Central Banking Series

Greenback pressurized deeper by Fed’s inability to convince markets, says Commerzbank

Jul 27, 2017 08:02 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The FOMC statement seems to have been the trigger rather than the cause of this new leg of USD weakness. The dollar is struggling and the only reason EUR/USD had for not been trading in the mid-1.17ies earlier was that...

EUR/USD likely to witness some resistance should it breach 1.20 mark, says ANZ Research

Jul 27, 2017 06:58 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The current discouraging blend of political uncertainty and receding interest rate expectations in the US have contributed to the dollars sell-off. The euro areas financial conditions remain very accommodative, suggesting...

New Zealand bonds jump at close after Fed delivers slightly dovish policy statement

Jul 27, 2017 06:01 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The New Zealand bonds jumped at the time of closing Thursday as the market received a lift after seeing U.S. Treasuries gain on a slightly dovish Federal Reserve policy meeting statement. At the time of closing, the...

JGBs climb following the Fed’s dovish tone; investors eye June CPI, retail sales

Jul 27, 2017 04:44 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The Japanese bonds climbed Thursday, following the overnight rise in U.S. bond prices after the Federal Reserve maintained a relatively dovish tone in its monetary policy statement, released yesterday. Also, investors are...

Australian bonds jump tracking strength in U.S. Treasuries post slightly dovish Fed statement

Jul 27, 2017 04:11 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The Australian bonds jumped Thursday, tracking strength in the U.S. counterpart after the Federal Reserve delivered a slightly dovish statement in its meeting concluded late Wednesday, signalling that it is ready to...

UK Q2 GDP growth sees marginal improvement from Q1, raises downside risks to 2017 GDP outlook

Jul 26, 2017 12:01 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy

UK economic growth nudged up in the second quarter of 2017 after a notable slowdown seen in the first half of the year. Official data for gross domestic product published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed...

Fundamental Evaluation Series

Fundamental Evaluation Series: Long-term yield spread vs. EUR/GBP

Jul 26, 2017 11:54 am UTC| Commentary Economy Central Banks

This chart shows the performance of EUR/GBP exchange rate in contrast to the performance of long-term yield divergence between 10-year German Bund and 10-year UK gilt. During our evaluation period beginning August...