Australia, NZ dlrs Caught out by Oil Spill, Soft Data

SYDNEY, March 19 Reuters The Australian and New Zealand dollars were on the defensive on Friday after a plunge in oil prices spilled over into other commodities, while domestic economic data turned soft and broke a run of strong releases. A spike in Treasury yields to 14month highs also underpinned the U.S. dollar while slugging […]
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USD Down as Fed keeps Rate Forecasts Unchanged

Rates as of 0500 GMT Market Recap Yesterdays meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee FOMC, the ratesetting body of the US central bank, clarified how the group will react to changes in the economic picture in the context of its new flexible average inflation targeting FAIT framework. This new reaction function requires a much […]
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European Stocks Rise after Fed Decision

European stocks rose on Thursday in the first opportunity to react to the latest Federal Reserve decision, with the big story being the selloff in bonds the central bank did nothing to quell. The Stoxx Europe 600 rose 0.2, with even stronger gains for the Stoxx Europe TMI Value. STVP, 0.81. The yield on the […]
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China is Building Up its Ability to Weaponize Trade, Report

China is diversifying its supply of critical natural resources a move that will shore up Beijings ability to weaponize trade against its geopolitical rivals, according to a newly published report by risk consultancy Verisk Maplecroft. If China has a soft underbelly, it is its high dependency on foreign natural resources, read the report released on […]
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