monetary policy

The Aussie continued to post a second consecutive week of gains, rallying 1.29% for the week. The Kiwi came in a close second with 1.18% gains for the week as the risk off sentiment led by a weaker US Dollar gave the commodity risk…
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The much anticipated, over hyped event is due later this evening at 1800 GMT. The US Federal Reserve will be releasing the following: FOMC Economic projections FOMC statement Fed Funds rate (or Interest rates) The release…
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The RBA's meeting minutes for the monetary policy review conducted earlier this month showed that the members acknowledged that growth was trending "below average" highlighting downside risks to the Australian economy. The members however…
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The Aussie closed the week with strong gains of over 2.6% closed followed by the Euro and the British Pound each of which closed with 1.73% and 1.72% respectively. The US Dollar was trading soft for most of last week with lack of any major…
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The Australian economy added over 17k new jobs in the month of August beating the median consensus forecasts of 5.2k. Jobs growth came from a rise in full time employment which gained 11,500 while the part time jobs increased by 5900. The…
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The Japanese Yen maintained its top position for the third consecutive week gaining 2.24% for the week. Market uncertainty surrounding the US Fed rate hikes as well as the China economic slowdown continues to play out on investors minds.…
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The European Central Bank meets later today at 1230GMT for its monetary policy meeting. While not much is expected in terms of changes to the existing monetary policy, the focus is likely to shift on the press conference. On the agenda will…
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The currency markets managed to settle back after a tumultuous start to the week with the risk aversion being the major theme. However the Yen emerged on tops with gains of 0.72% over the US Dollar. The Canadian dollar also surprisingly…
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There have been a lot of factors playing in investors’ minds but here’s a quick summary of the major factors that are a cause for concern and ones which could have played a role in shaping the investor sentiment to pull out of the equity…
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The Swiss Franc was the strongest currency last week gaining 3.19% as the general market sentiment saw investors seek safe haven assets including the Yen. The Euro was the second most top performing currency gaining 2.46% in a week that saw…
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