Core Inflation Slowdown Hits a Snag, Dollar Rises Amid Fed Cut Uncertainties

Dollar rebounded broadly overnight following steep 500+ point selloff in DOW. Some analysts cited rotation away from big tech as the cause, but the decline was broad-based. Profit-taking could be a more likely factor after recent record runs, as traders and Fed policymakers await more data to determine the number of rate cuts needed this […]

Japanese Yen resumes its free fall today, after a brief pause, and reaches new 34-year low against Dollar. Yen’s weakness is also broad-based and evident against other major currencies, with EUR/JPY marching towards its 2008 high and GBP/JPY heading to its 2015 peak. It’s clear that the absence of strong verbal interventions from Japanese officials […]

Today’s Asian session sees an unusual quietness across the region, with major markets closed for holidays, leading to limited movement among major currency pairs and crosses. New Zealand Dollar is having a slight downtick following RBNZ Governor Adrian Orr’s appearance before a parliamentary committee, where he left market participants parsing for clues on future rate […]