Yen rises strongly in Asian session after BoJ’s surprise announcement of raising 10-year yield cap to 0.50%. Dollar is following closely as second, and then Swiss Franc, on risk aversion. For the same reason, Australian, and New Zealand Dollar are sold off as weakens, followed by Sterling. Canadian and Euro are mixed for now. Technically,
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Saudi Aramco is the largest oil producer in the world. CEO Amin Nasser might be accused of talking his book, or he might be right (or both!) “Today there is spare capacity that is extremely low,” “If China opens up, [the] economy starts improving or the aviation industry starts asking for more jet fuel, you
European Union countries‘ energy ministers approved a cap on gas prices on Monday, which would be triggered if benchmark gas prices spike to 180 euros per megawatt hour, according to officials and a document seen by Reuters. The EU gas price cap would kick in if prices on the front-month Dutch Title Transfer Facility gas
Overall risk sentiment is steady in the financial markets today. Aussie and Canadian Dollars are firming up slightly, while Dollar and Yen soften. The upcoming BoJ rate decision in Asia is unlikely to give Yen any special support. Euro was lifted briefly by better than expected Germany data, but buying didn’t last long. European majors
The price action in equities isn’t great right now and the selling at this time of year reminds me of December 2018. There’s some heavy tax loss selling and it’s hitting in an increasingly-illiquid market. That year from Dec 13-24, the Nasdaq fell to 6190 from 7154, or 13.4%. The drop was compounded by a
2022 turned out to be a volatile year for gold. It saw some wild and see-saw moves. The yellow metal kickstarted the year at around Rs 48,000 levels and touched a high of Rs 55,000 in March on the back of a geopolitical crisis led by the Russia-Ukraine war. However, after a major consolidation, the
Yen rises broadly in Asian session on rumors that the Japanese government is considering to revive the joint statement with BoJ, which would loosen up the languages on the 2% inflation target, and set the stage for a policy change next year. Yet, any changes is likely only after a change in BoJ governor in
Yen was a mover right from the early hours here in Asia. Over the weekend was a report in Japan’s Kyodo media that Prime Minister Kishida and his government were set to revise the 2013 joint statement with the Bank of Japan (BOJ) that commits the central bank to achieve its 2% inflation target “at
The US rate hikes continue to cast shadows on gold’s upside potential. The aggressive rate hikes of the US Federal Reserve made the US currency an attractive destination for more yield, prompting selling pressure in gold-like non-interest yielding assets. After hiking rates by seventy-five basis points in the past four successive meetings, the US central
Treasury yields tried to move up today but cracked back lower. That’s left: 2s -8.3 bps to 4.16% 10s +2 bps to 3.71% 30s +2.7 bps to 3.52% The first thing to note is the inversion of the yield curve, which is still at 69 bps despite today’s bull flattening. The second thing to note
soybean meal exports declined at a Compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.4% in the last 20 years while domestic consumption grew at a CAGR of 8.3% at the same time. The domestic consumption growth for soybean meal is attributed to the increasing appetite for eggs, poultry meat, and fish which has resulted in an
In the past year we’ve seen the implosions of: NFTs Meme stocks Crypto Tech stocks With that, you would think retail traders would sober up. Instead, they’ve switched from hard liquor to crack cocaine in the of ultra-short-dated equity options. Here’s a chart from Goldman Sachs showing that 44% of SPX volume in the third
gold buying typically happens behind the scenes, the recent record-high purchases created a stir in the market and raises the question of whether central banks know more. Judging by their investment performance, we do not believe they know more. Instead, we see their behaviour as sending political statements to Washington, Berlin, or Brussels. Dating back
Risk sentiment took a U-turn last week after more hawkish than expected FOMC projections and, more important, ECB forward guidance. Euro ended as the biggest winner for the week, trained by Swiss Franc, and the Dollar. Australian Dollar was the worst performer, followed by Sterling, and then Kiwi. Canadian Dollar and Yen ended mixed. The
What a fakeout in stocks this week. The bulls were feeling great after the soft CPI and hopeful that Powell would tip the nod towards easier policy. Instead, he leaned in hard to hikes and that was followed by an even-more hawkish lean from Lagarde. Now the bond market is signaling an unnecessary recession and
New Delhi: Even as silver has had a volatile 2022, with the white metal seeing strong profit booking currently, it has managed to beat the yellow metal – gold. However, silver is not merely a precious metal as it has some industrial value too. The low industrial demand due to the global slowdown and drastic
Markets: Gold up $16 to $1793 US 10-year yields up 3.6 bps to 3.48% WTI crude oil down $1.80 to $74.31 S&P 500 down 43 points to 3852 (-1.1%) JPY leads, CHF lags The market continued to digest the Fed and ECB stance on Friday and the message is a souring of the mood, leading
Oil fell over 3% on Friday as the market assessed the aftermath of interest rates hikes by central banks, but was still poised for a weekly gain amid supply disruption concerns and hopes for a recovery of demand in China. The U.S. Federal Reserve indicated it will raise interest rates further next year, even as