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Australia & NZ Economics Weekly – Influences on breakeven inflation
With RBA models showing that 10y breakeven inflation helps anchor underlying inflation, we have looked at he ability of a large range of economic and
Consumer sentiment buoyed by low interest rates
• Consumer sentiment rose by 4.7% in June to be 6.9% higher than a year ago.
USD weak despite Fed-tapering discounted elsewhere
On May 22, the Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke delivered key testimony to Congress, sparking a series of market corrections,
FX G10/EM Morning Trader Views
EUR – USDJPY lead dollar weakness saw the single ccy trade back to the key 1.3300 resistance level in Asia which has so far capped topside momentum on the past few attempts.
Housing Finance – April 2013
• The number of housing loans to owner-occupiers (O-Os) edged higher by 0.8% in April to be 6.9% higher over the year.
CFTC: USD exposure reduced
Hedge funds reduced their net long position in USD during the week ending June 4 according to the latest data from the Commodity Futures Trading Commossion.
FX G10/EM Morning Trader Views
EUR – Calm resumes in Asia today as we hold 1.3180/1.3230 range – Mkt squeezed everyone out on Thursday last week and
Guns on safety, cannons moving in to place
The Canterbury rebuild is off to the races, while the rest of the economy is not too far behind.
The Week Ahead in FX
In the week ahead, investors will be focusing on US data on retail sales and consumer sentiment for indications of the strength of the economic recovery.
Weekly Economic & Financial Commentary
Losing Steam, Even With Larger Payroll Gains · May’s larger-than-expected nonfarm employment gain did little to dispel the notion that economic activity is decelerating in the second quarter.
FX G10/EM Morning Trader Views
EUR – after the chaos to end the London session yesterday things have settled down somewhat in the single currency as we await NFP.
Is the spill over from quantitative easing receding?
• The key theme in financial markets over the past month has been the changed perception about how long the Fed will continue to loosen policy settings.