EUR FUNDAMENTAL BIAS: NEUTRAL 1. Monetary Policy The ECB used the April meeting as a place holder meeting for the most part by not announcing any additional policy tweaks. The plans to phase out the APP into Q3 remained intact by reducing purchases from 40bln to 30bln in May and then down to 20bln in June. Markets were leaning towards a slightly more hawkish...
EUR FUNDAMENTAL BIAS: NEUTRAL 1. Monetary Policy The ECB used the April meeting as a place holder meeting for the most part by not announcing any additional policy tweaks. The plans to phase out the APP into Q3 remained intact by reducing purchases from 40bln to 30bln in May and then down to 20bln in June. Markets were leaning towards a slightly more hawkish...
Hi there. Price is forming a continuation pattern to the upside. Watch strong price action at the current levels for buy.
Hi there. Price is forming a continuation pattern to the upside. Watch strong price action at the current levels for buy.
AUD FUNDAMENTAL BIAS: BULLISH 1. Monetary Policy At the May policy decision, the RBA made a hawkish turn by raising the cash rate by 0.25% versus STIR expectations of a 15bsp move. Even though there were some hawkish takes looking for a 40bsp move, the 25bsp was still higher than consensus expectations. The bank noted that inflation pressures have risen more...
EUR FUNDAMENTAL BIAS: NEUTRAL 1. Monetary Policy The ECB used the April meeting as a place holder meeting for the most part by not announcing any additional policy tweaks. The plans to phase out the APP into Q3 remained intact by reducing purchases from 40bln to 30bln in May and then down to 20bln in June. Markets were leaning towards a slightly more hawkish...
EUR FUNDAMENTAL BIAS: NEUTRAL 1. Monetary Policy The ECB used the April meeting as a place holder meeting for the most part by not announcing any additional policy tweaks. The plans to phase out the APP into Q3 remained intact by reducing purchases from 40bln to 30bln in May and then down to 20bln in June. Markets were leaning towards a slightly more hawkish...
USD FUNDAMENTAL BIAS: BULLISH 1. Monetary Policy At the May meeting, the Fed delivered on hawkish expectations regarding rates by hiking the Fed Funds Rate by 50bsp and also confirmed that the committee expects further 50bsp hikes to be appropriate. The fed also stuck to a familiar hawkish tone by downplaying the prospects of an imminent recession by...
AUD FUNDAMENTAL BIAS: BULLISH 1. Monetary Policy At the May policy decision, the RBA made a hawkish turn by raising the cash rate by 0.25% versus STIR expectations of a 15bsp move. Even though there were some hawkish takes looking for a 40bsp move, the 25bsp was still higher than consensus expectations. The bank noted that inflation pressures have risen more...
GBP FUNDAMENTAL BIAS: WEAK BEARISH 1. Monetary Policy At their May meeting, the BoE delivered on expectations by raising the bank rate by 25bsp to 1.0%. There was an initial hawkish surprise as the vote split was 9-0 (no dissent from Cunliffe) and 3 of the 9 MPC members voted for a 50bsp move at the meeting. However, the hawkish reaction soon faded as it was...
GBP FUNDAMENTAL BIAS: WEAK BEARISH 1. Monetary Policy At their May meeting, the BoE delivered on expectations by raising the bank rate by 25bsp to 1.0%. There was an initial hawkish surprise as the vote split was 9-0 (no dissent from Cunliffe) and 3 of the 9 MPC members voted for a 50bsp move at the meeting. However, the hawkish reaction soon faded as it was...
EUR FUNDAMENTAL BIAS: NEUTRAL 1. Monetary Policy The ECB used the April meeting as a place holder meeting for the most part by not announcing any additional policy tweaks. The plans to phase out the APP into Q3 remained intact by reducing purchases from 40bln to 30bln in May and then down to 20bln in June. Markets were leaning towards a slightly more hawkish...
USD – The dollar rose on Wednesday, breaking its three-session losing streak as concerns about the outlook for global economic growth and rising inflation knocked sentiment a day Fed Chair Powell struck a more hawkish tone, reaffirming the Fed’s commitment to tackle high levels of inflation. GBP – The pound sold-off on Wednesday as CPI data showed inflation...
Hi there. Price is forming a continuation pattern to the upside. Watch strong price action at the current levels for buy.
EUR FUNDAMENTAL BIAS: NEUTRAL 1. Monetary Policy The ECB used the April meeting as a place holder meeting for the most part by not announcing any additional policy tweaks. The plans to phase out the APP into Q3 remained intact by reducing purchases from 40bln to 30bln in May and then down to 20bln in June. Markets were leaning towards a slightly more hawkish...
AUD FUNDAMENTAL BIAS: BULLISH 1. Monetary Policy At the May policy decision, the RBA made a hawkish turn by raising the cash rate by 0.25% versus STIR expectations of a 15bsp move. Even though there were some hawkish takes looking for a 40bsp move, the 25bsp was still higher than consensus expectations. The bank noted that inflation pressures have risen more...
NZD FUNDAMENTAL BIAS: BULLISH 1. Monetary Policy At their April meeting the RBNZ surprise economists but not STIR markets by delivering a 50bsp hike, taking the OCR to 1.50%. The bank stressed, like most others, that inflation is a concern and that they will ensure that higher price pressures don’t become embedded in longer-term inflation expectations. The...
USD FUNDAMENTAL BIAS: BULLISH 1. Monetary Policy At the May meeting, the Fed delivered on hawkish expectations regarding rates by hiking the Fed Funds Rate by 50bsp and also confirmed that the committee expects further 50bsp hikes to be appropriate. The fed also stuck to a familiar hawkish tone by downplaying the prospects of an imminent recession by...