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09 Jul 2024

Hold the line

• Consolidation. US stocks & yields range bound. USD index a touch firmer, but AUD holds its ground thanks to some outperformance on the crosses.• Fed speak. Chair Powell didn’t generate fireworks. Data will guide the Fed, though US labour market trends are becoming more important.• RBNZ today. No change expected. This is a review not a forecast update. Leaning against the markets ‘dovish’ pricing could see AUD/NZD slip back. In contrast to some of the moves in Europe it was another relatively quiet night in US markets with the major asset classes range bound. In Europe, nervousness about the...

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Fed Chair Powell Stays Neutral in Senate Testimony

In this morning’s Congressional testimony, Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell avoided clearly telegraphing a September rate cut, instead maintaining the nuanced stance that has characterised his comments over the last month. According to remarks prepared for the Semiannual Monetary Policy Report, released shortly before the live appearance, Powell underlined a growing focus on both sides of the central bank’s dual mandate, saying “the risks to achieving our employment and inflation goals are coming into better balance”. On price risks, the chair said “inflation has eased notably in recent years,” but remains above target, and is showing only “modest further progress”...

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Markets Rise on Expected Dovish Message from Fed Chair

The dollar is climbing off a nearly one-month low and measures of risk sentiment are improving as traders jostle for position ahead of this morning’s Congressional testimony from Federal Reserve Chair Powell. Powell is widely expected to adopt a dovish stance, describing a more “balanced” outlook, with downside risks in the labour market beginning to outweigh inflation in driving monetary policy calculations. In prepared comments released ahead of his appearance before the Senate banking committee, the Fed chair is likely to acknowledge signs of slowing momentum in the central bank’s preferred economic indicators, with price growth cooling, consumer spending ebbing,...

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