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Hawkish Fed Chair Warsh Boosts the Dollar and Sinks Gold

The dollar index (DXY00 ) rallied to a 2-week high on Friday and finished up by +0.61%. The dollar jumped on Friday on hawkish comments from Fed Chair Warsh, who warned inflation isn’t meaningfully slowing and vowed that policymakers will return inflation to their 2% target. The chance of a...

Barchart · Aug 28

Dollar Rallies and Gold Falls on Hawkish Fed Chair Warsh

The dollar index (DXY00 ) rallied to a 1-week high today and is up by +0.41%. The dollar jumped today on hawkish comments from Fed Chair Warsh, who warned inflation isn’t meaningfully slowing and vowed that policymakers will return inflation to their 2% target. The chance of a Fed rate...

Barchart · Aug 28

Japan's finance minister, BOJ chief to attend G20 gathering next week

Japan's finance minister and central bank governor will attend the upcoming G20 meeting. Policymakers will discuss the global economic fallout and the persistently weak yen. Financial markets are watching for potential meetings with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. The yen has shown some recovery after joint intervention but remains under…

The Economic Times · Aug 28

Settling Stock Trades Takes Two Days In Japan. Blockchain Could Make The Process Almost Instant.

The Bank of Japan, Finance Ministry and financial regulator are expected to help develop a plan as early as 2027.

International Business Times · Aug 27

Global Market: Japanese bond yields retreat after BOJ deputy governor signals no clear rate-hike timing

Japanese government bond yields retreated from session highs after BOJ Deputy Governor Ryozo Himino offered no clear signal on the timing of the next rate hike. The two-year JGB yield briefly hit 1.70%, its highest since 1995, before easing. Investors now await Governor Kazuo Ueda’s comments for clues on the…

The Economic Times · Aug 27

Dollar Supported by US Economic Strength

The dollar index (DXY00 ) rose by +0.24% on Wednesday. The dollar moved higher on Wednesday due to signs of strength in the US economy after July personal spending and income rose more than expected and Q2 personal consumption was revised upward. Higher bond yields on Wednesday also strengthened the...

Barchart · Aug 26

Dollar Rises on US Economic News

The dollar index (DXY00 ) is up by +0.23% today. The dollar is moving higher today on signs of strength in the US economy after July personal spending and income rose more than expected and Q2 personal consumption was revised upward. Higher bond yields today have also strengthened the dollar’s...

Barchart · Aug 26

S&P Futures Muted With Focus on U.S. PCE Inflation Data and Nvidia Earnings

September S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESU26) are down -0.07% this morning as investors refrain from making big bets ahead of Nvidia’s earnings and the July reading of the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge.

Barchart · Aug 26

Global Market: Ueda’s Jackson Hole absence puts focus on BOJ’s September rate decision

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda’s absence from the Jackson Hole meeting has shifted attention to BOJ board member Naoki Tamura and Deputy Governor Ryozo Himino for clues on monetary policy. Markets are increasingly pricing in a September rate hike, with economists expecting the BOJ to raise its policy rate…

The Economic Times · Aug 26

Dollar Slightly Lower on Strong Stocks and Weak Crude

The dollar index (DXY00 ) fell by -0.06% on Tuesday. The dollar gave up an early advance on Tuesday and posted modest losses on weaker-than-expected US economic news, including July new home sales and Aug consumer confidence. Also, Tuesday’s -3% plunge in WTI crude oil to a 1-week low lowered...

Barchart · Aug 25