EMERGING MARKETS-Asian currencies range-bound; BOJ keeps ultra-loose policy
* Thai baht set to lose 1.1% this week * Risk sentiment took a beating this week after Fed By...
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Switzerland Shocks With Interest Rate Cut. The Rest of Europe May Be Inspired.
The Swiss National Bank delivered a surprise interest-rate cut this week, kicking off what’s likely to become a widespread trend...
The Carry Trade Has Been a Winner. Why the Bank of Japan Is Giving It a Handicap.
The Bank of Japan ’s decision to raise interest rates for the first time in 17 years could have a...
The fallacy of crypto as an alternative to fiat currency
The world’s first cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, scaled a fresh peak on Monday. It reached $72,234 per token, crossing its pandemic peak...
Dollar waits on U.S. inflation reading, bitcoin tops $60,000
The yen is squeezed because investors see short-term rates near zero in Japan and stubbornly high U.S. and European interest rates...
Rs 2,000 notes withdrawal: Currency-in-circulation growth dips to 3.7% in February
The growth in currency in circulation dropped to 3.7 per cent for the week ended February 9 from 8.2 per...
The Stock Market Is Melting Up. Prepare for a Short-Term Correction.
No cut, no problem—at least not for the stock market. It should have been a bad week for an overextended...
Dollar reigns supreme as hot CPI cools bets for Fed cuts
Federal funds futures currently price in no rate cut in March and a lower than 50% chance of easing in...
Stock-market tumble shows investors now face ‘Fed’s reality’ in inflation fight
A frothy stock market suffered a steep fall Tuesday, as an unexpectedly hot January consumer-price index reading reminded investors that...
Dollar firms near 3-month high as rate cut bets dwindle
Data on Monday showed U.S. services sector growth picked up in January as new orders increased and employment rebounded, indicating...
