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Most Asia-Pacific markets are still closed for the holiday, but Victoria's snap lockdown dragged Australian shares lower. Selling pressure is clearer in Europe, where the Dow Jones Stoxx 600 has had a heavier bias. US shares are also trading off, though coming into today, the S&am...

After seeing strong demand at the 10-year note auction yesterday, the US benchmark is yielding about 1.14% today. If the US-China relationship is the most important in the world, as has often been claimed, one would not know it from the communication over the past few weeks. The E...

Despite a soft close in US indices yesterday, global shares are on the march again today. Rising commodity prices did little for Japan's PPI. The euro approached our $1.2150 target in late Asian turnover. For further details see: China's Expansion Does Not Prevent Deflat...

The rally of US benchmarks to new record highs helped lift most Asia Pacific markets today, but the bulls are pausing in Europe, and there has been little follow-through buying of US shares. China reported a surge in January lending, a typical calendar effect as new lending quotas are...

EUR interest rates and, more noticeably, inflation swaps have been rising in tandem with their USD counterparts. The move rests on shaky fundamental ground but could run ahead with US markets poised to drag the rest of the world out of its gloom. We look at the curve and consider ...

The spread of coronavirus and rising inflation are two of the most important themes impacting the global foreign exchange market right now. Broad economic recovery should begin in the second half of 2021. New Zealand dollar and Australian dollar look "overvalued." Conversely, ...

Several markets in the Asia Pacific region, including Japan, China, India, and Thailand, rose by more than 1%. China reported that its reserves unexpectedly slipped last month. The US dollar is pinned near the pre-weekend low against the Canadian dollar. For further details ...

The disappointing US jobs data may mark the end of the first phase of the dollar's recovery. Against many of the major currencies, the dollar strengthened over the past month. While those positions are being adjusted, the dollar may pull back more before its upside correction resu...

While equities continue to march higher, the dollar is softer amid position squaring ahead of the US jobs data. Conte's failure to form a new government in Italy has not been the political crisis that many feared. The US reports December trade figures, which could impact economist...

Australia's December trade surplus was not as large as expected, and exports did not rise as anticipated, but the details were favorable. The euro has been pushed below $1.20 to its lowest level since December 1. US oil inventories fell by a million barrels last week. For fu...