India insight: A way out for RBI in tussle with bond yields
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will need to make full use of every policy lever available if it wants to rein in the yield curve.
Australian Dollar Price Outlook: AUD/USD, AUD/NZD, AUD/CHF, EUR/AUD
The Australian Dollar looks set to extend losses against its lower-beta counterparts. However, the currency may continue pushing higher against its trans-Tasman counterpart. AUD/USD, AUD/NZD, AUD/C…
US Dollar Reversal Losing Momentum? USD/SGD, USD/PHP, USD/THB, USD/IDR
The US Dollar looks most poised to rise versus the Thai Baht and Philippine Peso on bullish technical developments. USD/SGD and USD/IDR look more restrained following recent gains.
Mexican Peso Gains on Banxico Rate Hold, Sending USD/MXN Towards Key Support
USD/MXN pushed lower as the Peso strengthened following a slightly less dovish Banxico rate decision. Meanwhile, traders continued to monitor the situation at the Suez canal.
Q&A with Minister of State for the Social, Solidarity and Responsible Economy at the French Ministry of Finance, Olivia Grégoire
Minister Grégoire discusses the importance of gender diversity in finance, and how sustainability lies at the heart of economic progress.
Air, land and sea: Resurgent oil demand?
Oil market executives offered their insights into the current state of the oil markets, the post-pandemic oil demand recovery, and the future of oil markets through the rest of 2021 and beyond.
Bitcoin Blindsided by Ban Warning from Dalio, BTC Near Key Support
BTC posed an aggressive pullback after Ray Dalio mentioned the elephant in the room. But Bitcoin bulls are nearing a big test at the 50k marker.
Oil prices under renewed pressure on fears rising COVID cases will dent demand
Crudeoil futures were under renewed pressure Thursday as worries over rising COVID19 cases in major oilconsuming countries outside the U.S. underlined worries over the energy demand outlook. Traders kept an eye on the progress of moving a ship that blocks the Suez Canal, which has led to a halt in shipping through one of the worlds […]
EM FX on Longest Losing Run this Year
March 25 Reuters South Africas rand pared early gains on Thursday after the central bank kept interest rates unchanged, while a stronger dollar put an index of emerging market currencies on track for its longest losing streak this year. The rand was up 0.2 as the South African Reserve Bank SARB kept its key lending […]
U.S. Weekly Jobless Claims Fall; Q4 Growth Revised Up
Fewer than expected Americans filed new claims for unemployment benefits last week as economic activity rebounds after weatherrelated disruptions in February, but it would likely take years for the labor market to fully recover from the pandemics scarring. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits totaled a seasonally adjusted 684,000 for the week ended March 20, […]