High risk warning: Foreign exchange trading carries a high level of risk that may not be suitable for all investors. Leverage creates additional risk and loss exposure. Before you decide to trade foreign exchange, carefully consider your investment objectives, experience level, and risk tolerance. You could lose some or all your initial investment; do not […]
Category Archives: Forex News
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UBS analysts suggest that the Federal Reserve is likely to maintain its cautious stance, holding off on further rate cuts until core inflation declines further. The bank forecasts that core inflation will slow to below 2.5% by the time of the June Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, which could provide the Fed with the […]
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MUFG Bank expects the euro to weaken against the dollar, potentially approaching parity in the first quarter of 2025, before stabilizing and staging a moderate recovery in the second half of the year. The forecast reflects the persistence of macroeconomic divergence early in the year, a dynamic the bank sees as a key driver of […]
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Christmas Eve in the US will include a shorten day in the US. The stocks will close early at 1 PM, the US bond market will close at 2 PM. The USD is mixed vs the major currencies: EUR +0.12% JPY -0.04% GBP-0.15% CHF +0.18% CAD +0.32% AUD +0.27% NZD +0.23% US stocks are mixed […]
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High risk warning: Foreign exchange trading carries a high level of risk that may not be suitable for all investors. Leverage creates additional risk and loss exposure. Before you decide to trade foreign exchange, carefully consider your investment objectives, experience level, and risk tolerance. You could lose some or all your initial investment; do not […]
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High risk warning: Foreign exchange trading carries a high level of risk that may not be suitable for all investors. Leverage creates additional risk and loss exposure. Before you decide to trade foreign exchange, carefully consider your investment objectives, experience level, and risk tolerance. You could lose some or all your initial investment; do not […]
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Manufacturing Activity: Remained in contractionary territory; composite index rose to -10 in December (from -14 in November). Est. -10 Component Indexes: Shipments: -11 vs -12 last month Employment: -8 vs -10 last month New Orders: Improved to -11 vs -19 last month Local Business Conditions: Index improved to 0 (from -14); future local business conditions […]
Forex News
BOJ governor Ueda: We must raise rates if economic, price developments continue to improve
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Expects Japan to further progress towards 2% inflation in stable, sustainable manner Uncertainty surrounding economy, price outlook is high Must avoid returning to deflation or low inflation environment As Japan transitions towards sustained achievement of 2% inflation, BOJ will support the economy by keeping rates below the neutral level But as economic, price developments continue […]
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The Atlanta Fed GDPNow growth estimate for Q4 growth comes in unchanged at 3.1%. In their own words: The GDPNow model estimate for real GDP growth (seasonally adjusted annual rate) in the fourth quarter of 2024 is 3.1 percent on December 24, unchanged from December 20 after rounding. After both the advance durable manufacturing report […]
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In other China news: China has passed a law introducing a value added tax. Will take effect on January 1 2026 according to Xinhua …. another year away Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) on March 4 China’s National People’s Congress will be held March 5, 2025 This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at […]