Category: Cut

  • UBS raises EUR/USD forecast amid US data and Fed rate cut prospects By Investing.com

    UBS revised its exchange rate forecasts, citing a lack of strength in the US dollar despite expectations that some political events would support it. Contrary to these expectations, gold and bitcoin prices rose, but not the US dollar. UBS’s adjustment reflects a complex interplay of factors, including recent weak U.S.…

  • UBS raises EUR/USD forecast amid US data and Fed rate cut prospects By Investing.com

    UBS revised its exchange rate forecasts, citing a lack of strength in the US dollar despite expectations that some political events would support it. Contrary to these expectations, gold and bitcoin prices rose, but not the US dollar. UBS’s adjustment reflects a complex interplay of factors, including recent weak U.S.…

  • UBS raises EUR/USD forecast amid US data and Fed rate cut prospects By Investing.com

    UBS revised its exchange rate forecasts, citing a lack of strength in the US dollar despite expectations that some political events would support it. Contrary to these expectations, gold and bitcoin prices rose, but not the US dollar. UBS’s adjustment reflects a complex interplay of factors, including recent weak U.S.…

  • Financial Times: Donald Trump warns US Fed chair not to cut rates before the election

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  • New Zealand CPI eases more than expected in Q2, pushes RBNZ rate cut bets By Investing.com

    New Zealand’s consumer price inflation rate fell more than expected in the second quarter, boosting bets that the economy is slowing at a pace that could prompt an interest rate cut by the Reserve Bank. China’s gross domestic product grew 3.3% year-on-year in the three months to June 30, government…

  • Trump disagrees with a September Federal Reserve rate cut – wants rates higher for longer

    Trump is leading in the polls to win the November presidential election, and he has bad news for borrowers. He said in an interview with Bloomberg that he does not want the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates in September, as is the case now in the market. Trump wants…

  • Simon Property closes 7th straight session of gain as most REITs advance on rate cut hopes

    jetcityimage/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Simon Real Estate GroupNYSE:SPG) closed a seventh straight session of gains on Tuesday, July 16, as real estate investment trusts saw a fresh surge in stock prices on the back of economic data supporting the case for interest rate cuts. The arrow is finished Trading…

  • Canadian CPI cements a Bank of Canada rate cut next week – CIBC

    The Bank of Canada is scheduled to meet on July 24, and economists are increasingly confident that interest rates will be cut. This is also reflected in interest rate derivatives, which now show a 93% chance of a rate cut. The consumer price index slowed to 2.7% from 2.9%, with…

  • US stocks rise amid rate cut cheer; retail sales flat in June By Investing.com

    U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday, extending gains from the previous session amid growing optimism about interest rate cuts, as retail sales failed to grow in June. At 09:35 ET (13:35 GMT), the S&P 500 was up 235 points, or 0.6%, up 18 points, or 0.3%, and gaining 70 points, or…

  • Asian stocks drift higher as rate cut bets grow; China lags By Investing.com

    Most Asian stocks rose on Tuesday, tracking gains on Wall Street amid growing expectations of an interest rate cut in September, while Chinese markets lagged on concerns about a slowing economy and headwinds from U.S. politics. Regional markets took positive cues from a strong close on Wall Street, after dovish…

  • Goldman Scahs makes the case for a July Fed cut. What’s priced in?

    The Fed’s blackout begins Friday at midnight and there’s little chance of a rate surprise unless officials announce it first. The main chance to do so today comes with Powell’s appearance at 12:30 p.m. ET at the Economic Club of Washington. Other than that, we’ll hear from a handful of…

  • Rate cut won’t impact affordability, Canadians say in survey

    Article Content A large majority of Canadians do not expect housing affordability to improve or home sales to increase as a result of the Bank of Canada’s interest rate cut in June, a new poll from market research firm Abacus Data shows. The survey results showed that 73% of Canadians…

  • What happens after the first rate cut. Recession? Stocks move lower?

    If there’s anyone on CNBC I love, it’s him. Josh Brown From Ritholz Wealth Management. He does his homework. He’s not averse to using technical methods (in fact, he often relies on them). He accepts defeat. He lets his victories go. He’s not perfect, of course, but he makes a…

  • UBS revises NZD/USD forecast, expects RBNZ rate cut in August By Investing.com

    UBS has updated its forecast for the New Zealand dollar (NZD), expecting a weaker-than-expected performance against its G10 peers, including the US dollar. The adjustment follows a previous warning on May 30 that the pair was on thin ice due to a mismatch between net long positions and growth expectations.…

  • Japanese yen firms, USDJPY slides amid intervention talk, rate cut hopes By Investing.com

    The Japanese yen rose sharply late Thursday, with the USD/JPY pair falling to its lowest level in nearly a month amid speculation about possible government currency intervention. The yen’s strength also came as weaker-than-expected U.S. consumer price index data hurt sentiment and boosted expectations of a September interest rate cut…

  • Crude oil edges higher as U.S. inflation reading bolsters rate cut hopes (NYSEARCA:USO)

    SlavkoSereda/iStock via Getty Images Crude oil futures rose for a second straight session on Thursday, as a weaker-than-expected reading on U.S. inflation was seen increasing the chances of a September interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve. The US government announced that the consumer price index fell. The U.S. inflation…

  • Heathrow forced into bigger cut of passenger landing fees

    Heathrow Airport has been forced to cut the landing fees it charges airlines after the competition regulator intervened. The Civil Aviation Authority has announced that the maximum landing fee will be set at around £23.73 per passenger next year and £23.71 in 2026, about 6% lower than initially expected. In…

  • Stock Rotation Hits Megacaps on Bets Fed Will Cut: Markets Wrap

    (Bloomberg) — Wall Street traders betting the Federal Reserve will be able to cut rates soon sent bond yields tumbling — while driving a big rotation out of the tech megacaps that have powered the bull market in stocks. Most Read from Bloomberg Further signs that inflation is slowing down…

  • BNZ forecast a November rate cut from the RBNZ (previously February)

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  • CNN to cut 100 jobs in major overhaul to focus on digital, memo shows By Reuters

    Written by Yuvraj Malik (Reuters) – CNN plans to cut about 100 jobs as part of a plan to consolidate its news operations and strengthen its digital business, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters on Wednesday. CNN International CEO Mark Thompson said in a memo to employees that…