Day: September 7, 2021
A sharp rise in wages is contributing to worries over inflation
Thomas Trutschel | Photothek | Getty Images Now might be a good time for the Federal Reserve to start worrying about inflation. August’s jobs report, besides being a big disappointment on the 235,000 headline number, also showed that wages are rising even with weak hiring. Average hourly earnings jumped 0.6% for the month, about double …
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ECB Meeting: Tapering on the Menu, Sort of
The European Central Bank meets on Thursday for its regular policy meeting and is scheduled to announce its decision at 11:45 GMT, followed by President Christine Lagarde’s press briefing at 12:30 GMT. Having made several dovish turns in recent months, the ECB looks poised to take a bold step in the opposite direction on Thursday …
48% of renters worry they won’t ever be able to buy a home, survey finds
Forty-eight percent of renters worry they won’t be able to buy a home during their lifetimes, according to a new Lending Tree survey. That concern is largest among renters in Generation X (41 to 55 years old) and millennials (25 to 40 years old). To that point, 55% of Gen X renters and 52% of …
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Sterling Down as Risk Sentiment Turns Weaker, Dollar Trying to Rebound
Risk sentiment turns a bit weaker today in the stock markets. But benchmark European and US yields are staging a strong rally. In the currency markets, Aussie is sold off is in delayed reaction to RBA’s dovish tapering, but Canadian is follow closely with selloff in oil price. Sterling is also falling in European crosses, …
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USD/CHF Remains Within Range
The USD/CHF currency pair has been trading sideways since August 18. The exchange rate traded between the 0.9240/0.9100 levels during last week’s trading sessions. All things being equal, the US Dollar against the Swiss Franc could continue to trade sideways during the following trading sessions. However, technical indicators suggest that the currency exchange rate could …
EUR/GBP Two Scenarios Likely
The common European currency depreciated by 41 pips or 0.47% against the British Pound last week. The currency pair tested the lower line of an ascending channel pattern at 0.8560 on Friday. Currently, the exchange rate is trading near the lower boundary of the channel pattern and could be set for a breakout. If the …
BOC Preview – QE Tapering to Pause as Economy Contracted in 2Q21
Torn between disappointing economic activities but rising inflation, higher vaccination rate but worsening Delta outbreak, and a federal election just 12 days after this week’s meeting, the BOC will likely stand on the sideline this month. Policymakers will keep its weekly asset purchases unchanged at CAD 2B/ week and retain the forecast of first hike …
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Aussie Slips On RBA’s Dovish Taper, Dollar Extends Rebound
RBA sticks to tapering but delays next move; aussie climbs then falls Dollar on steadier footing, strong China trade data buoys stocks Bank of Canada and ECB not expected to rock the boat RBA takes middle ground as Delta rages on The Reserve Bank of Australia stuck to its exit strategy from QE on Tuesday, …
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RBA Adopts Dovish Tapering as Delta Outbreak Expected to Hurt Growth in 3Q
At the September meeting, the RBA decided to reduce QE asset purchases to AUD 4B/week, from ADU 5B/ week previously. It also left the cash rate, as well as the yield target on the April 2024 bond, unchanged at 0.1%. The central bank did include a dovish twist, signaling that further tapering would come later …
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Aussie Shrugs RBA, Dollar Recovery Losing Steam
Trading the the forex markets remain rather subdued in Asian session. Aussie basically shrugs off RBA’s decision to taper, but extend QE. Dollar is trading slightly softer, as yesterday’s recovery lost momentum. European majors are currently the slightly firmer ones. But overall, traders are staying in wait-and-see mode. Risk sentiment elsewhere is firm, however, with …
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