Stephen Miran, a Federal Reserve governor whose term ends at the end of January, said Thursday that he is looking for 150 basis points of interest-rate cuts this year to boost the U.S. labor market. Miran told Bloomberg Television's Surveillance program that Fed officials had room to further reduce rates given his view that underlying inflation was likely running at 2.3%. "I'm looking for about a point and a half of cuts. A lot of that is driven by my view of inflation," Miran said. "Underlying inflation is running within noise of our target, and that's a good indication of where overall...
Currency markets have slipped into a mid-week lull by the look of things this morning. The US Dollar (USD) is little changed in broad terms and the core majors are narrowly mixed, with minor losses for the CAD and EUR against minor gains for the AUD, GBP, NZD (despite a 'dovish hold' decision by the RBNZ) and SEK, Scotiabank's Chief FX Strategists Shaun Osborne and Eric Theoret note. USD idles US yields slip off yesterday's peaks"The MXN is the top-performing major currency with an intraday gain of less than 0.1%. Stocks are in a positive mood (amid signs that EU/US trade talk are...
Gold (XAU/USD) is extending its decline on Wednesday for a second consecutive day as the US Dollar (USD) and US Treasury yields firm ahead of the release of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) Meeting Minutes. The US Dollar Index (DXY) is rising to its highest level in two weeks, pushing XAU/USD below $3,300 at the time of writing. The upcoming release of the FOMC Minutes from the June meeting is expected to shed light on the Fed's internal debate over the path of monetary policy. In June, the central bank opted to maintain its benchmark interest rate at 4.25% to 4.50%, citing a...
The US Dollar has trimmed previous gains on Wednesday's European session, as market sentiment improved, and is trading with marginal gains against the Yen, nearing the mid-range of the 146.00s after rejection at 147.15. The pair appreciated about 1.5% over the previous two days, after a letter from President Trump announced 25% tariffs on all products from Japan, and moved the deadline to August 1 from the original July 9. Hopes of a trade deal are keeping the Yen from falling furtherTrade negotiations between the two countries are going on, and the US Secretary, Scott Bessent, is expected...
Gold price (XAU/USD) maintains its offered tone heading into the European session and currently trades well below the $3,300 mark, or over a one-week low touched earlier this Wednesday. Expectations that steep US tariffs would underpin inflation in the coming months and force the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates steady for an extended period remain supportive of elevated US Treasury bond yields. This, in turn, assists the US Dollar (USD) to stand firm near a two-week low and is seen as a key factor undermining the non-yielding yellow metal. Meanwhile, the global risk sentiment...
Oil prices edged lower on Wednesday after rising to two-week highs in the previous session, weighed down by investors waiting for clarity on new U.S. tariffs and expectations of rising crude inventories in the United States. Brent crude futures slipped 15 cents, or 0.2%, to $70 a barrel by 0601 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude fell 16 cents, or 0.2%, to $68.17 a barrel. U.S. President Donald Trump's latest tariff delay provided some hope to major trade partners Japan, South Korea and the European Union that deals to ease duties could still be reached, while bewildering some smaller...
Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda stated that achieving 2% inflation is getting closer, although real inflation remains low. Ueda emphasized that the BOJ will continue to raise interest rates...
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) maintained its cash rate at 4.1% during its April meeting, holding borrowing costs unchanged after slashing 25 bps in the February meeting, aligning with market...