German CPI and unemployment
Markets Guided by Fresh Urge to Seek Safety
January 3, 2020
Safe haven currencies like the dollar and yen rose overnight. Investors shifted funds out of stocks, which had soared Thursday, into fixed income securities. 10-year sovereign debt yields fell five basis points each in the U.S., Germany and Great Britain. Equity markets dropped 0.8% in Japan, 0.6% in Indonesia and Australia, and 0.4% in India […] More
Typical Monthend Deluge of Data
September 30, 2019
On this final day of September and the third quarter, the dollar and sterling rose somewhat against other major currencies. The dollar is up 0.5% against the Swiss franc, 0.4% relative to the euro and kiwi, 0.3% vis-a-vis the yuan, 0.2% versus the Australian dollar and peso and 0.1% against the yen and loonie. Sterling […] More
Investors Shocked by BOJ’s Decision Not to Ease Policy Further
April 28, 2016
The yen climbed 2.6% against both the dollar and euro, the Japanese Nikkei plunged 3.6%, and the 10-year JGB yield fell 3 basis points to -0.09%. The dollar otherwise fell 1.2% against the kiwi and is down 0.3% relative to the loonie, Swissie, yuan, Aussie dollar and sterling. EUR/USD is flat. In other equity news, […] More
