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GBP/USD recovers some ground after hitting 1985’s lows, ahead of next week’s BoE/Fed decisions The British pound trims its earlier losses against the greenback after hitting a 37-year low around 1.1350, and recovers the 1.1400 thresholds after registering weaker-than-estimated retail sales, fueled speculations of the UK’s tapping into a recession. At the time of writing,
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USD/JPY meets with a fresh supply and retreats sharply from the 145.00 neighbourhood. Jawboning by Japanese authorities points to an imminent intervention and boosts the JPY. The emergence of some selling around the USD also contributes to the intraday downfall. The USD/JPY pair faces rejection near the 145.00 psychological mark and retreats from the vicinity
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“A steady path of rate hikes, predictable adjustments based on data could improve market functioning, facilitate balance sheet runoff,” Kansas City Fed President Esther George said on Friday, as reported by Reuters. Additional takeaways “For interest rate hikes, steadiness and purposefulness over speed.” “Case for continuing to remove policy accommodation is clear cut, but peak
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Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said on Friday that it was too soon to say whether inflation was moving meaningfully and persistently downward, as reported by Reuters. Key takeaways “I support another significant hike in two weeks.” “The pace of tightening is uncertain; it will depend on the data.” “Fears of a recession have faded;
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UOB Group’s Senior Economist Julia Goh and Economist Loke Siew Ting assess the latest results from the foreign portfolio inflows. Key Takeaways “Foreign buying interest returned to Malaysian capital markets in Aug, with the highest non-resident portfolio inflows since Aug 2021 at MYR7.6bn (Jul: -MYR3.4bn). The resumption of foreign purchases was seen across Malaysian debt
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