Weekly SNB Sight Deposits and Speculative Positions: SNB selling euros and dollars
2021-04-12
Update April 12 2021: SNB selling euros and dollars. Sight Deposits have fallen: The change is -0.5 bn. compared to last week, this means the SNB is selling euros and dollars.
FX Daily, March 1: Animal Spirits Roar Like a Lion to Start the New Month
2021-03-01
Overview: Equities and bonds jump back. Most Asia Pacific markets advanced 1.5-2.5% after the regional MSCI benchmark dropped 3.65% before the weekend and 5.3% last week. The recovery in European stocks was even more impressive.
FX Daily, February 15: Sterling Continues to Run Higher and US Winter Storm Gives Oil Another Boost
2021-02-15
US and Greater Chinese markets are closed today, but the markets are moving. Equities are bid. The Nikkei led the Asia Pacific region with a 2% gain and pushed above 30000 for the first time since 1990.
FX Daily, February 1: Markets Snap Back
2021-02-01
Global equities are snapping back today, while the greenback retained the strength seen last week that was attributed to safe-haven flows. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index snapped a four-day decline led by Hong Kong, South Korea, India, and Indonesia.
FX Daily, January 25: A Subdued Start to a Big Week
2021-01-25
What promises to be an eventful week has begun off on a mostly subdued note. Asia Pacific equities moved higher, again led by Hong Kong and ostensibly mainland buying. The Hang Seng rose 2.4% to bring this year’s gain to 10.75%. South Korea’s Kospi also increased by more than 2%, and, so far this month, it is up almost 11.7%.
FX Daily, December 17: Dollar Thumped
2020-12-17
Overview: The prospects of a UK-EU deal and US stimulus continue to underwrite risk appetites and weigh on the dollar. Equity markets are moving higher. Led by Australia and China, the MSCI Asia Pacific Index rose to new record highs, while Dow Jones Stoxx 600 in Europe is at its best level since February.
Cool Video: CNBC-Asia–Brexit, Sterling, the Euro, and Dollar
2020-12-14
I had the privilege to join Sri Jegarajah at CNBC Asia at the start of today’s Asia Pacific session. We had a broad chat about the dollar, Brexit, and the euro. He gave me the opportunity to sketch out my views:1. The dollar’s entered a cyclical decline, and the "twin deficit" issue will likely frame the narrative.
FX Daily, December 7: Holy Mackerel Will UK-EU Talks Really Flounder?
2020-12-07
Overview: Optimists see the belabored talk between the UK and EU as providing for a dramatic climax of a deal, while the pessimists warn that the divergence is real. Sterling opened three-quarters of a cent lower in early turnover and is now off around two cents.