Bank of Japan Governor Ueda
Hawkish Sign from Bank of Japan and a Sluggish Sign in U.S. Manufacturing
December 1, 2025
(163) The final month of 2025 kicked off with two concerning pieces of news to risk-taking investors. The first impulse came from a speech by Bank of Japan Governor Ueda that more convincingly than previous signals suggests that officials will raise the bank’s short-term interest rate by another 25 basis points at the upcoming policy […] More
Quiet Monday So Far Aside from Large Gains in Tesla and Crypto
November 18, 2024
The weighted DXY dollar index has ticked 0.1% higher due to a 0.7% rise against the yen but mitigated by marginal dips against the euro, Swissy, and sterling. DOW and SPX futures are little changed, while a 3% advance in Tesla and a 1% rise in Bitcoin reflect President-Elect Trump’s transactional approach to governance. Most […] More
Very Quiet Start to Week with U.S. and U.K. Shut for Holidays
May 27, 2024
Americans are observing their Memorial Day holiday, while British markets are shut for the late spring bank holiday. Minimal data have been released elsewhere. The dollar edged 0.1% lower overnight against the euro, yen, loonie, Swiss franc, sterling and as measured by the DXY weighted index. Ten-year sovereign debt yields are three basis points lower […] More
