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21 Mar 2024

Central banks starting to diverge?

• USD bounce. USD Index recouped yesterday’s post US Fed driven falls. Solid US data & developments in Europe weighed on the major European currencies.• Dovish Europeans. No more members of the BoE are calling for rate hikes. The Swiss National Bank became the first G10 FX central bank to cut this cycle.• AU jobs. Employment jumped & unemployment fell to a multi-month low. Supports our thinking the RBA will lag other central banks in the upcoming easing phase. FX markets have been whipped around a bit over the past couple of sessions on the back of central bank announcements...

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Central Bankers Turn Dovish, Markets Rally

Financial markets are in an ebullient mood after Federal Reserve officials said they still expect to cut rates three times this year, with disinflationary forces expected to resume in coming months. All three major North American equity indices closed at record highs and risk appetites roared back yesterday when Chair Powell avoided pushing back on easier financial conditions, and said recent price readings “haven’t really changed the overall story, which is that of inflation moving down gradually on a sometimes bumpy road toward two percent. I don’t think that story has changed”. Markets tend to focus on the shark closest...

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