Category: rate

  • PBOC is expected to set the USD/CNY reference rate at 7.2656 – Reuters estimate

    The People’s Bank of China is scheduled to set the exchange rate of the US dollar against the Chinese yuan at around 0115 GMT. The People’s Bank of China, the central bank of China, is responsible for setting the daily midpoint of the yuan (also known as the renminbi or…

  • ‘Several’ Fed officials want more rate hikes if inflation persists, minutes show By Investing.com

    The Federal Open Market Committee released the minutes of its latest meeting, which highlighted that the vast majority of participants said that U.S. economic growth is gradually slowing. “The vast majority of participants considered that growth in economic activity appears to be gradually slowing, and most participants indicated that they…

  • Asia FX muted as dollar steadies ahead of rate cues; yen weakens further By Investing.com

    Most Asian currencies fell slightly on Tuesday as the dollar recovered from recent losses ahead of a series of interest rate signals, while the Japanese yen weakened further to territory not seen in 38 years. Regional currencies saw little support even as traders priced in increased chances of a Federal…

  • Burn Rate Surges 16,854%, Trading Volume Rises 170%

    Shiba Inu (SHIB) July started on a positive note, with many Scales on the chain Drawing a bullish signal for the second largest meme coin by market cap. These bullish developments could provide a much-needed turnaround for the meme coin, which has been June to forget. SHIB burn rate increased…

  • Burn Rate Surges 16,854%, Trading Volume Rises 170%

    Shiba Inu (SHIB) July started on a positive note, with many Scales on the chain Drawing a bullish signal for the second largest meme coin by market cap. These bullish developments could provide a much-needed turnaround for the meme coin, which has been June to forget. SHIB burn rate increased…

  • Asian stocks rangebound amid rate jitters; Powell speech awaited By Investing.com

    Most Asian stocks moved in a narrow range on Tuesday as uncertainty over interest rates, especially ahead of a speech by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, kept investors on edge. Regional markets got a moderate signal from a slightly positive close on Wall Street overnight, with the technology sector the…

  • Asia FX muted after mixed China PMIs, dollar dips as rate cut bets grow By Investing.com

    Investing.com — Most Asian currencies held tight ranges on Monday, as sentiment toward the region was weighed down by weak Chinese trade data, while the dollar fell amid some growing bets on interest rate cuts. A sharp downward revision to Japan’s first-quarter GDP growth also kept sentiment towards Asia largely…

  • Fed’s Bowman: We’re not at a point yet to consider a rate cut

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  • BofA expects a Dec rate cut from Fed

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  • Interest rate expectations for the Fed after Friday’s Flash PMI data

    Despite a strong US Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) release on Friday, the Fed’s money market bets were little changed. Federal interest rate forecasts Expectations in the data were for a decline of about 47 basis points by the end of the year, and expectations remained very close to that despite…

  • Fed’s Key Inflation Gauges May Offer Path to Rate Cuts

    (Bloomberg) — The Federal Reserve’s favored inflation gauges are poised to show the smallest monthly progress since late last year — a starting point for officials to start cutting interest rates, perhaps as soon as September. Most read from Bloomberg Economists expect no change in the PCE price index for…

  • SNB Surprised Markets with Another 0.25% Rate Cut in June Decision

    Contrary to consensus expectations of no policy change, the Swiss National Bank (SNB) delivered another surprise interest rate cut of 25 basis points in this week’s announcement. This follows a 0.25% interest rate cut in March, which was also mostly unexpected. In its June statement, the Swiss National Bank also…

  • PBOC is expected to set the USD/CNY reference rate at 7.2698 – Reuters estimate

    The People’s Bank of China is scheduled to release the USD/CNY reference exchange rate at approximately 0115 GMT. The People’s Bank of China (PBOC), China’s central bank, is responsible for setting the daily midpoint of the yuan (also known as the renminbi or renminbi). The People’s Bank of China follows…

  • Mortgage rates drop for 3rd consecutive week on expectations of Fed rate cut

    June. November 20, 2024 at 12:17 PM ETXHP, ETP, MPPSPMB, CCM, VMBS, CMBS, LMBS, NAIL, JMBS, HOMZ, MTGP, JHMB, OWNSby: mary christine joy, SA News Editor Donnell shoe Mortgage rates fell for the third straight week on market expectations of future Fed rate cuts, according to a Freddie Mac primary…

  • Wall St follows world stocks higher powered by AI, rate cut hopes By Reuters

    Written by Amanda Cooper and Mark Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Wall Street bulls continued a string of record highs for global stocks on Thursday after Europe cheered when Switzerland cut interest rates again and the Bank of England hinted it may start cutting interest rates soon as well. US traders…

  • Chinese House Prices Plunge at Fastest Rate in a Decade

    Chinese property prices fell last month at their fastest rate in a decade, raising concerns about the stability of the world’s second-largest economy. According to the National Bureau of Statistics, new home prices fell by 0.7% month-on-month in May, the largest monthly decline since October 2014. The decline marks the…

  • Dollar edges up as traders await Fed rate cut clues By Reuters

    Written by Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) – The dollar rose on Tuesday as traders looked to the key U.S. retail sales report and comments from Federal Reserve officials to better gauge the timing and pace of interest rate cuts. The index, which measures the currency against the euro, pound, yen…

  • Kenyans relocate to the US at the fastest rate in 10 years

    The number of Kenyans moving to the United States grew at the fastest pace in a decade in 2022, signaling growing opportunities for skilled and semi-skilled labor in the world’s largest economy. Data from the Migration Policy Institute (MPI), an American liberal think tank, indicates that Kenyan immigrants to the…

  • Nomura warn of yen intervention – also see risk of a BoJ rate hike at its next meeting

    Nomura with a review of last week’s BOJ decision, what to watch for the yen, and a preview of the BOJ’s upcoming meeting: The June meeting did not witness any hard-line surprises The Bank of Japan decided to reduce its purchases of Japanese government bonds after the monetary policy meeting…

  • Reserve Bank of Australia meet Monday & Tuesday, likely cash rate hold @ 4.35%, 12 yr high

    The Reserve Bank of Australia meets today and tomorrow, Monday 17 June 2024 and Tuesday 18 June 2024. The bank’s decision is scheduled to be issued at 2.30pm Sydney time on Tuesday This is 0430 GMT and 0030 EST RBA Governor Bullock will hold her press conference an hour later,…