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Canada Retail Sales (MoM) came in at -0.7%, above expectations (-0.8%) in July
Canada Retail Sales (MoM) came in at -0.7%, above expectations (-0.8%) in July
Canada Retail Sales ex Autos (MoM) came in at -0.7%, below expectations (-0.5%) in July
Canada Retail Sales ex Autos (MoM) came in at -0.7%, below expectations (-0.5%) in July
Japanese Yen weakness lifts British Pound as wide interest-rate gap bites
GBP/JPY rebounds on Thursday, supported mainly by broad-based weakness in the Japanese Yen (JPY) rather than strength in the British Pound (GBP), as traders assess the monetary policy outlooks of the Bank of Japan (BoJ) and the Bank of England (BoE).
Reserve Bank of Australia: September hike case and path – TD Securities
TD Securities’ Macro Research team, led by Prashant Newnaha and Howard Du, expects the Reserve Bank of Australia to raise the cash rate by 25bps to 4.60% at the September meeting.
Norges Bank: Policy rate seen elevated for longer – Nordea
Nordea’s Kjetil Olsen notes that Norges Bank raised its policy rate by 25bp to 4.5% and lifted the policy rate path, implying some risk of a further hike over the next six months.
Mexico 1st half-month Core Inflation came in at 0.17% below forecasts (0.2%) in September
Mexico 1st half-month Core Inflation came in at 0.17% below forecasts (0.2%) in September
Mexico 1st half-month Inflation came in at 0.33%, above forecasts (0.26%) in September
Mexico 1st half-month Inflation came in at 0.33%, above forecasts (0.26%) in September
Bank of Canada: Energy risks complicate October decision - RBC
Rachel Battaglia at Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) argues that higher backward-looking population growth implies stronger potential output, mechanically reducing pressure on the Bank of Canada (BoC) to hike rates.
Canadian Dollar dips to fresh two-month lows amid higher US yields, Fed hiking bets
The Canadian Dollar (CAD) extends losses for the fourth consecutive day against the US Dollar (USD) on Thursday, as surging US Treasury yields and rising bets of Federal Reserve (Fed) rate hikes are propelling the Greenback across the board.
US President Trump: Super Intelligence will be a big topic of discussion
United States (US) President Donald Trump shares excitement ahead of meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping through a post on Truth.Social.
Euro advances as strong German IFO, cautious BoJ outlook weigh on Japanese Yen
EUR/JPY trades higher around 180.55 on Thursday, gaining 0.19% on the day at the time of writing.
Australian Dollar: Labor data underpins RBA hike view – BBH
Brown Brothers Harriman’s (BBH) Elias Haddad observes AUD/USD trading near its 200-day moving average support as broad Dollar strength weighs on the pair.
British Pound sees more downside as US Yields rally further
The British Pound (GBP) is down 0.12% to near 1.3225 against the US Dollar (USD) during the European trading session on Thursday.