Saturday, February 29, 2020

Pound (GBP) Slumps against New Zealand Dollar (NZD) as Markets Anticipate a Disappointing March Budget

Pound Sterling New Zealand Dollar (GBP/NZD) Exchange Rate Falls Ahead of March Budget The Pound Sterling New Zealand Dollar (GBP/NZD) exchange rate slumped on Thursday, leaving the pairing trading at around NZ$2.0378. The Pound suffered losses today against a handful of currencies as disappointment over March’s...

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Share Prices Tumble in Tandem with Proliferating Coronavirus Cases

Stock markets tumbled 3.7% in Japan and China, 3.6% in India, 3.3% in South Korea, 3.3% in Australia, 2.4% in Hong Kong and 3.2% in Singapore. Declines today in Europe so far exceed 2.5% in the U.K., Germany, France, Switzerland and Italy. Spain’s drop is almost there at 2.3%. 10-year sovereign debt yields plumbed deeper […]

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Pound New Zealand Dollar (GBP/NZD) Exchange Rate Flat as Covid-19 Takes ‘Control’ Again

Pound Sterling New Zealand Dollar (GBP/NZD) Muted as Coronavirus Death Toll Nears 2,600 The Pound Sterling New Zealand Dollar (GBP/NZD) exchange rate remained flat, trading at around NZ$2.0404. The New Zealand Dollar remained flat amidst growing concern about the spread of Covid-19 as other countries such as South...

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Next Week’s Menu: February 22-28, 2020

Central Banks: Interest rate policies to be reviewed in Israel, South Korea, and Hungary. Mester, Clarida, and Evans of the Federal Reserve will be speaking publicly. So too will ECB President Lagarde, Deputy Governor Lane of the Bank of Canada, and both Kataoka and Amamiya of the Bank of Japan. Holidays and Events: Brazil celebrates […]

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Thursday, February 27, 2020

GBP to USD Exchange Rate Edges Away from 2020 Lows as UK PMIs Beat Forecasts

This week’s slew of impressive UK ecostats have not been enough to stop the British Pound to US Dollar (GBP/USD) exchange rate from slumping, as Brexit uncertainties persist and the US Dollar sees strong gains in reaction to global growth speculation. Still, strong UK data did help the Pound to recover from its worst levels and the US...

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Tuesday, February 25, 2020

Dollar Continuing to Flourish Amid Coronavirus Concerns

The dollar climbed overnight by 0.8% against the peso, 0.3% relative to the Australian and New Zealand dollars and 0.1% versus the Chinese Renminbi. There have been dips of 0.3% against sterling, 0.2% versus the Swiss franc and 0.1% relative to the yen and euro. Dollar strength can be seen against a broad spectrum of […]

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Monday, February 17, 2020

Japanese Sales Tax Hike Hammered Economic Growth Last Quarter

The Japanese economy again contracted sharply after a hike in the national sales tax. This is a phenomenon with lots of history. A 3% sales tax was introduced initially in April 1989. Back then, Japan was viewed like China is currently — an up-and-coming economic rival that could soon overtake the United States. The sales […]

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A Dismal Japanese GDP Report, Coronavirus Concerns, and Holidays in the U.S. and Canada

The Japanese economy again contracted sharply after a hike in the national sales tax. This is a phenomenon with lots of history. A 3% sales tax was introduced initially in April 1989. Back then, Japan was viewed like China is currently — an up-and-coming economic rival that could soon overtake the United States. The sales […]

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Next Week’s Menu: February 15 – 21, 2020

Central Banks: Interest rate policies will be reviewed in Turkey, Indonesia, and China. Minutes of the most recent monetary policy meetings to be published by the Fed, European Central Bank, and Reserve Bank of Australia. Brainard, Bostic, Barkin, Kashkari and Clarida are some of the Fed officials with scheduled public speaking events.  Holidays and Special […]

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European GDP, U.S. Retail Sales and Industrial Production, Continuing Coronavirus Spread, and Another Trump Dispute With Own Government People

From a news standpoint, Friday has been a very busy day, but financial market movements have been tempered. Mid-morning in NY finds the dollar up 0.2% against the Swiss franc and sterling and plus-or-minus 0.1% relative to other key currencies. Share prices fell 0.6% in Japan and 0.5% in India and New Zealand but up […]

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Uncertain Economic Impact of Covid-19 Leaves Pound New Zealand Dollar (GBP/NZD) Exchange Rate Flat

Pound Sterling New Zealand Dollar (GBP/NZD) Exchange Rate Muted as Markets Shrug Off RBNZ Decision The Pound Sterling New Zealand Dollar (GBP/NZD) exchange rate remained flat on Friday, and traded around NZ$2.0233. The New Zealand Dollar weakened at the end of the week on continued Covid-19 fears. The latest...

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Pound Canadian Dollar (GBP/CAD) Exchange Rate Sinks as Rising Oil Prices Boost ‘Loonie’

GBP/CAD Exchange Rate Eases as Market Risk Appetite Returns for Canadian Dollar The Pound Canadian Dollar (GBP/CAD) exchange rate fell by -0.4% today, with the pairing currently trading around CA$1.723 in spite of the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) warning that the coronavirus could see oil demand fall. The...

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