Category: Cut

  • Asia FX weak, dollar strong amid bets on smaller US interest rate cut By Investing.com

    Investing.com — Most Asian currencies fell on Monday with the Japanese yen taking sharp losses, while the dollar stabilized from a recent rebound as strong jobs data sparked bets on smaller interest rate cuts. Regional trading volumes were affected by the holiday in China, and markets are scheduled to open…

  • ECB will probably cut rates in Oct on risk of too low inflation: Villeroy By Reuters

    FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The European Central Bank will likely cut interest rates on October 17 as economic growth weakens and that raises the risk that inflation will fall below its 2% target, French central bank President Francois Villeroy de Galhau told an Italian newspaper. The European Central Bank has cut…

  • ECB Villeroy says Bank will quite probably cut rates in October, inflation undershoot risk

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  • ECB Villeroy says Bank will quite probably cut rates in October, inflation undershoot risk

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  • Goldman Sachs on well above expectations US jobs report, see a 25bp Fed November rate cut

    Data linked from here: The jobs report came out very clear, beating even the highest estimates: (Note: If you don’t read posts like this from Giuseppe and I before important US economic releases, you will be blind) I’ve already posted some responses: And if you haven’t seen it, Goldman Sachs…

  • Bitcoin Set To Rally As Analysts Back 25 Bps Cut By Fed

    The price of Bitcoin (BTC) saw a sharp decline last week, falling to a low of $60,000 on the basis of… Data from CoinMarketCap. However, the Bitcoin market has made some recovery in the last day in line with positive jobs data news from the US. In light of this…

  • NZDUSD continues lower today. RBNZ 50 BP cut expected next week.

    The Reserve Bank of New Zealand will meet next week and the expectation is for a 50 basis point cut (they will meet on Wednesday in New Zealand). Today, the price fell below a swing zone between 0.6167 and 0.61796. That area will now be nearby resistance. On the downside,…

  • Motor Industry calls for VAT cut on electric cars and charging points to boost EV market

    The car industry is calling on the UK government to cut VAT on new electric cars and public charging points in a bid to counter the slowdown in the electric car market. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has written an open letter to the Chancellor, urging a…

  • Bank of England may cut rates more aggressively as inflation eases, warns Andrew Bailey

    Andrew Bailey, Governor of the Bank of England, has indicated that the bank may take a more aggressive stance on cutting interest rates if inflation continues to decline. However, he warned that escalating tensions in the Middle East could lead to a sharp rise in oil prices, which would complicate…

  • More on BNZ forecasting a 50bp interest rate cut next week from the RBNZ

    BNZ sums up its reasons: QSBO is just awful Consumer Price Index heads below 2.0% Soft labor market to subjugate non-tradable goods Price settings should move quickly towards neutrality A 50 basis point cut is warranted at the October meeting “In our view, we believe that the reflationary information we…

  • Fed Pres. Bosic: Is open to another 50 bp cut if labor market shows continued weakness

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  • Prospect of Second Big Fed Cut Hinges on Powell and Jobs Report

    (Bloomberg) — Federal Reserve policymakers’ appetite for another big interest rate cut in November may come into better focus next week as Jerome Powell addresses economists and the government releases new employment numbers. Most read from Bloomberg The Federal Reserve Chairman is scheduled to discuss the US economic outlook at…

  • Prospect of Second Big Fed Cut Hinges on Powell and Jobs Report

    (Bloomberg) — Federal Reserve policymakers’ appetite for another big interest rate cut in November may come into better focus next week as Jerome Powell addresses economists and the government releases new employment numbers. Most read from Bloomberg The Federal Reserve Chairman is scheduled to discuss the US economic outlook at…

  • The calls are mounting for the ECB to cut rates in October and beyond

    Lagarde Barclays issued a note predicting that the ECB will cut the ECB by 25 basis points on October 17. They are behind the curve in that as the market has turned dramatically in the last couple of weeks and now place a 94% chance of a cut. . This…

  • US dollar slumps after softer inflation, China rate cut. AUD/USD hits 18 month high

    The Australian dollar reached its highest levels since February 2023 as part of a broad sell-off in the US dollar following weak US inflation data and China cutting lending rates. A final break above 0.6900 in AUD/USD breaks the June 2023 high and a series of rallies in this range.…

  • FX option expiries for 27 September 10am New York cut

    There is only one thing to keep in mind on this day, as explained in broad. This is for the USD/CAD pair at the level of 1.3500. It’s not relevant to the technical level, so it’s not of great importance. But if nothing else, it can just draw the price…

  • The Swiss National Bank made its third rate cut, heading towards the end of cutting cycle?

    The Swiss National Bank, which started the global trend of monetary easing in March, made its third rate cut on Thursday, cutting the rate by 25 basis points to 1%. Switzerland has largely avoided the spike in inflation seen in much of the developed world, with consumer prices rising just…

  • The Swiss National Bank made its third rate cut, heading towards the end of cutting cycle?

    The Swiss National Bank, which started the global trend of monetary easing in March, made its third rate cut on Thursday, cutting the rate by 25 basis points to 1%. Switzerland has largely avoided the spike in inflation seen in much of the developed world, with consumer prices rising just…

  • Dollar down in choppy trading after data; Swiss franc gains following rate cut By Reuters

    By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar fell in volatile trading on Thursday after a slew of U.S. data pointed to a relatively strong economy, while the Swiss franc rose after the country’s central bank cut interest rates by 25 basis points. The US dollar began to pare…

  • Fed SOMA Manager says markets see 50bp rate cut as good news, not bad

    Roberto Perli, director of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s open market account, said in a speech Tuesday that markets do not view the 50 basis point rate cut by the Federal Open Market Committee as an indication of the strains facing the economy. Reuters with informationor: Market intelligence…