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The Canadian dollar is almost unchanged on Thursday, after sliding 0.8% a day earlier. In the European session, USD/CAD is trading at 1.3569, up 0.04%.BoC Holds Interest RatesThere were no surprises...

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand raised policy rates by 0.50% to 2.0% this morning, with Governor Orr setting a hawkish tone in the press conference afterwards.In the statement itself, the RBNZ’s...

Mainland China stocks led the way higher today after China's Inflation data showed a still very benign inflation landscape. Inflation YoY in April climbed to 2.10% (1.8% exp), and Inflation MoM for...

Equity markets were higher in Asia today as US index futures rallied after Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:FB) managed to post minuscule growth in user numbers overnight along with robust financials.The...

The Ukraine/Russia conflict has suffered some headline fatigue of late, and more than a little complacency by the world’s financial markets, as China's slowdown fears grabbed center-stage. But...

The US session was dominated by comments from Fed Governor Lael Brainard, who set the cat amongst the pigeons of the equity and bond markets with some very hawkish comments. Ms Brainard suggested that...

Q2 of 2022 is going to start as messily as Q1 has finished, with markets buffeted by a multitude of strong winds from various directions, with the outcome no clearer for the future than ever. The...

Asian markets were dominated today by the news that US President Biden was apparently considering a material release of oil from its strategic petroleum reserves (SPR), which could total a million...

China’s COVID-19 lockdown of Shanghai saw oil prices slump overnight, as investors fretted about more sweeping containment measures, which would negatively impact China's energy consumption....

Mondays these days usually present a confusing picture to investors, and this one is no different. Reuters reported that both Ukraine and Russia appeared to be making progress towards substantive...

Headlines in Asia have been dominated by reports that fighting had caused a fire at Ukraine’s nuclear power plant and Europe’s largest, Zaporizhzhia, in the Southeastern part of the...

The more things change, the more things stay the same. That harsh reality was dished out in spades to markets trying to price in “Peak Ukraine” by buying the dip yesterday. That light at...

Lots of noise, but little substance probably describes the last 24 hours in global markets. US equities moved sideways overnight, the US Dollar was steady versus major currencies, US yields edged a...

Greetings from day four of managed isolation in New Zealand, and no, I’m not a tennis player. All the chatter overnight was about the implosion on tech stocks in New York after a seemingly...

Seemingly, the sharp rise in US yields this week has sparked a move from growth to value, or as I put it, from the NASDAQ to the Dow Jones. Whether it lasts is another thing altogether, with such...

It was a mostly sideways session on Tuesday in New York, the US dollar remained steady, oil held near recent highs, and the equity rally paused for breath. The dearth of data releases globally...