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The strength in the euro versus the yen since May 2020 can be divided into two phases. During the first phase, from May 2020 to June 2021, the ebbing of the worst of the pandemic and the re-opening of the global economy boosted the pro-cyclical euro relative…

The combination of collapsing energy inflation and cooling wage inflation means that euro area core inflation will slump later this year. We discuss the consequences.

There has been a paradigm shift in Beijing’s approach to policy stimulus. The main purpose of government policy is now managing downside risks to the economy in both the short and long term. The priority for the central government is to build an economic and financial system resilient against potential negative shocks, including external threats.

BCA Research’s European Investment Strategy & Foreign Exchange Strategy services conclude that for the next one-to-three months, European data could continue to underwhelm US variables, which will weigh on the euro. The euro has been giving back recent…
NOK is the worst performing major currency year-to-date, down more than 6% against the dollar and 5% against the euro. That is on top of a nearly 10% drop in 2022. Notably, as a major oil producer, and increasingly a natural gas exporter, NOK has not…
Since December of last year, USD/HKD has been trading on the weaker side of its convertibility band, around 7.85. In fact, up until November of 2022, HKD weakness prompted the monetary authorities to heavily intervene in foreign exchange markets. This…

In this week’s report, we speculate on the evolution of euro trading in light of the near-term hiccups, but tremendous value that can be unlocked for longer-term investors.

In this week’s report, we speculate on the evolution of euro trading in light of the near-term hiccups, but tremendous value that can be unlocked for longer-term investors.

China’s housing market adjustment will be protracted, causing several years of sub-par growth in the world’s second largest economy. We go through the major investment implications.

A lot of ink has been spilled of late on the Bank of Japan’s incoming governor and the impact this will have on the central’s bank Yield Curve Control (YCC) policy. Japanese inflation has been climbing steadily – national and Tokyo, headline and core measures…