Russia Defaulted on its Foreign Sovereign Debt for the First Time in Over a Century
Markets The short squeeze on bond markets stopped on Friday. US Treasuries underperformed German Bunds during the WS risk rally (+3%). US yields rose by 4 bps (5-yr) to 5.9 bps (30-yr). German yields ended narrowly higher on the day....
Commodity Currencies Soft Despite Positive Sentiment, But Canadian Resilient
The forex markets are rather quiet in Asian session today, even though risk sentiment is positive. Most major pairs and crosses are staying inside Friday’s range, even though Yen is slightly stronger with Swiss Franc and Euro. Commodity currencies are...
Falling Commodity Prices Support Sentiment, Dollar Downside Risk Increasing
The forex markets were rather mixed last week. Yen ended as the worst performer, but Swiss Franc was the best. Canadian Dollar rose against all but Franc, while Aussie and Kiwi were weak. Euro was mixed together with Sterling wile...
Weekly Economic & Financial Commentary: The Housing Market Begins to “Reset”
Summary United States: The Housing Market Begins to “Reset” Fed Chair Powell presented the Federal Reserve’s semiannual Monetary Policy report to Congress this week. In his testimony, he acknowledged that tightening monetary policy in order to reduce inflation may result...
Forward Guidance: Canadian Economic Growth to Lose Steam Over the Summer
Canadian GDP likely continued its upward climb in April. We expect output to have risen 0.3% in the month, slightly more than Statcan’s initial 0.2% estimate a month ago. We look for a similar gain in May. This is despite...
The Weekly Bottom Line: Canada Inflation Rises to 40-Year High
U.S. Highlights Existing home sales fell 3.4% in May, extending the losing streak to four months. The months’ supply of inventory recorded an uptick, rising to 2.6. This was up from 2.2 months in April and 2.5 months in May...
JPMorgan Chase tells employees the bank will pay for travel to states that allow abortion
JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon speaks at the Boston College Chief Executives Club luncheon in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., November 23, 2021. Brian Snyder | Reuters JPMorgan Chase, one of the largest employers in the U.S. financial industry, told workers that...
CHFJPY – Taking Advantage of Weakening Yen
First time since 2007, SNB have increased their interest rate by 50 basis points. This occured as soon as the FED raised their interest rates. We saw a surge in the market one that day in CHFJPY. Therefore, the next...
Swiss Franc Extending Rally, Yen Softens as Yields Recover
Swiss Franc is staying as the strongest one for today while markets are rather quiet elsewhere. Yen turns slightly weaker and US and European yields recover. But Dollar is also weak on overall steady sentiment. As for the week, however,...
GBP/USD: Quiet and Directionless Phase Likely to Precede Fresh Weakness
Cable trades in a quiet and narrow-range mode in European session on Friday, with directionless action (long-legged Doji candles in past two days) extending into fourth consecutive day. Friday’s action remained unchanged on negative news as PM Johnson’s Conservatives lost...