Eurostoxx -0.6%Germany DAX -0.8%France CAC 40 -0.5%UK FTSE -0.2%Spain IBEX -0.4%Italy FTSE MIB -0.4% This eats away at the gains from yesterday as investors are […]
Eurostoxx futures -0.5% in early European trading
German DAX futures -0.6%French CAC 40 futures -0.3%UK FTSE futures -0.1% This comes as US futures are also looking rather sluggish, with S&P 500 futures […]
FX option expiries for 20 August 10am New York cut
There are a couple to take note of on the day, as highlighted in bold below. The first ones are for EUR/USD at the 1.1600 […]
US Treasury secretary Bessent backs cryptos to bolster demand for Treasuries – report
The sources note that Bessent had signaled that he expects stablecoins to eventually become an important source of demand for US government bonds in the […]
RBNZ’s Hawkesby signals more cuts ahead, data-dependent pace
RBNZ Governor Hawkesby said the next two meetings are live, with no decisions yet made. He said the OCR projection troughs around 2.5%, consistent with […]
EURNZD breaks above 1.9900 after dovish RBNZ
Big moves for the NZD across the board today. The EURNZD pair has taken out the 1.9900 level (at the time of writing) and is […]
PBOC sets USD/ CNY mid-point today at 7.1384 (vs. estimate at 7.1897)
The People’s Bank of China (PBOC), China’s central bank, is responsible for setting the daily midpoint of the yuan (also known as renminbi or RMB). […]
Goldman cuts near-term US gas forecasts, stays bullish on 2026 outlook
Goldman Sachs lowered its November/December 2025 US gas price forecast to $4.00/MMBtu from $4.50. It cut its September/October 2025 forecast by $0.55 to $3.35/MMBtu. Goldman […]
Preview for the RBNZ policy decision
Markets are almost fully pricing in a 25bp rate cut, which would take the RBNZ’s Official Cash Rate down to 3.00%. OIS pricing is currently […]
Economic Calendar for 20 Aug 2025
We finally have a bit more excitement in the calendar today. For the Asia-Pacific session, we have Japanese Machine Orders and trade data, followed by […]