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Canada Industrial Product Price (MoM) above expectations (-0.4%) in July: Actual (0.6%)
Canada Industrial Product Price (MoM) above expectations (-0.4%) in July: Actual (0.6%)
United States Initial Jobless Claims 4-week average rose from previous 199KÂ to 204K in August 14
United States Initial Jobless Claims 4-week average rose from previous 199KÂ to 204K in August 14
United States Initial Jobless Claims came in at 206K, below expectations (210K) in August 14
United States Initial Jobless Claims came in at 206K, below expectations (210K) in August 14
Canada New Housing Price Index (MoM) below forecasts (0%) in July: Actual (-0.1%)
Canada New Housing Price Index (MoM) below forecasts (0%) in July: Actual (-0.1%)
United States: Long-end yield risks contained – ING
ING’s Padhraic Garvey analyses how the US Treasury’s decision to double buybacks in 10-30 year maturities affects long-end US Treasuries. He stresses that while the programme is sizeable and could be expanded again, it mainly mutes, rather than reverses, upward pressure on long yields.
British Pound gains as Japanese Yen struggles despite hawkish BoJ outlook
GBP/JPY edges higher on Thursday, reversing all the losses recorded on the previous day. The move is largely driven by broad Japanese Yen (JPY) weakness rather than any major positive development for the British Pound (GBP), with a sparse economic calendar offering little fresh impetus.
US Dollar: Treasury buybacks raise fiscal questions – BBH
Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH) notes that US long-term Treasury yields have retraced most of their decline following the Treasury’s expanded buyback announcement, while the US Dollar (USD) remains under pressure.
Riksbank: Early-2027 hike view – Nomura
Nomura’s European Economics team, led by Josie Anderson, George Buckley and Andrzej Szczepaniak, reviews the latest Riksbank decision to keep the policy rate at 1.75%.
Japanese Yen trims gains as downbeat foreign trade data offsets US Dollar’s weakness
The Japanese Yen (JPY) shows a moderate pullback on Friday, despite the broad-based US Dollar (USD) weakness, following the US Treasury’s plan to double buybacks of long-term Government debt.
Japanese Yen: Flows and trade leave Japanese Yen exposed – BNY
Geoff Yu at BNY Mellon highlights that foreign investors are accelerating Japanese Government Bond selling while Japanese investors increase purchases of overseas bonds and equities. This flow mix weakens support for the Japanese Yen and points to further depreciation.
Silver gives back some gains as US yields rebound
Silver (XAG/USD) declines 0.44% on Thursday and trades around $66.70 at the time of writing, giving back part of Wednesday’s gains.
Euro: Benefits from US Dollar weakness – DBS
Chang Wei Liang at DBS Group Research highlights that EUR/USD has rallied toward 1.17, with the Euro the main beneficiary of Dollar softness.
US Dollar: Downside risks grow as yields contained – MUFG
MUFG’s Derek Halpenny and Abdul-Ahad Lockhart highlight that the US Treasury’s unscheduled expansion of long-end buybacks triggered the largest daily US Dollar drop since March outside intervention episodes.