Category: Hawkish
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Federal Reserve’s hawkish rate cut a signal for investors
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Breadcrumb links Investor Martin Pelletier: We must all become experts on monetary policy, as our investment portfolios depend on it Posted on December 30, 2024 • Last updated 25 minutes ago • 3 minutes read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or log in if you…
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Australia’s Q3 CPI Cools, but Sticky High Components May Keep RBA Hawkish
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Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) showed consumer price increases slowing from 1.0% to 0.2% in the third quarter of 2024 versus market expectations for a reading of 0.3%. On an annual basis, The CPI for the third quarter fell from 3.8% to 2.8%, above the middle of…
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USD/JPY gains, but Ishiba tones down hawkish bias By Investing.com
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Investing.com – The recent nomination of new Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ichib has sent the yen higher, but UBS is skeptical that his appointment will significantly change the speed of the yen’s rise. At 05:00 EST (09:00 GMT), it was trading 0.1% higher at 143.81 yen, after falling to 142.09…
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Aussie hits 2024 high as RBA stays hawkish; yuan climbs on China stimulus By Reuters
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By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) – The Australian dollar rose to its highest level this year on Tuesday as the central bank underlined its determination to tame stubborn inflation, while the yuan rose to a 16-month high after fresh stimulus steps from China. The Reserve Bank of Australia kept interest…
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Aussie hits 2024 high as RBA stays hawkish; yuan climbs on China stimulus By Reuters
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By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) – The Australian dollar rose to its highest level this year on Tuesday as the central bank underlined its determination to tame stubborn inflation, while the yuan rose to a 16-month high after fresh stimulus steps from China. The Reserve Bank of Australia kept interest…
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Buy AUD/NZD on ligher positioning, hawkish RBA
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Investing.com – Foreign exchange traders should consider buying the Australian dollar against the New Zealand dollar, according to Bank of America Securities, citing diverging interest rate outlooks. At 07:45 ET (11:45 GMT), the pound was trading 0.1% lower at 1.0869, having fallen about 1% in the past week and about…
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Aussie surges on hawkish RBA, yen strengthens amid BOJ speculation By Investing.com
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Most Asian currencies rose on Thursday, with the Australian dollar making strong gains after Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Michelle Bullock said the bank would not hesitate to raise interest rates further to curb inflation. The Japanese yen also rose, steadying after falling in the previous session as data from…
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Asia FX weak as yen falls from 7-mth peak; Aussie firms on hawkish RBA By Investing.com
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Most Asian currencies were slightly lower on Tuesday as the dollar steadied after its recent slide, with the Japanese yen retreating from seven-month highs. The Australian dollar was among the region’s best performing currencies, rising after the Reserve Bank of Australia kept interest rates unchanged but took a hawkish stance…
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RBA’s “Hawkish Hold” Briefly Supported AUD During The Asian Session
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As expected, the Reserve Bank of Australia decided to The Reserve Bank of Australia kept official interest rates at a 12-year high of 4.35%. For its sixth consecutive meeting in August. The Central Bank confirmed that High inflation remains a concern.Inflation has “declined significantly” but is “persistently above” the 2%…
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Asia FX firms on rate cut bets, yen at 5-mth high on hawkish BOJ By Investing.com
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Most Asian currencies rose on Thursday as the dollar fell after the Federal Reserve signaled an interest rate cut was imminent, while the Japanese yen hit a five-month high amid hawkish signals from the Bank of Japan. But the Chinese yuan lagged its peers, as did the Australian dollar in…
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Daily FX Market Review: JPow Says Nothing Hawkish So Dollar Falls
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Today’s interesting news in Forex came from Portugal. Speaking at a panel discussion at the European Central Bank’s monetary policy conference in Sintra, Portugal, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said: He expressed his satisfaction with the progress made in the area of inflation. But he stressed that he wanted to…
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Dollar rises on hawkish Fed talk; key inflation data looms By Investing.com
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The US dollar rose on Wednesday, supported by hawkish comments from Federal Reserve officials, while declining consumer confidence weighed on the euro. At 03:35 ET (08:35 GMT), the dollar index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of six other currencies, was up 0.2% at 105.480. Dovish Fed comments boost…
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Dollar gains on hawkish Fed; sterling weakens after BOE meeting By Investing.com
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Investing.com – The US dollar rose to new highs on Friday as the Federal Reserve appeared more hawkish than its European peers, while the British pound continued to decline. At 05:00 EDT (09:00 GMT), the dollar index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of six other currencies, was up…
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Hodler selling and hawkish Fed put pressure on Bitcoin prices By Investing.com
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Investing.com — It came under pressure last week, trading as low as $65,000 on Friday, as on-chain metrics showed Hodlers had been selling bitcoin since early June, according to HC Wainwright. The downtrend includes miner sales, adding to selling pressures amid a hawkish outlook from the Federal Open Market Committee…
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Hawkish FOMC Meet Triggers Bitcoin Outflows: Investment Products Bleed $621M
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A tighter-than-expected FOMC meeting prompted investors to reduce their exposure to fixed-supply assets, which in turn led to digital asset investment products seeing outflows of $600 million. This represents the largest outflows since March 22, 2024. Furthermore, the recent price decline has exacerbated bearish sentiment, as evidenced by a decline…
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Hawkish FOMC Meet Triggers Bitcoin Outflows: Investment Products Bleed $621M
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A tighter-than-expected FOMC meeting prompted investors to reduce their exposure to fixed-supply assets, which in turn led to digital asset investment products seeing outflows of $600 million. This represents the largest outflows since March 22, 2024. Furthermore, the recent price decline has exacerbated bearish sentiment, as evidenced by a decline…
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Dollar gains on hawkish Fed, even as inflation cools By Reuters
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Written by Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar rose on Thursday despite the US producer price inflation report for May, after the Federal Reserve adopted a hawkish tone at the end of its meeting on Wednesday. Data on Thursday showed that US producer prices fell unexpectedly in May,…
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Asia FX weakens as hawkish Fedspeak offsets inflation relief; BOJ awaited By Investing.com
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Investing.com — Most Asian currencies fell on Thursday, as expectations of smaller interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve dampened appetite for regional markets, even as the dollar fell amid a weak inflation reading. Uncertainty ahead of the Bank of Japan meeting and concerns over trade tensions between the US…