Japan’s Economy Minister Ryosei Akazawa said on Thursday that his basic position is to strongly request review of tariff policy. Key quotes National security and trade…
NZD/USD appreciates as the RBNZ lowered its Official Cash Rate by 25 basis points, as expected. RBNZ’s Hawkesby noted that inflation is in the target…
AUD/USD plunges from prior psychological resistance at 0.6500. Australia awaits April’s CPI data, while the US looks for clues on the Fed’s next move in…
USD/JPY traded lower intra-day after BoJ Governor Ueda called for vigilance over food inflation risks. Japan’s core inflation hit 3.5% in April, accelerating at its…
European Central Bank (ECB) policymaker Francois Villeroy de Galhau said on Tuesday that “policy normalization in the Euro area is probably not complete.” Additional quotes…
China’s Premier Li Qiang spoke in a symposium with Chinese firms in Jakarta over the weekend, with the key comments noted below. “China is weighing…
Generally, investors are concerned with policy content. Fiscal changes adjust the relative performance of different sectors of the economy, and markets react accordingly. But the…
The oil market is under renewed pressure as noise builds around what OPEC+ will do with their July output levels, ING’s commodity experts Ewa Manthey…
Gold extends gains on Tuesday, buoyed by broad-based US Dollar weakness and safe-haven demand. Moody’s downgrade of US sovereign debt and renewed fiscal concerns support…
Federal Reserve (Fed) Bank of St Louis President Alberto Musalem added his voice to the chorus of Fedspeakers warning that US trade policy under the…