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FX Weekly – Zooming in on Q2 rate cuts
Global investors have become comfortable pricing in the turn of the global monetary policy cycle to a more accommodative stance. October last year saw interest rate cuts outstrip hikes for the first time since the end of 2020 in what has retrospectively become the starting point of a new regime.
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FX Weekly – Policy volatility driven by inflation ambiguity
Another hot US inflation report has seen market pricing back in line with the FOMC’s own rate projections — looking for three US rate cuts in 2024. However, the pullback in expectations has been orderly, keeping global sharemarkets buoyant.
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FX Weekly – Zooming in on Q2 rate cuts
Global investors have become comfortable pricing in the turn of the global monetary policy cycle to a more accommodative stance. October last year saw interest rate cuts outstrip hikes for the first time since the end of 2020 in what has retrospectively become the starting point of a new regime.
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FX Weekly – Policy easing to come, just not in Q1
Investors are convinced that monetary policy easing is coming this year, just not as early as the consensus had been expecting going into 2024.
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FX Weekly – US shares surge as FX volatility wanes
In a quieter week for global data, purchasing manager indexes (PMIs) were the main releases. The Fed and ECB minutes signalled rate cuts were coming but no time soon. The US dollar is on track to suffer its worst week of 2024, but the Japanese yen remains the clear loser.
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FX Weekly – Disinflation trade in question
After Fed chair Jerome Powell pushed back on expectations earlier this month, this week’s hotter than expected US inflation report was the final nail in the coffin. The USD index hit new three-month highs with the greenback’s best performance versus the low-yielding currencies like the Swiss franc and Japanese yen.
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On time, in full: Minimize fx challenges when managing international payroll
In an era of globalization, currency risk management and optimized payment processes can foster a resilient and cost-effective international payroll system.
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FX Weekly – Calm before potential storm?
Cross-market volatility levels remain compressed as expectations of early rate cuts from the Federal Reserve (Fed) sway. The Fed is in a holding pattern and the likelihood of a rate cut in March is priced at less than 20%, a significant decrease from the approximately two-thirds chance anticipated at the beginning of the year.
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FX Weekly – Equity investors indifferent to volatile macro
The ongoing strength of US economic data and company results has seen US equities push higher despite growing uncertainty around potential rate cuts. The US dollar has also gained.
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FX Weekly — The peak of US exceptionalism?
US equities are near record levels and the US dollar is broadly rebounding. We recap what has moved markets this week.
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PETNET Forex Solutions and Convera partner to help students to send tuition overseas
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FX Weekly — No change to the consensus
US inflation remained hot but has not risen enough to change neither markets, nor the Fed’s perspective on monetary policy