Nerves after Weak NFP Report - MUFG Lee Hardman, Currency Analyst at MUFG, notes that the US dollar has remained on a weaker footing in the Asian trading session following yesterday’s speech from Fed Chair Yellen which signalled more caution over resuming rate hi...
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Roberto Jacobs, 7 June 2016, 10:37
AUD: Lack of RBA Easing Bias Lifts the Aussie - MUFG Lee Hardman, Currency Analyst at MUFG, notes that the Australian dollar has been one of the top performing currencies in the Asian trading session as it continues to benefit in part from dampened Fed rate hike expectations...
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Roberto Jacobs, 7 June 2016, 10:27
CHF: Policymaker Shifts on Swiss Interest and Exchange Rates – Wells Fargo Research Team at Wells Fargo Securities, suggests that the interaction between exchange and interest rates for Switzerland illustrate the importance of international factors in determining domestic interest rates...
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Roberto Jacobs, 7 June 2016, 07:33
RBA Keeps Rates Unchanged: Consistent with Sustainable Growth, Inflation Returning to Target At its meeting today, the RBA Board decided to leave the cash rate unchanged at 1...
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Roberto Jacobs, 7 June 2016, 06:42 #RBA
RBA Preview - What to Expect in AUD/USD? AUD/USD was bid on broad US dollar weakness overnight after Yellen spoke on the nonfarm payrolls result and monetary policy in a speech in Philadelphia. The risk now comes with the RBA meeting today...
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Roberto Jacobs, 7 June 2016, 05:06 #RBA
Yellen Removes “In The Coming Months” - Nomura Analysts at Nomura offered a review of Yellen’s speech. Key Quotes: "Federal Reserve Chair Yellen spoke in Philadelphia today...
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Roberto Jacobs, 7 June 2016, 05:05
RBNZ: Can There be a Surprise Cut in Rates? – TDS Research Team at TDS, suggests that the RBNZ is caught flat-footed when compared with the RBA...
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Roberto Jacobs, 6 June 2016, 13:05