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EUROPEAN SESSIONIn the European session, we don't have much on the agenda other than a couple of low-tier releases like Spain's unemployment change and Italy's PPI. The data won't
USD/JPY stumbles lower after brief trip to near five-week highs earlier in the day
The currency pair tried to take a firm run above the 160.00 mark earlier in the day, with the high touching 160.40. That was the highest point since 31 July, when the US and Japan
FX option expiries for 2 September 10am New York cut
There are just a couple of expiries to take note of on the day, as highlighted in bold below.The first is for EUR/USD at the 1.1600 level. Once again, the expiries don't tie to muc
BOJ policymaker Takata says need to consider a broad range of options on monetary policy response
BOJ needs a different response from conventional semi-annual rate hike paceNeed to consider a broad range of options, not just 0.25% rate hike each timeNeutral rates could diverse
Gold extends recent fall as buyers lose more momentum, what's next?
The past week hasn't been a kind one for gold as what looked to be a potential upside break at the end of August turned into anything but that instead. For one, renewed tensions be
ECB policymaker Makhlouf says upcoming policy decision will not surprise anybody
The decision we’re going to make next week will not be a surprise to anybodyPolicy is not restrictiveIt would only be thereabouts roughly speaking, once we get above 2.75%ECB needs
investingLive Asia-Pacific market news: Oil hits six week high
RBNZ chief says rate settings still accommodative despite hikesAsian stocks slide as Iran conflict fuels oil and bond yield worriesAustralia Q2 GDP beats at 0.4%, keeps September r
RBNZ chief says rate settings still accommodative despite hikes
Breman's comments suggest the RBNZ is not signalling any material shift from its previous guidance, with the OCR track described as very similar to the bank's May projections, like
Asian stocks slide as Iran conflict fuels oil and bond yield worries
The scale of the selloff across both Japan and South Korea points to a market treating the latest US Iran escalation as a genuine regime shift rather than a passing headline, with
Australia Q2 GDP beats at 0.4%, keeps September rate hike in play
The stronger than expected GDP print has pushed market pricing for a September RBA hike to 57 percent, up from 48 percent beforehand, while a November move remains more than fully
RBNZ lifts OCR to 2.75%, says gradual tightening reduces risk of bigger hikes later
The RBNZ's decision to hike by 25 basis points despite inflation already running at 4.1 percent, well above the top of its 1 to 3 percent target band, signals a central bank priori
RBNZ hike cash rate by 25bp, as expected
Reserve Bank of New Zealand raise rates to 2.75% from 2.5% as was widely expected. I'll have more to come on this separately, details and implications. Added, here is more:RBNZ lif