Roberto Jacobs / Blog
Guide to Today's Important Data and Events Not many economic dockets scheduled for today and all with low to medium risks associated. Upcoming – Japan – Consumer confidence for March will be released at 5:00 GMT. Eco watchers survey will be released at 6:00 GMT...
US: Shrinking Universe – BNPP Alexandra ESTIOT, Research Analyst at BNP Paribas, notes that the Fed is worried about the negative risks the global slowdown pose to US growth...
USD/JPY Regains Momentum, 109 Back on Sight The USD/JPY recovery from one and a half year lows regained momentum over the last hour, with bulls extending their control and now attempts another run towards 109 barrier. USD/JPY: Yen drops on profit-taking Having peaked at 117...
JPY: Time for BoJ intervention? – ING Research Team at ING, suggests that the bar for unilateral intervention remains high as far as JPY is concerned...
AUD/CAD & NZD/CAD Shorts Ideal for This Latest Burst of Risk Aversion? - Westpac Richard Franulovich, Research Analyst at Westpac, suggests that the markets have been leaning toward a more risk averse tone in recent days...
AUD/USD Bounces Alongside Oil, Supported at 0.7500 AUD/USD is seen making a minor-recovery attempt so far this Friday, as higher commodities’ prices, especially oil, lift overall market sentiment. AUD/USD extends beyond 0.75 handle Currently, the AUD/USD pair rises 0.28% to 0...
Time to Pick a Top in the Australian Dollar? - BBH Research Team at BBH, suggests looking for a top in the Australian dollar. Key Quotes “The low for the year was set in mid-January (~$0.6830), before the other markets turned. The MSCI emerging market equity index bottomed on January 21...
SGD: MAS Preview - Westpac Sean Callow, Research Analyst at Westpac, suggests that the MAS semi-annual policy announcement will be delivered Thursday, along with Singapore's advance Q1 GDP...
ECB Minutes: No Sound of Any Helicopters - ING Peter Vanden Houte, Chief Economist at ING, suggests that the minutes of the ECB’s March meeting brought little news...