Japan’s housing starts grew notably in April, registering their first decline in six months, data from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism showed on Friday.Housing starts grew 11.4 percent yearly in April, reversing a 29.3 percent slump in March. However, this was slowed than the 15.5 percent recovery expected by economists.Increases were seen […]
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At the end of it, this will be framed as a “deal to put an end to the conflict”. However, what it actually will be is a memorandum of understanding to lay out the necessary preconditions to facilitate nuclear discussions. And that means extending the actual negotiations phase by another 60 days. Markets remain optimistic
The New Zealand Dollar extended its powerful rally on Friday as investors interpreted the latest comments from Reserve Bank of New Zealand officials as a signal that the tightening cycle could restart sooner — and perhaps more aggressively — than previously expected. Markets had already viewed July as a live meeting after this week’s dramatic
Equities: Wall Street rallied forcefully, with the S&P 500 gaining 0.6% to close at 7,563, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 outperformed, hitting a fresh all-time high with a gain of 0.8%. Overall, Technology (1.4%) and Healthcare (1.3%) led, while defensive sectors, Consumer Staples (-0.6%) and Utilities (-1%) underperformed. Conversely, European bourses fell, with the FTSE
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Japanese Finance Minister Katayama said decisive action can be taken against yen volatility, declining to confirm intervention history, as the MOF prepares to release intervention data covering late April to May 27 at 1900 JST: 1000 GMT 0600 US Eastern time Summary: Finance Minister Katayama said at a regular press conference that decisive action can
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Industrial production in Japan was up a seasonally adjusted 0.8 percent on month in April, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said on Friday.That beat forecasts for a decline of 0.4 percent, which would have been unchanged from the March reading.On a yearly basis, industrial output was up 2.3 percent.Upon the release of the
US Vice President JD Vance said Thursday that President Trump has not yet decided whether to endorse a tentative memorandum of understanding with Iran, and that negotiations are continuing over unresolved language in the draft agreement. Speaking to reporters at Joint Base Andrews, Vance said the timing and outcome of any presidential sign-off remained uncertain,
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Crude oil is closing modestly higher by $0.20 at $88.90, but the final price does not reflect the volatility seen throughout the trading day. Prices traded as high as $92.52 before reversing sharply lower and eventually finding support near session lows at $87.11. That wide trading range highlights the uncertainty currently driving the oil market
Markets are rallying due to the finalization of the Peace Memorandum, but final agreement by Trump and Khamenei are still awaited While Nasdaq continues to price heaven and shoot for it, the DJIA is surprisingly unchanged Exploring Technical Levels for the Dow Jones, Nasdaq and S&P 500 Stock Markets are rallying after major diplomatic progress,
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Scott Breakwell, a former macro and foreign exchange trader at Millennium, has joined Steven Cohen’s Point72 hedge fund in Sydney. Breakwell spent just over a year at Millennium, and prior to that was Bank of America’s head of FX forwards trading for Asia, also based in Sydney. Much of his career was at Deutsche Bank
A report released by the Energy Information Administration on Thursday showed crude oil inventories in the U.S. decreased by less than expected in the week ended May 22nd.The EIA said crude oil inventories slid by 3.3 million barrels last week after plunging by 7.9 million barrels in the previous week. Economists had expected crude oil
Dollar weakened broadly in early US trading today, though price action remained largely rangebound against most major currencies as markets struggled to find a decisive macro direction. Elevated Treasury yields, with the US 10-year yield holding near 4.5%, continued offering support to the greenback even as softer-than-expected monthly PCE inflation data eased immediate fears of
