Goldman Sachs Downgrades View on Chinese Yuan from 'Cautious' to ‘Outright Negative’ Analysts at Goldman Sachs downgraded their outlook on the yuan, shifting from a more cautious stance to a negative one at present...
Scope for Volatility in GBP in the Run Up to Referendum Day May is likely to prove a challenging month for markets with a number of risks events in store, including the Fed monetary policy meeting on June 15th and the UK referendum on June 23rd...
The ECB Kept Today Its Monetary Policy Unchanged as was Widely Expected European shares traded volatile today, but dropped lower in the afternoon, reversing earlier gains. Currently, most European indices trade slightly lower...
Improving Economic Background Should See RBA on Hold at June 7th Meet RBA surprised the markets at its May 5th meeting by lowering its main interest rate to 1.75% from 2% and cut its Dec-16 inflation forecasts by a full percentage point in its quarterly Statement of Monetary Policy (SoMP...
CAD to Remain Low Against USD in Short-Term, Likely to Appreciate Significantly in 2017 The Canadian dollar has slightly recovered from its multiyear lows at the start of 2016 due to rebound in the oil price and as the US Fed has still refrained from raising interest rates...
China: PBOC Fixed Yuan Firmer by Most in Three Weeks - BBH Research Team at BBH, notes that the PBOC fixed yuan firmer (0.36%) by the most in three weeks. Key Quotes “The weaker dollar offered the yuan a reprieve as it been near the year's lows...
ECB Leaves Interest Rate Unchanged at 0.0% The European Central Bank decided that the interest rate on the main refinancing operations will remain unchanged at 0.00%. The Governing Council also left the interest rates on the marginal lending facility at 0.25% and the deposit facility at -0.40...
China: Hard-Landing Fears are Back - ING Tim Condon, Chief Economist at ING, suggests that China’s hard-landing fears are back despite fading CNY devaluation worries. Key Quotes “There was a worrying sign of a further slowdown in export growth in yesterday’s manufacturing PMI data...
ECB Preview: 10 Major Banks Expectations from June Meet As we head towards the ECB’s June meeting, following are the expectations as forecasted by the economists and researchers of 10 major banks...
JPY Expected to Depreciate Further in the Medium Term – Danske Bank Jens Sorensen, Chief Analyst at Danske Bank, sees the Japanese currency losing further ground within a year’s time...
Plenty of Distraction Ahead of ECB, ADP The primary focus is on Fed policy and whether or not the central bank will actually move this summer. But into Thursday, there are also some currency specific storylines captivating market participants' attention...
CAD: Currency Index & Volatility Relative Currency Strength While remaining in a fairly narrow range, the observed indexes still managed to show some impressively sharp moves in the past five trading days...
ECB Preview: Time to Stay Put – Danske Bank Senior Analyst, Pernille Bomholdt Henneberg at Danske Bank, expects the ECB to maintain its patient stance at the meeting today and not send any new signals about more easing...
BOJ's Sato: Believes it's Unnecessary to Persist in Hitting 2 Pct Inflation Target at All Costs Bank of Japan policy board member Takehiro Sato is crossing the wires, speaking at a meeting with business leaders, noting that believes it's unnecessary to persist in hitting 2 pct inflation target at...
ISM: Moderate Manufacturing Recovery Amid Rising Prices May’s ISM report signals continued moderate gains in the manufacturing sector. Production, new orders and export orders support the case for growth. Prices paid hint at rising input costs for manufacturers...
British Pound Continues to Fall Down the Charts The British Pound has continued to fall down the charts during trading on Wednesday as a result of the markets becoming concerned regarding the upcoming EU referendum and the significant risks that the UK economy would face if the United Kingdom did...
ECB Preview: Eyes on the Staff’s Inflation Projections – ING Carsten Brzeski, Chief Economist at ING, suggests that at tomorrow’s meeting all eyes should be on the ECB staff’s inflation projections, further details on the ECB’s corporate bond purchasing programme and Mario Draghi’s attempt to str...
ECB: No Expectation for Fresh Policy Moves - BBH Research Team at BBH, suggests that the ECB meets tomorrow and with the TLTRO and the corporate bond buying program yet to be launched, there is no expectation for fresh policy moves...
UK: Pound Ground Down - Investec Research Team at Investec, notes that after a quiet bank holiday, yesterday began with fairly muted market activity as Sterling continued to trade in tight ranges against the Euro and Dollar...
