Nov 27, 2017 10:39 am UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks
Hitoshi Suzuki, the member of the Bank of Japans policy board, pointed out over the weekend that the central bank could adjust its current yield curve control strategy as soon as inflation was moving towards its 2% target....
FxWirePro: Spot out headwinds and prospects of yellow metal prices and mitigate potential risk
Nov 27, 2017 09:24 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
Macroeconomic trends, specifically monetary policy and central bank commentary, directly impact the dollar and bond markets. Rising interest rates will rise and are a headwind for gold. The current short position in gold...
FxWirePro: Demand/supply equation of gold, price projections and investment flows
Nov 27, 2017 07:43 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views Central Banks
Gold prices are inching higher towards $1,287 ahead of a significant change of guard in the Federal Reserve this week and establishing the stage for the December meeting extensively anticipated to hike rates. While the...
Nov 27, 2017 07:00 am UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks Insights & Views
NZDUSD medium-term perspectives:The pair for the day has stalled last weeks rallies and stuck between 0.6850 and 0.6900 (i.e. between 21DMA 7DMA). Hedging interests are mounting ahead of RBNZs financial stability...
Nov 27, 2017 00:42 am UTC| Research & Analysis
Moodys Japan K.K. says that moderate global economic growth and solid domestic demand -- backed by continued monetary and fiscal accommodation -- will support Japanese corporate earnings in 2018, with the outlooks for most...
FxWirePro: Headwinds/prospects of Platinum prices in 2018 and investment flows
Nov 24, 2017 12:58 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
The long-term price outlook for platinum aligns with current forward prices, and we see the precious metal fairly priced at current levels. More than palladium, platinum remains heavily correlated to gold prices, and...
Nov 24, 2017 12:16 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
It seems that nothing can stop CNY and KRW, at least for now. KRW strengthened by another 0.2% versus USD this morning. The rate hike expectation in South Korea has triggered the recent sell-off in USDKRW. Some sort...
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