Key Points to Watch Out For: Reserve Bank of Australia to Hold Rates, but Will It Be Less Restrictive? The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is set to announce its decision on Tuesday, December 10. Unlike its major counterparts, the RBA has not yet initiated a rate-cutting cycle, as policymakers remain cautious about inflation despite […]
Outlook for the Week of December 2 – 6
Key Points to Watch Out For: NFP and ISM PMIs to Influence Fed Projections The U.S. dollar softened last week, retreating slightly after being temporarily boosted by President-elect Donald Trump’s tariff threats against China, Canada, and Mexico. Traders appeared to unwind Trump-related long positions ahead of Thanksgiving and in anticipation of this week’s major data […]
Outlook for the Week of November 25 – 29
Key Points to Watch Out For: RBNZ Readies for Its Third Rate Cut The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) will kick off the year-end monetary policy meetings of major central banks with its decision on Wednesday, November 27. Having shifted policy significantly earlier this year, even before the Federal Reserve began easing, the RBNZ […]
Outlook for the Week of November 18 – 22
Key Points To Watch Out For: Trump Election Raises Bets on Fed Pause The U.S. dollar continued to show signs of strengthening for another week, with the so-called “Trump trades” remaining resilient. This is largely due to the president-elect’s Republican Party holding control of both houses of Congress, providing significant leverage for Donald Trump to […]
Outlook for the Week of November 11–15
Key Points To Watch Out For: U.S. CPI in Focus Amid Rate Cut Bets Post-Trump Win Donald Trump’s return to the White House has been met with market euphoria. Wall Street and Bitcoin hit historic highs, while the U.S. dollar surged to a four-month high, propelled by rising Treasury yields. Treasury yields, which had already […]
Outlook for the Week of November 4–8
Key Points to Watch: U.S. Election Impact on the Markets The U.S. dollar has strengthened recently, supported by optimistic data suggesting the Federal Reserve may not need to make another 50-basis-point rate cut for the remainder of 2024. Additionally, market bets are growing on a potential victory for Donald Trump and his return to the […]