A catalyst for a higher Australian dollar versus New Zealand's dollar could be relative monetary policy, ... We expect the Reserve Bank of Australia to lift rates toward the end of the year and early next, while we expect New Zealand's economy to slow sharply next year. |
A catalyst for a higher Australian dollar versus New Zealand's dollar could be relative monetary policy. We expect the Reserve Bank of Australia to lift rates toward the end of the year and early next, while we expect New Zealand's economy to slow sharply next year. |
A lot of negativity over the election was already priced in heading into the weekend. Euro-dollar should head higher this week as uncertainty diminishes and the shape of the new coalition government becomes clearer. |
A strong ZEW survey, combined with rising EU labor costs for the fourth quarter, due on Friday, should help support ECB rate expectations and the currency. |
FOMC is the major focus for most of the major currencies this week, |
FOMC is the major focus for most of the major currencies this week. |
For the Australian dollar it has been guilt by association. |
Given the market is looking for another rate hike at the end-March FOMC meeting, it seems likely that the U.S. dollar will stay firmer over the next few weeks until the Fed has clearly signaled its present rate-tightening cycle is over. |
Hopefully one day we'll take over all of the downtown historic district. |
Most important will be CPI, which is expected to grow year-on-year after stripping out both food and energy prices. |
Not only does this software detect activity, it starts making its own measurements before researchers even look at the data. It does what a human on the ground would do. |
On the upside, we think that 112.50 could be a key level to watch, beyond which foreign investors may actively look to reduce their currency exposures, |
On the upside, we think that 112.50 could be a key level to watch, beyond which foreign investors may actively look to reduce their currency exposures. |
Schroeder wants to be in control but it's difficult to see SDP still in control, |
The market is taking the very superficial view that the Fed is about to stop lifting rates and hence the dollar has weakened. I'm hesitant to pick this as the start of dollar weakness given that we've still got relatively illiquid trading conditions until next week. |