USDBRL »
-
It has been all but a calm Sunday in Brazil. Following the street protests by over a million citizens, the government promised to present a package of anti-corruption within days. We are long gamma in BRL as higher volatilities will not be ea
-
Analysis and Opinion » NZD tumbles on milk threat, BRL sell-off continuesSwissquote - March 10, 2015, 00:00 GMT
The USD remained broadly offered across the board as Dallas Fed’s Fisher said the emphasis on wages is dangerous, while the inflation should bounce with stabilizing energy prices. Therefore it would be better, according to him, to proceed with an early and gradual normalization, rather than a late and steeper action. The US 10-year yields hover around 2.20%, the DXY index reaches
-
Analysis and Opinion » EUR consolidates weakness, USD/ZAR above 12Swissquote - March 9, 2015, 00:00 GMT
The week starts with further EURUSD weakness as Asia sent the pair down to 1.0823 amid the US printed strong jobs figures in February. The nonfarm payrolls (295K) overbeat the market expectations (235K), the unemployment rate fell to 5.5% (from 5.7% last) with slight decrease in participation rate (from 62.9% to 62.8%). The wages, however, grew by unsatisfactory 0.1% on month (vs.
-
Analysis and Opinion » RBI cuts repo rate surprisingly, Brazil’s Selic in focusSwissquote - March 4, 2015, 00:00 GMT
The Central Bank actions continue dominating the week’s economic headlines. Following the PBoC rate cut, the RBI lowered the benchmark repo rate by 25 basis points to 7.50% via surprise action in an effort to “compensate the delay in fiscal consolidation” and comply with PM Modi’s budget announcement (surprising: as higher budget deficit would be expected to trigger the opposite reaction). The
-
Analysis and Opinion » BoJ maintains status quo, Brazil inflation in focusSwissquote - November 19, 2014, 00:00 GMT
On top of the official announcement to delay sales tax hike and to dissolve parliament, the BoJ left its policy unchanged today; the annual monetary growth target was kept steady at 80 trillion yen. There is talk of more stimulus to come shou
-
Forex » USDBRL Dips Following Improved Brazilian UnemploymentJames Boston - October 23, 2014, 11:51 GMT
The oscillation in the Brazilian Unemployment Rate appears now to be settling into a defined downward trend with the publication of the latest figures today. The headline Unemployment Rate for the month of September has come in at just 4.9%, one point lower than the August reading of 5.0% and contrasting with analysts estimates which
Forex Broker Spreads » |
|
Most Popular Articles » |
- LNB Bancorp, Inc. Shareholders Vote to Approve Merger with Northwest Bancshares Inc. 1 view
- Sterling Slides as Minutes Reveal Hawkish Central Bank that is Not Yet Ready to Act 1 view
- Synchrony Financial and MEGA Group USA Extend Consumer Financing Agreement 1 view
- Philips Selects Revolutionary Voice Recognition Software from VoiceItt as Winner of Annual Innovation Fellows Competition 1 view
- US Pension Fund Fitness Tracker: No Reversal in Q4, Funding Ratios Decline for Fourth Consecutive Quarter 1 view
- Forex News – Week Ahead – RBNZ and Australian jobs data in focus 1 view
- Euro Moves Higher as Tensions are De-escalated 1 view
- Euro Declines on Weak PMI Ahead of Jobs Report, RSI is Oversold 1 view
- JPY weaker on BoP, SEK inflation in focus 1 view
- European Session – Dollar under 120.00 yen ahead of FOMC minutes 1 view