RBA Minutes Less Hawkish Than Expected, For Now
RBA Minutes Less Hawkish Than Expected, For Now The Board sees increased inflation risks while recognizing prospect of weakening economy. And rising unemployment rate. The Minutes from the Reserve Bank Board’s meeting in June provide a more balanced approach to the outlook for rates than we saw in the Governor’s statement following the decision to raise the cash rate by 25 basis points. Of some significance is the absence of the sentence, “Some further tightening […]
Dollar in demand as modest China rate cut hits sentiment
Dollar in demand as modest China rate cut hits sentiment The U.S. dollar gained in early European trade Tuesday, with this safe haven in demand as a rate cut by China’s central bank failed to assuage investor concerns over slowing economic growth. At 01:55 ET (05:55 GMT), the Dollar Index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of six other currencies, traded 0.3% higher to 102.118, rebounding from its recent one-month low. China’s central bank, […]