There were no major surprises in connection with today's Bank of Japan (BoJ) meeting and the market impact should be neutral. The expansion of the monetary base (now the main policy instrument) was ...
The BoJ left monetary policy unchanged. The Bank did not comment on the rise in JGB yields, which might force it to bring asset purchases forward. Today’s trade data confirms that demand in ...
Sales of existing homes probably climbed in April to the highest level in more than three years, giving a lift to the U.S. expansion, economists said before a report today.Purchases of previously ...
The U.S. dollar has been on a roll since talk of the Federal Reserve unwinding its aggressive monetary stimulus program gathered pace about a fortnight ago. Now, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke could give ...
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) ended a two-day meeting on Wednesday with a statement that was more important for what it did not say.The central bank said nothing about the need to address heightened ...
Britain’s economy is in focus today via crucial updates on retail sales and the CBI Industrial Trends Survey. Later, investors turn to the April release on existing home sales in the U.S. for a ...
Asian SessionOn Wednesday, the Asian stock market closed mostly lower, but the Japanese stock market continued to make its multi-year high. The Nikkei 225 made another multi-year high after the ...
The US dollar is firmer against most of the major currencies, but is more mixed against the emerging market currencies. Although the US reports April existing home sales (consensus +1.4%), the focus ...
A side trip today from the standard fare, thanks to NetGalley. Are you where you want to be in life, both professionally and personally, or—as with most people—is something missing? Ken ...
Japanese Stocks reached new 5½-year highs after the Bank of Japan confirmed its decision to increase the amount of money it is putting in to the Japanese economy from JPY 60 to 70 trillion per ...
The dollar is a touch weaker against the euro as markets enter into an eventful day. Comments from Fed officials suggested that Fed could refrain from tapering the asset purchase for a while. St. ...
CurrenciesEUR/USD- the pair has broken the symmetrical triangle on a 30 minute time frame. The price is trading within the resistance zone, but momentum looks strong.USD/JPY- the price action is ...
To The Strength Of The USDGlobal markets traded steadily yesterday, building up to the publishing of the Federal Reserve’s minutes from the last BOD meeting in April/May, and Ben ...
The Bank of Japan affirmed a plan to double the monetary base over two years after a jump in bond yields highlighted risks associated with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s campaign to revive the ...
Japan’s exports missed estimates in April and the trade deficit swelled, highlighting weakness in global demand that may weigh on efforts to revive the world’s third-biggest ...
In February, when Ben Bernanke gave his report to Congress, he spoke of his concern about “Excessive risk taking”. On May 10 he repeated his warning: Very low interest rates, if ...
Two big events have occurred/ are occurring. 1) Chicago Fed President, Charles Evans who is one of the biggest pushers for QE, stated that the Fed has “the appropriate monetary policy in ...
| SPX 500 Futures | 1,651.95 | +1.95 | +0.12% | |||
| NQ 100 Futures | 2,997.40 | +5.15 | +0.17% | |||
| US 30 | 15,294.50 | -12.67 | -0.08% | |||
| DAX | 8,351.98 | -178.91 | -2.10% | |||
| FTSE 100 | 6,696.79 | -143.48 | -2.10% | |||
| Japan 225 | 14,862.50 | +378.52 | +2.61% | |||
| US Dollar Index | 83.96 | +0.17 | +0.20% |
| Gold | 1,389.05 | -2.75 | -0.20% | |||
| Silver | 22.383 | -0.125 | -0.56% | |||
| Copper | 3.326 | +0.008 | +0.24% | |||
| Crude Oil | 94.12 | -0.14 | -0.14% | |||
| Natural Gas | 4.280 | +0.025 | +0.58% | |||
| US Cotton No.2 | 81.84 | +0.15 | +0.19% | |||
| US Coffee C | 130.88 | +2.08 | +1.61% |
| Euro Bund | 144.54 | +0.22 | +0.15% | |||
| Euro BTP | 115.36 | -0.94 | -0.80% | |||
| Euro BOBL | 126.361 | +0.005 | +0.00% | |||
| UK Gilt | 117.51 | +0.01 | +0.01% | |||
| US 2 YR T-Note | 110.23 | -0.01 | -0.01% | |||
| US 10 YR T-Note | 131.29 | 0.00 | 0.00% | |||
| US 30 YR T-Bond | 143.01 | -0.06 | -0.04% |
| Central Banks | Interest Rates | Next Meeting | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FED | 0.00%-0.25% | Jun 19, 2013 | |||
| ECB | 0.50% | Jun 06, 2013 | |||
| BOE | 0.50% | Jun 06, 2013 | |||
| SNB | 0.00% | Jun 20, 2013 | |||
| RBA | 2.75% | Jun 04, 2013 | |||
| BOC | 1.00% | May 29, 2013 | |||
| RBNZ | 2.50% | Jun 12, 2013 | |||
| BOJ | 0.10% | May 22, 2013 | |||
