New Overnight Developments Abroad - Daily Update
Equities Revive as Markets Look Ahead to FOMC and Kavanaugh Hearing
September 25, 2018
The FOMC is expected to raise its interest rate tomorrow. New forecasts will be released, and Powell presides over a press conference. A third woman has surfaced, accusing Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct. The Senate Judiciary Committee hearing is set for Thursday. The third event of this upcoming three-ring circus will be the […] More
Larry's Blog
Jackson and Trump
September 24, 2018
Andrew Jackson, who led America from 1829 to 1837, is President Trump’s favorite former U.S. president. Photo ops of the current president at his oval office desk prominently display a portrait of the seventh president on the wall. And indeed the two men, separated by nearly two centuries, are true soul mates in temperament as […] More
New Overnight Developments Abroad - Daily Update
Last Week’s Stock Market Euphoria Dissipates
September 24, 2018
Equities dropped 2.0% in Hong Kong, 1.8% in India, 1.3% in Indonesia and 0.5% in New Zealand. Losses in European markets so far amount to 1.2% in Greece, 0.6% in Italy, 0.5% in Spain, 0.3% in Germany, 0.2% in France and Switzerland, and 0.1% in Great Britain. The more sour mood reflects China’s refusal to […] More
Foreign Exchange Insights and Next Week
Next Week
September 21, 2018
Central Banks: An FOMC meeting with updated forecasts and a press conference to follow. Other monetary policy reviews scheduled in The Philippines, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, New Zealand, the Czech Republic, Taiwan, and Colombia. Powell, Barkin, Kaplan and Ramsden of the Fed will be speaking publicly. So will Governors Orr, Kuroda and Poloz of the Reserve […] More
New Overnight Developments Abroad - Daily Update
Firmer Dollar and Equities as Summer Turns to Autumn
September 21, 2018
The dollar strengthened this Friday by 1.4% against the Turkish lira, 0.7% relative to the Russian ruble and sterling, 0.6% vis-a-vis the South African rand, 0.4% versus the Mexican peso, 0.2% against the yen and Brazilian real, and 0.1% relative to the euro, loonie, Australian and New Zealand dollars. The Hong Kong dollar was an […] More
Central Bank Watch
Swiss Quarterly Monetary Policy Review
September 20, 2018
A quarterly review of Swiss monetary policy kept the targeted interest rate at -0.75% within a range of negative 0.25% to negative 1.25% on 3-month Swiss Libor. A statement from the Swiss National Bank protests against a noticeable and unwelcome appreciation of the franc since the previous policy review in June. Subjective foreign exchange market […] More
Central Bank Watch
An Initial Tightening of Norwegian Monetary Policy
September 20, 2018
Norway’s key central bank rate was raised 25 basis points to 0.75%. That’s the first increase in many years but will not be the last. The rate had been lowered by 175 basis points between late 2011 and March 2016. A statement from the Executive Committee observes gradually diminishing excess capacity that should similarly lift inflation […] More
New Overnight Developments Abroad - Daily Update
Softer Dollar
September 20, 2018
The dollar fell overnight by 0.8% against the kiwi, 0.6% relative to sterling, 0.4% vis-a-vis the euro and 0.2% versus the currencies of America’s NAFTA partners. The yen and yuan are unchanged. China partly matched Trump’s latest round of tariff hikes. While the 10-year German bund and British gilt yields settled back a basis point […] More
New Overnight Developments Abroad - Daily Update
Released Current Account Data and Some Central Bank Decisions
September 19, 2018
The dollar is steady to mostly softer. North America’s stock market rally on Tuesday carried over into Asia and Europe. The ten-year British gilt yield edged up 2 basis points, and gold firmed 0.4%. Oil is steady, as are German bunds and Japanese JGBs. New Zealand recorded a larger-than-forecast NZD 1.619 billion current account deficit […] More
New Overnight Developments Abroad - Daily Update
Fresh Decline in Turkish Lira
September 18, 2018
Turkey grabbed the currency market spotlight on a day otherwise devoid of meaningful data to be reported. The lira dropped 2% against the dollar as President Erdogan took aim against opposition party members of IsBank’s Board of Trustees. The lira’s loss erased the recovery that occurred last week after the Turkish central bank sharply raised […] More
