Currency Thoughts
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A stand-alone independent advisory service that integrates all global financial markets & the macroeconomic trends that make them tick. Articles cover Central Bank Watch, Currency Markets in News, Foreign Exchange Insights, Bonds, and Stocks. Authored by Larry Greenberg, an international economist & currency market analyst.
Currency Thoughts
1d ago
After 23 games, the N.Y. Yankees have fallen out of first place in their division for the first time. It’s still early times, with roughly seven-eighths of the regular season yet to be played, and the team’s overall 15-8 record is more than respectable. The pitching staff is outperforming expectations and is one of only ..read more
Currency Thoughts
1d ago
The Central Bank of Hungary’s base rate has been lowered 50 basis points to 7.75% in a continuing normalization of monetary policy. The latest and expected reduction brings the cumulative decreases to 300 basis points since end-2024 and 525 basis points since October. Consumer price inflation in Hungary has receded from as much as 25.7 ..read more
Currency Thoughts
1d ago
Net overnight movements in the dollar were marginal. Ten-year sovereign debt yields increased six basis points in the U.K., five basis points in Italy and by four basis points in the United States, Germany, France and Spain. Continuing disappointment at the Chinese government’s macroeconomic stimulus was reflected in an additional 0.7% drop in the Shanghai ..read more
Currency Thoughts
4d ago
Central Banks: Monetary policies of China, Hungary, Japan, Russia, Turkey and Indonesia are being reviews. Bank of Japan will be publishing Outlook for Economic Activity and Prices. BOJ Governor Ueda holds a press conference. Other central bank officials speaking publicly next week include Swiss National Bank President Jordan; European Central Bank President Lagarde and VP ..read more
Currency Thoughts
1w ago
The dollar and U.S. equities are little changed this Wednesday. Japan’s Nikkei-225 index closed down 1.3%, but share prices rose 2.1% in China and 1.6% in Taiwan. European stocks are up, too. Bitcoin’s price plunged 4.4% overnight, extending its drop over the past five weeks to 17%. WTI oil is down 1.2%, but gold is ..read more
Currency Thoughts
1w ago
The mounting relief late in 2023 and early this year that monetary easing happens sooner rather than later has largely dissipated in the face of uncooperative data. To be sure, economic data rarely move in a strictly linear fashion, and monetary policies are guided not by single points of data but rather on the basis ..read more
Currency Thoughts
1w ago
The dominant theme of the first half of April has been the retreat in hopes that a cycle of Fed interest rate cuts might commence as early as June. This shift is being driven by data pointing to stalled U.S. disinflation and stronger-than-assumed economic growth. Monday’s menu of U.S. data includes Stronger-than-expected retail sales that ..read more
Currency Thoughts
1w ago
Central Banks: The Federal Reserve Beige Book of recent regional economic conditions will be published, and a slew of Fed officials have public speaking opportunities including Goolsbee, Williams, Bostic, Mester, Daly and Logan. Lane, Schnaebel and Guindos of the European Central Bank and Bailey, Haskel, Breeden, and Ramsden of the Bank of England will be ..read more
Currency Thoughts
1w ago
Fear that Iran is going to attack Israel is augmenting economic factors strengthening the dollar, which climbed 0.7% on a weighted basis to its strongest point since November. Today’s release of U.S. import price data also buoyed the U.S. currency. Import price gains in March of 0.4% both on month and year-on-year exceeded expectations. Import ..read more
Currency Thoughts
1w ago
Central bankers have consistently sent a message that disinflation will be a bumpy process and that monetary policy normalization will hinge on growing confidence that inflation targets will be fully resecured. In other words, time and evolving information will dictate what is done. It is not apparent if inflation will meet these parameters without a ..read more