Category: rate
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US stocks mixed with Fed, rate cut on tap By Investing.com
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Investing.com – Stocks on Wall Street moved around both sides of the flat line on Wednesday as investors focused ahead of a historic decision by the Federal Reserve that is likely to lead to its first interest rate cut since March 2020. By 09:53 ET (13:53 GMT), the benchmark index…
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Asia FX firm, dollar drifts lower with Fed rate cut in sight By Investing.com
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Most Asian currencies rose on Wednesday, while the dollar fell as markets braced for a widely expected interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve later in the day. Public holidays in Hong Kong and South Korea limited overall trading volumes, while the Chinese yuan weakened as domestic trade resumed after…
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Asia FX firms, yen strong as dollar retreats on bets of bigger rate cut By Investing.com
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Asian currencies rose on Tuesday, with the Japanese yen nearing a 2024 high as the dollar retreated amid growing bets that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates by a wide margin this week. Regional trading volumes were subdued due to holidays in markets in China and South Korea. Anticipation…
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Will the US retail sales report tip the scale to a 50bp Fed rate cut? The ranges to watch.
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UBS says retail sales data could tip the balance between a 25bp or 50bp rate cut: Retail sales and industrial production data… Weakness in these data could affect the Fed’s decision to cut the federal funds rate by 50 basis points instead of 25 basis points I’m not entirely sure…
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Euro gains after ECB rate cut as Lagarde pushes back on October ease By Reuters
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By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfus and Chibuike Oguh NEW YORK (Reuters) – The euro rose against the dollar on Thursday after the European Central Bank cut interest rates and its president, Christine Lagarde, tempered expectations for another cut next month, saying the bank would let economic data dictate the next policy move.…
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Bank of Japan meeting this week – preview (no rate change expected)
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The Bank of Japan is scheduled to meet on September 19-20. The announcement will be made sometime between 0230 GMT and 0330 GMT on Friday (no firm time): 2230 – 2330 EST The last speech we heard from the Bank of Japan was hawkish (well, relatively hawkish for the Bank…
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US dollar drops to near 9-month low versus yen amid talk of larger Fed rate cut By Reuters
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(This Sept. 13 story has been refiled to remove Mellon’s BNY name in paragraph 8.) By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfus and Chibuike Oguh NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar fell to its lowest level in nearly nine months against the Japanese yen on Friday after media reports rekindled speculation that the…
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Short-Term Panic For Bitcoin Likely After Upcoming Fed Rate Cut, Market Expert Warns
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With the Federal Reserve set to cut interest rates just days away, a cryptocurrency expert has shed light on the implications. BitcoinThe performance of the central bank after the interest rate cut, especially on September 18, has been the subject of much debate within society at large. “High probability of…
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Short-Term Panic For Bitcoin Likely After Upcoming Fed Rate Cut, Market Expert Warns
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With the Federal Reserve set to cut interest rates just days away, a cryptocurrency expert has shed light on the implications. BitcoinThe performance of the central bank after the interest rate cut, especially on September 18, has been the subject of much debate within society at large. “High probability of…
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US interest rate futures see higher odds of super-sized Fed move
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By Gertrude Chavez Dreyfus NEW YORK (Reuters) – Futures contracts for the federal funds rate, which measures the cost of unsecured overnight loans between banks, priced in a 60 percent chance that the U.S. Federal Reserve will cut interest rates by 50 basis points on Wednesday, London Stock Exchange calculations…
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Nasdaq, S&P, Dow trade mixed with Fed rate decision looming
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Traders and investors are watching Wall Street’s major market averages move in a mixed direction on Monday, as market participants prepare for the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy announcement, which is scheduled to be released later in the week. Lead the way down The NASDAQ Composite has been focused on technology.Compound:…
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Dollar weakens, yen strengthens as bets firm on aggressive Fed rate cut By Reuters
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By Vidya Ranganathan and Samuel Indyk LONDON (Reuters) – The dollar fell and the yen hit its highest in more than a year on Monday as market participants grew more expectant of a large interest rate cut by the U.S. Federal Reserve later this week. The dollar fell to a…
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UBS on the data ahead of the FOMC meeting – what could trigger a 50bp interest rate cut
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The main US data this week is on Tuesday, with the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) announcement the following day. UBS is watching retail sales and industrial production data, saying weakness in these could impact the European Central Bank’s decision to cut the federal funds rate by 50 basis points…
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Israel’s budget chief warns on jump in interest rate costs
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Senior finance ministry officials warned of higher interest rates due to the state budget breach, economic uncertainty and war, saying that “increasing the budget framework could be dangerous for the economy and a negative signal to investors.” The Knesset Finance Committee today discussed a NIS 3.5 billion breach of the…
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Will Fed rate cuts really be negative for USD/JPY? By Investing.com
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The potential impact of a Fed rate cut on the pair is a critical issue for investors and currency strategists, especially as we approach a potential Fed rate cut in 2024. With the Fed and the Bank of Japan’s divergent monetary policies, market participants are divided on whether interest rate…
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Next week will be dominated by the FOMC rate decision.
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Monday, September 16 (EST) Tuesday, September 17 (ET) 5:00 AM ETGerman ZEW Economic Sentiment (FX: 17.2, Previous: 19.2) 8:30 AM ETCanadian CPI (MoM) (Expect: 0.1%, Previous: 0.4%) 8:30 AM ETUS Core Retail Sales MoM (Expect: 0.2%, Previous: 0.4%) 8:30 AM ETUS Retail Sales MoM (Expect: -0.2%, Previous: 1.0%) Wednesday, September…
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Wall Street advances as traders’ bets rise for bigger Fed rate cut By Reuters
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By Sinead Carew and Shashwat Chauhan (Reuters) – Wall Street’s main indexes ended higher on Friday as investors focused on the chance of further interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve next week, with interest-rate-sensitive small-cap stocks outperforming. Bets on the size of the Fed rate cut were mixed, and…
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Bitcoin Surges to $60,000 as Markets Brace for Potential Fed Rate Cut
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Bitcoin has surged to $60,000, supported by expectations of a Federal Reserve rate cut next week. Bitcoin’s rise comes as markets brace for a 25-50 basis point rate cut, a move that many believe could boost the value of bitcoin and riskier investments. Earlier this summer, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome…
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S&P soars to best week of 2024 as Wall Street gears up for anticipated interest rate cuts
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S&P 500 (SP500) Friday Up 4.02% The index ended the week at 5,626.02 points, posting gains in all five sessions. SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (New York: Spy) Up 4.01% For this week. Bulls returned to Wall Street this week, helping The index rose from its previous levels. Worst week…
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US stocks open higher with Fed interest rate cuts in focus By Investing.com
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U.S. stocks rose at the open on Friday, as investors clung to expectations of lower interest rates ahead of a Federal Reserve meeting that could herald a broader easing cycle. Wall Street largely shrugged off some strong readings on consumer and product inflation this week, with technology stocks rising, buoyed…