Author : Marc Chandler

The US dollar was unable to sustain its pre-weekend gains despite an employment report generally recognized to be sufficient to keep the Federal Reserve on course to raise rates...

Investors seem to take for granted the easier monetary policy trajectories in the Eurozone and Japan. The debate has been over the timing of the normalization in the US...

The US dollar posted gains against all the major currencies last week save the Australian and New Zealand dollars. The Reserve Bank of Australia appears to have moved to...

1) Poland’s lower house unexpectedly voted on a new legislation that would increase the burden of FX-linked mortgages losses to banks.  2) The popularity of the Chilean and Brazilian...

Several recent developments in the fixed income space are distinct from the prospect of higher rates in the US and UK, or the ongoing purchases by the BOJ, ECB,...

While the US jobs report has been among the most important economic releases in the monthly cycle, it takes on even more significance in the run-up to the September...

The main event of the day is the start of a new era at the Bank of England.  Until now, at the conclusion of the MPC meeting, the decision...

There are three main talking points today:  1) The divergence in the trajectory of monetary policy, illustrated by Atlanta Fed's Lockhart yesterday, and to be tested today by the...

The Federal Reserve could be six weeks away from raising rates.  The FOMC statement from the end of last month appeared to have lowered the bar of a move. ...

Narrow ranges in the foreign exchange market continued for the most part, and the US dollar is a little softer.  The Reserve Bank of Australia did not talk the...