Asia Roundup: Dollar extends gains against yen; Aussie hits 11-day high, tracks gains in crude - Tuesday, February 16th, 2016

Feb 16, 2016 06:42 am UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup China Jan money supply M2 +14.0% y/y, new CNY loans 2.51 trln, +15.3%, +13.4%, CNY1.8 trln and +14.4% forecast, total social financing trln. Australia plans new interbank rate-setting scheme by year-end...

Europe Roundup: Europe and Asian Stocks rise on higher Yuan, Yen retreats from 15-month peak, Sterling recovers - Monday, February 15th, 2016

Feb 15, 2016 12:03 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup China PBOC Gov Xiaochuan plays down FX fears, no basis for continuing renminbi falls - Caixin. PBOC sets yuan/USD midpoint sharply higher at 6.5118, last close 6.5755. China Jan trade surplus...

Asia Roundup: Yen retreats from 15-month peak against dollar, Antipodeans and Asian shares rise despite downbeat Chinese data - Monday, February 15th, 2016

Feb 15, 2016 06:47 am UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup Specs slash net USD longs to lowest in 1 ½ years, EUR net shorts lowest since third week of October to 63.3k contracts, JPY net longs up to 43.2k - CFTC. Japan PM Abe - Excessive FX volatility...

Americas Roundup: Dollar rises as U.S. data suggests Fed hike still possible, oil gains 12 percent on renewed talk of OPEC cut-February 13th, 2016

Feb 12, 2016 23:20 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup US consumers flex muscle retail sales beat; import prices signal weak inflation (-1.1 vs -1.4 forecast). U. Mich prelim Feb consumer sentiment index at 90.7 vs final Jan 92.0, 5-yr inflation falls to...

Europe Roundup: European shares recover as bank sell-off subsides, oil rebounds from 12-year lows, Euro off recent highs - Friday, February 12th, 2016

Feb 12, 2016 12:35 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup USD/JPY trades 111.60-113.02 and rumour mill in overdrive. BoJ Gov Kuroda - Market moves excessively risk-averse. Kuroda out of line with fundamentals wont hesitate to ease more. Japan PM Abe...

Asia Roundup: Dollar on track for weekly losses, Asian shares slump over mounting concerns about the health of European banks - Friday, February 12th, 2016

Feb 12, 2016 06:47 am UTC| Market Roundups

Markets Roundup Australia Dec owner-occupied housing fiancé +2.6% m/m, +3% forecast, investment housing finance +0.6%. New Zealands Jan food price index +2.6% m/m but -0.6% y/y. BoJ Gov Kuroda - Market moves...

Americas Roundup: U.S dollar declines against Japanese yen on fears of a global economic slowdown, gold surges to 1-year high-February 12th,2016

Feb 11, 2016 22:30 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup US Jobless Claims fell 16K To 269K in February 6 Week, vs 281k forecast. Feds Yellen: USD strength signal of US econ strength, economy creating jobs despite drag from strong USD. Feds Yellen: Weak oil...