Archive for December 6th, 2022

Central Bank Watch

Australian Rate Hike

December 6, 2022

The Reserve Bank of Australia‘s Official Cash Rate’s hike this month of 25 basis points matched the expected changed and lifted the rate level to a 123-month high of 3.10% from 0.10% at the onset of the tightening cycle last May. Current CPI inflation in Australia of 6.9% is well above the central bank’s medium-term […] More

New Overnight Developments Abroad - Daily Update

Equity Retreat Extended and Dollar Narrowly Mixed

December 6, 2022

Overnight dollar movements include a rise of 0.4% against the loonie coupled with a drop of 0.4% against the Swiss franc; an uptick of 0.2% relative to the yen versus a 0.2% downtick against the euro, dips of 0.1% vis-a-vis the Australian and New Zealand dollars, and no net change against sterling. More significant change […] More

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