JYNFF News and Press, BARCLAYS BANK PLC iPath JPY/USD Exchange Rate ETN From 08/31/21

The dollar has been sold against nearly all the currencies today. The risk-on mode to finish the month is evident in equities as well. Copper is up slightly for the third consecutive session and the seventh in the past eight. For further details see: 2 Major Surprises To...

There has been some follow-through activity after Fed Chair Powell's pre-weekend Jackson Hole comments. US futures indices are posting small gains. Gold poked through $1,823 briefly before succumbing to selling pressure. For further details see: Little Follow-Through Fro...

News of the deadly strike at the Kabul airport quashed risk appetites, sending equities lower and the dollar higher. European bonds are also trading higher, leaving yields soft. China's iron ore contracts finished the week with their fifth consecutive advance. For further de...

The bond market sell-off continues, with the US 10-year pushing above 1.35%, a 10 bp increase on the week. Japan extended the formal emergency to more prefectures and now covers the area where 70% of the population lives. Mexico reported a Q2 current account surplus of $6.3 bln, w...

US S&P 500 and NASDAQ set new record highs, and Asia Pacific markets moved higher, though there was profit-taking in Hong Kong on Chinese tech names. The Scottish National Party concluded a powersharing agreement with the Greens at the end of last week. The US dollar peaked be...

After an ugly week, market participants have returned with strong risk appetites. The EMU preliminary PMI softened a little but remains near recent highs, suggesting the recovery is very much intact. The US dollar spiked to almost CAD1.2950 before reversing lower ahead of the week...

The upcoming week is all about the Federal Reserve’s symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Government regulatory risk continues to dominate China equity markets, this time with President Xi pushing an agenda of wealth redistribution from rich to poor. Global macro weakness ha...

US equities recovered smartly yesterday from gap lower openings but failed to help stabilize the Asia-Pacific and European shares today. Hong Kong, China, and South Korea led today's retreat, and the MSCI Asia Pacific Index fell for the fourth week in the past five. Europe's Dow J...