Tag Archives: USD/BRL

Weekly Economic & Financial Commentary

U.S. Review Modesty Is Quite Unbecoming in the Recovery

LATAM Daily FX Update

Major events for the week ahead: * Monday 28: US industrial / manufacturing production,

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The USD remains on a broadly strengthening trend, as questions over some European financial institutions were re‐awakened after some details of the EU’s stress testing plans came out earlier this week.

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Major events for the week ahead: * Monday 21: Chinese property prices & Conference Board LEI, US existing home sales, US CPI, Mexican retail sales, BCB weekly survey of economists.

Weekly Economic & Financial Commentary

U.S. Review Turn Those Machines Back On! * After the second week of limited economic indicator releases and watching the state of the federal government in suspended animation,

LATAM Daily FX Update

Major events for the week ahead: The timing of some US data releases remains uncertain given the ongoing government shutdown.

LATAM Daily FX Update

Following yesterday’s FOMC meeting minutes release, Vice Chairwoman Yellen’s nomination for the Fed chair, and some emerging signs of potential agreements in the US political stalemate,

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The Fed’s minutes should take center stage among the scheduled releases today, especially now that the uncertainty regarding who Bernake’s successor at the Fed is likely to

LATAM Daily FX Update

Chinese markets came back from a bank holiday, with last night’s HSBC/Markit services PMI showing a modest softening to 52.4 (from 52.8).

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Currency markets continue trading somewhat sideways, as we wait for clarity on the US government shutdown as well as the more important debt ceiling.

LATAM Daily FX Update

Week‐ahead highlights Germany’s elections, scheduled to take place over the week‐end, are expected to be a relatively low event risk event for markets,

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The withdrawal of Fed Chair candidate Lawrence Summers of his candidacy for Fed leadership has triggered a rally in risk assets,