Month: August 2018

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  RBA's Ellis says wage growth could be slow to respond to tighter labour market

  RBA assistant governor, Luci Ellis, spoke in Canberra earlier - Australian wage growth could be slower to respond to a tightening labour market - It[...]
  2018-08-20 10:11:35

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  Bank of Canada rate hike odds rise after hot inflation report

  CPI surprise sends Canadian dollar higher The Bank of Canada is going to have a tough decision at the September 5 meeting. The market is[...]
  2018-08-20 10:11:35

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  BOJ buys JGBs today in amounts unchanged from prior operation

  The Bank of Japan was buying in the  1 - 3 and 3 - 5 years remaining until maturity window All done now. Its Friday,[...]
  2018-08-20 10:11:35

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  PBOC sets USD/ CNY reference rate for today at 6.8894(vs. yesterday at 6.8946)

  Well under the sort of expectations I had seen  In Open Market operations,130bn yuan injected for the week via open market operations  ForexLive
  2018-08-20 10:11:35

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  So far in 2018 China has drained more than a trillion yuan via OMOs

  A snippet from a report on the PBOC drawing cash from the money market via open market operations - In 2017 the Bank net drained[...]
  2018-08-20 10:11:35

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  An ICYMI: USD/CNH longs are being squeezed out

  7 is looking further away for USD/yuan, as Justin posted yesterday: Hourly offshore yuan chart And check this out too: ForexLive
  2018-08-20 10:11:35

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  More on what's coming up from Fed Chair Powell at Jackson Hole

  I posted earlier on confirmation from the Federal Reserve that Jerome Powell will be speaking at Jackson Hole Topic will be: Given the weekend is[...]
  2018-08-20 10:11:35

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  WSJ on RBA's Lowe today - 'Uneasy about ‘problematic’ US stimulus'

  From the Wall Street Journal on Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Lowe in parliament today Said the RBA becoming increasingly uneasy about the potential for[...]
  2018-08-20 10:11:35

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  Events to watch for in the week ahead

  Jackson Hole back on the agenda The week ahead should be lively with some top-tier data and news on the agenda. Here are a few[...]
  2018-08-20 07:28:55

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  Fitch affirms Russia at BBB- with a positive outlook

  Russia with a positive outlook Russia is holding it together Belgium also confirmed at AA(high) from DBRS. ForexLive
  2018-08-20 07:28:55

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