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Gold, Silver, Treasury Yields, Negative Yielding Debt – Talking Points Gold and silver modestly higher but prices remain pressured by higher Treasury yields XAU/USD’s technical position doesn’t offer convincing views for higher or lower action Silver price at fragile position with bulls struggling to take XAG/USD back above the 28 handle Recommended by Thomas Westwater … Read more
© Reuters. By Gina Lee Investing.com – The dollar was down on Wednesday morning in Asia, sliding to a three-year low against the GBP and recording losses against commodities currencies, as increased bets that the global economic recovery from COVID-19 whet investors’ risk appetite. The that tracks the greenback against a basket of other currencies … Read more
New Zealand Dollar, NZD/USD, RBNZ, Kiwi, NZ Economy – Talking Points NZD/USD rises following the RBNZ rate decision to hold rates at 0.25%, as expected Large Scale Asset Purchases remain at NZ$ 100 billion out to June 2022, in line with estimates RBNZ challenged by rising home prices but prepared to provide more support if … Read more
A speechwriter for former U.S. President George W. Bush and a bitcoin critic, David Frum has claimed that the low-interest rates are fueling the crypto asset’s rally. Frum suggests that the crypto asset might experience a “fast and deep price crash” if and when interest rates start to rise. Institutional Interest in BTC In comments … Read more
A speechwriter for former U.S. President George W. Bush and a bitcoin critic, David Frum has actually declared that the low-interest rates are sustaining the crypto property’s rally. Frum recommends that the crypto property may experience a “fast and deep price crash” if and when rate of interest begin to increase. Institutional Interest in BTC … Read more
USD, EUR/USD, USD/JPY Analysis & News AUD, NZD Outperforms on Base Metals Surge GBP Maintains 1.40 as UK Looks to Lift Restrictions US Rates Hits Tech Stocks QUICK TAKE: AUD, NZD Outperforms, US Rates Rally Hits Tech Stocks Equities: Equity markets are beginning the week on the backfoot with tech stocks among the notable laggards … Read more
The first notice for March 2021 Agriculture, Metals & Interest Rate futures products falls on Friday, February 26th. Traders can roll to the succeeding contracts on Tuesday, February 23rd, before the open. Standard trade execution fees & commissions apply. For up-to-date information on contract expirations, roll dates, news announcements & more, visit and bookmark the … Read more
© Reuters. BOE’s Vlieghe Gives Strongest Backing Yet for Negative Rates (Bloomberg) — Bank of England policy maker Gertjan Vlieghe gave his strongest backing yet for the use of negative interest rates if the U.K. needs more stimulus, highlighting a growing schism between officials on the institution’s toolkit. Two days after Deputy Governor Dave Ramsden … Read more
More from BOE Ramsden: BOE is ready to implement simple negative rates Coming Up! Title text for next article LON SDNY+11 NY -5 TYO +9 GMT More from BOE Ramsden issues around the nature of financial system and where UK is on recovery will matter for my decision on … Read more
There are quite a few factors pulling in different directions that could determine whether the CBRT decides to hold rates. This isn’t an unusual situation for the CBRT, despite the new governor taking on a more aggressive stance to restore a certain amount of stability. Even so, there are reasons to suspect that the market … Read more
