AUD Performance is Concerning - BBH Research Team at BBH, suggests that concerning is the Australian dollar's performance. Key Quotes “We have brought to your attention the fact that the Aussie has been a good leading indicator of the US dollar's broader direction...
RBNZ: Kiwi's Push to New Highs is a Function of Governor Wheeler's Guidance - BBH Research Team at BBH, notes that the Kiwi is up 1.5% following the RBNZ's decision to leave rates on hold and signal little urgency to cut again in the near-term...
US: Delayed Fed Rate Hike Expectations Prompt Search for Yield - MUFG Lee Hardman, Currency Analyst at MUFG, notes that the US dollar remains on the defensive in the near-term with renewed weakness most evident against commodity related and emerging market currencies...
German Bund Yields Hover Around Record Low Levels, Likely to Test Zero Soon The German 10-year bund yields continue to hover around record low levels on Thursday, after testing its 2015 low of 0...
All About Positioning on Rate Moves The overnight volatility on currencies has come from central bank decision and also lack of them. The main surprise was with the cut in rates from the Bank of Korea, cut to 1.25% (from 1.50...
U.S. Equities Approaching Record Highs as the Dollar Falls The Dow Jones finally managed to close above the psychological key 18,000 level for the first time since April, while the S&P 500 closed less than 1% shy from its record high in May 2015...
Long Overdue Correction for Euro Previous: On Wednesday the euro/dollar managed to lift above 1.14. Due to oil and gold prices rising, the euro's strengthening was held back in the EUR/AUD and EUR/CAD crosses...
NZ: Kiwi Flying High in the Aftermath of RBNZ - MUFG Lee Hardman, Currency Analyst at MUFG, suggests that the New Zealand dollar has benefitted from the RBNZ’s decision to leave its key policy rate unchanged overnight at 2.25...
AUD: Falling Growth Raises Downside Risks - ANZ Research Team at ANZ, estimates that the Australia’s potential growth is closer to 2.5% than the 3% that was commonly sighted previously...
AUD: The Week Ahead - ANZ Research Team at ANZ, notes that the AUD has been launched higher by the weaker than expected US payrolls report, which undermined near-term expectations for rate hikes from the Fed...
Oil Sits at Fresh Multi-Month Highs, US Draw Underpins Oil benchmarks on both sides of Atlantic continue to flirt with eight-month tops amid ongoing USD selling and falling US crude supplies. US rigs count data eyed Currently, both crude benchmarks are extending into the green, with Brent at 52...
Australian Bonds Rally on Brexit, FED Uncertainty The Australian long-term bonds rallied on Thursday, following US trend as rate hike expectations by the Federal Reserve this summer diminished. The US 10-year treasury yield fell below 1.70 percent mark to 1...
Market Movers for the Day – Danske Bank Research Team at Danske Bank, lists down the key economic releases from across the globe for the day...
Commodities Stronger Across the Board Led by Oil – ANZ Research Team at ANZ, notes that oil closed yesterday stronger after EIA data showed inventories in the US fell 3.23 million barrels to 532.5 million barrels. Key Quotes “This was tempered by an increase in crude production of 10kb/d to 8...
Nikkei down Over 1 Pct While China Close on the Dragon Boat Festival, Gold steady Above $1260 Major Asian indices are trading on a lower note on Thursday. Today BOK unexpectedly cuts the interest rate by 25bp to 1.25 % vs 1...
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...
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...
