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Japan Tokyo CPI ex Food, Energy (YoY) up to 2% in July from previous 1.9%
Japan Tokyo CPI ex Food, Energy (YoY) up to 2% in July from previous 1.9%
Japan Tokyo CPI ex Fresh Food (YoY) above expectations (1.7%) in July: Actual (1.9%)
Japan Tokyo CPI ex Fresh Food (YoY) above expectations (1.7%) in July: Actual (1.9%)
Japan Unemployment Rate in line with forecasts (2.5%) in June
Japan Unemployment Rate in line with forecasts (2.5%) in June
Japan Tokyo Consumer Price Index (YoY) up to 2% in July from previous 1.7%
Japan Tokyo Consumer Price Index (YoY) up to 2% in July from previous 1.7%
Japan Jobs / Applicants Ratio came in at 1.18, above expectations (1.17) in June
Japan Jobs / Applicants Ratio came in at 1.18, above expectations (1.17) in June
The Australian Dollar clears a big figure on an intervention it will come to regret
AUD/USD trades above 0.7000, up 1.06% and roughly 85 pips clear of a session low set just below 0.6950 in the early European hours. The advance cut through the 50-day Exponential Moving Average (EMA) sitting at 0.7000, a level the pair has been rejected at repeatedly since June.
South Korea Industrial Output Growth above expectations (3%) in June: Actual (6.4%)
South Korea Industrial Output Growth above expectations (3%) in June: Actual (6.4%)
South Korea Service Sector Output declined to 0.7% in June from previous 1.3%
South Korea Service Sector Output declined to 0.7% in June from previous 1.3%
South Korea Industrial Output (YoY) above forecasts (2.5%) in June: Actual (5.8%)
South Korea Industrial Output (YoY) above forecasts (2.5%) in June: Actual (5.8%)
The Japanese Yen gets its ambush, and the Bank of Japan gets overnight to justify it
USD/JPY trades just above 159.50, down 2.31% and more than five Yen below a high set just short of 164.00.
British Pound Sterling rallies on a hawkish vote the Bank of England immediately talked down
The Bank of England held Bank Rate at 3.75% for a fifth straight meeting on Thursday, and the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) got there on a 6-3 vote, with three members backing an immediate quarter-point increase against a consensus that had looked for 7-2.
New Zealand ANZ – Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence: 99.3 (July) vs 91.3
New Zealand ANZ – Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence: 99.3 (July) vs 91.3
USD/CHF Price Forecast: 50-day SMA guards bullish structure
The USD/CHF retreats for the second straight day, down more than 1% amid growing speculation of an intervention in the FX markets, which boosted the Japanese Yen. The pair fell to a 10-day low of 0.8039, slightly above the 50-day Simple Moving Average (SMA) at 0.8027.