Inflation

Economists divided on RBA’s policy decision this week Forecasts point to a 25bps rate cut, expected to bring down interest rate from 1.50% to 1.25% Latest quarterly inflation data shows a QoQ increase of 0.40% or an annualized…
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The markets are set for another showdown with the Bank of Japan this week as the central bank meets on July 29, Friday for its monetary policy meeting. The dollar has posted steady gains since the past few weeks led by series of…
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The US dollar gained support on hawkish Fed minutes which saw the markets start to price in the probability of a June rate hike, which has previously been diminishing. In Japan, GDP data was modestly better than expected with the economy…
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The US dollar emerged on the top of the charts this week supported largely by the verbal intervention threats from Japan. The dollar got a boost by Friday as retail sales posted the biggest monthly jump which helped the dollar to make…
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With declining inflation in the first quarter, expectations are divided for the RBA to announce a 25bps rate cut at tomorrow’s May monetary policy meeting. While it is unclear what the RBA will do, we expect to see a near term decline in…
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Import prices in the US edged higher, rising 0.20% in March and turning positive since the 1.30% increase that was last week in May of 2015. But despite the month over month increase, import prices are still weaker, down 6.20% on a year…
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The week ahead will be a busy one for the British Pound, with two fundamental risks that could determine the Pound Sterling’s rather choppy trading. The UK’s monthly consumer price inflation data will be released on Tuesday and will be…
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The Reserve Bank of New Zealand is expected to hold rates steady at tomorrow's meeting but could risk talking down the Kiwi's exchange rate. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand will be holding its monetary policy meeting on March 9th. Heading…
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The Reserve Bank of Australia, in its monthly monetary policy meeting today decided to leave interest rates unchanged at 2.0%, holding rates steady for 11 months in a row. The RBA had last cut rates by 25bps in May 2015. In the monetary…
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Inflation data for the UK released earlier today showed no major surprises, with the sub-components coming more or less in line with expectations. The annualized core CPI increased 1.20%, less than 1.30% and down from 1.40% previously.…
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