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The Bank of Japan is set to hike interest rates to 0.50% on Friday. All eyes will remain on the language in the policy statement and Governor Ueda’s press conference. The Japanese Yen could witness intense volatility on the BoJ policy announcements. The Bank of Japan (BoJ) is widely expected to rais

Asia market update: Risk assets positive on Trump but sensitive to CN tariff threats; SMH to break out on Trump’s “Stargate” for AI? General trend - US stocks had a good first session post-Trump inauguration amid overall positive earnings results (Netflix +14% A/H, 3M +4%). “Main Street” Russell sma

After a few weeks of hesitation around the beginning of the new year, the equity bulls finally returned to the market last week on the back of a set of slower-than-expected inflation figures from both the US and the UK, and a set of stronger-than-expected US big bank results. The global bond yields

US Retail Sales rose less than expected in the last month of 2024. The US Dollar reverses the weekly pullback and advances modestly. US Retail Sales climbed by 0.4% in December, reaching $729.2 billion, according to the US Census Bureau's report on Thursday. This figure was lower than November’s 0.8

Important News for the day. Thu, 16th, 14:30 CET US core retail sales. US warning During his last speech for the nation President Biden warned that he sees headwinds for the Democracy, which would come from super rich people as well as the oligarchy. As a conglomerate of people takes over the center

The Euro’s (EUR) grind higher has extended above 1.03, barely, in quiet trade, Scotiabank's Chief FX Strategist Shaun Osborne notes. EUR grinds higher"Caution on the ECB policy outlook has helped narrow EZ/US short-term spreads—the 2Y bond spread has compressed more than 25bps over the past month or

There was a positive surprise for UK inflation after a bruising start to the year for UK asset markets. Inflation in the UK moderated in December, the headline rate was 2.5%, below expectations for a 2.6% rate. The core rate also moderated to 3.2% from 3.5% and the all-important service price gauge

The Indian Rupee softens in Wednesday’s Asian session. The strong USD, higher crude oil prices, and equity market capital outflows exert selling pressure on the INR. Investors brace for the US December CPI inflation data, which is due later on Wednesday. The Indian Rupee (INR) weakens on Wednesday,

NZD/USD inches higher to 0.5560 on Monday, briefly lifting from its lowest levels since October 2022. RSI stands at 31 and is mildly declining, hinting that oversold conditions persist. The NZD/USD pair attempted a minor rebound on Monday, climbing to around 0.5560 and offering a temporary respite f