BOJ signals loose conditions persist as Ueda lays groundwork for rate hike ahead
A senior BOJ official told parliament that Japanese financial conditions remain loose despite rising yields, with neg ...
Australia April CPI slows to 4.2% but core inflation creeps to highest since 2024
Australia’s April CPI slowed to 4.2% annually, undershooting forecasts, as a fuel excise cut weighed on headlin ...
NZD jumps – RBNZ holds OCR at 2.25% by casting vote as committee splits 3-3 on rate hike
The RBNZ held its OCR at 2.25% today by the governor’s casting vote after a 3-3 committee split, signalling rat ...
RBNZ leaves its cash rate on hold at 2.25%, as widely expected
more to come—-Reserve Bank of New Zealand Governor Breman press conference will follow at 0300 GMT/2300 US East ...
China data, YTD (January – April) Industrial profits +18.2% y/y (prior +15.5%)
Solid data from China. I’ll have more to come on this separately, details etc.
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Australian April CPI: Headline 4.2% (expected 4.4%, prior 4.6%)
Just the data in this post. I’ll have more to come on this separately, details etc. AUD is down on the results. ...
PBOC sets USD/ CNY mid-point today at 6.8291 (vs. estimate at 6.7883)
The PBOC allows the yuan to fluctuate within a +/- 2% range, around this reference rate. more to come
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RBNZ expected to hold today but hawkish forecasts to signal rate rises ahead
The RBNZ is expected to hold its OCR at 2.25% at today’s Monetary Policy Statement but deliver a hawkish foreca ...
Oil slips in Asia as Hormuz deal hopes offset renewed Iran hostilities
Oil falls in early Asian trade on hopes for a US-Iran deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, though options data shows ...
UNCONFIRMED – Al Jazeera says a deal is done, signing to come
Social media reports, so please treat with care.Talk of this has been circulating, started by an Al Jazeera chief a f ...
PBOC is expected to set the USD/CNY reference rate at 6.7883 – Reuters estimate
The People’s Bank of China is due to set the daily USD/CNY reference rate at around 0115 GMT (2115 US Eastern time), ...
Ueda opens BOJ conference with warning that temporary oil shocks can become persistent
BOJ Governor Ueda says the current Middle East conflict represents Japan’s fifth major oil shock, warning that ...