Connect with us

Global Banking and Finance Review is an online platform offering news, analysis, and opinion on the latest trends, developments, and innovations in the banking and finance industry worldwide. The platform covers a diverse range of topics, including banking, insurance, investment, wealth management, fintech, and regulatory issues. The website publishes news, press releases, opinion and advertorials on various financial organizations, products and services which are commissioned from various Companies, Organizations, PR agencies, Bloggers etc. These commissioned articles are commercial in nature. This is not to be considered as financial advice and should be considered only for information purposes. It does not reflect the views or opinion of our website and is not to be considered an endorsement or a recommendation. We cannot guarantee the accuracy or applicability of any information provided with respect to your individual or personal circumstances. Please seek Professional advice from a qualified professional before making any financial decisions. We link to various third-party websites, affiliate sales networks, and to our advertising partners websites. When you view or click on certain links available on our articles, our partners may compensate us for displaying the content to you or make a purchase or fill a form. This will not incur any additional charges to you. To make things simpler for you to identity or distinguish advertised or sponsored articles or links, you may consider all articles or links hosted on our site as a commercial article placement. We will not be responsible for any loss you may suffer as a result of any omission or inaccuracy on the website. .

Top Stories

Dollar hits one-week high vs yen, drops against pound as UK markets reopen

2022 12 28T020738Z 1 LYNXMPEIBR018 RTROPTP 4 PRIVATE EQUITY DEBT M A - Global Banking | Finance

By Hannah Lang and Amanda Cooper

WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) – The dollar touched a one-week high against the yen on Wednesday, boosted by a jump in Treasury yields and investor expectations for a rebound in Chinese growth as COVID-19 curbs loosen.

Meanwhile, the pound headed towards its largest one-day rise against the dollar in two weeks as Britain’s markets reopened after a long weekend.

Gilts, which have not traded since Friday, came under pressure in line with a sell-off in global government bonds the previous day, which pushed yields up and further supported the pound.

The dollar rallied by as much as 0.67% against the yen to 134.40 in Asian trading, the most since Dec. 20, when the Bank of Japan sent the pair spiralling lower with an unexpected loosening of the 10-year Japanese government bond yield policy band.

That day, the yen staged its biggest one-day rally against the dollar in 24 years, closing 3.8% higher, as traders speculated about an eventual unwinding of stimulus.

But a summary of opinions from the meeting, released on Wednesday, showed policymakers backing a continuation of ultra-accommodative policy, even as they discussed improving prospects for higher wage growth and sustained inflation next year.

“It basically confirmed that the BOJ surprise from last week was a one-off, but from a longer-term viewpoint nobody believes it,” said Osamu Takashima, head of G10 FX strategy at Citigroup Global Markets Japan.

The dollar was last up 0.21% against the Japanese yen at 133.785.

If yields on Japanese government bonds remain steady, there will likely be no further pressure on the BOJ “to take another step,” said Greg Anderson, global head of foreign exchange strategy at BMO Capital Markets in New York.

“They can just continue to reiterate what they said at the press conference: this is just a minor technical adjustment. We’ve done it before; nothing to see here, folks,” he said.

Sterling rose by as much as 0.63% against the dollar to 1.211, heading for its largest-one day rise in two weeks.

Throwing a wrench in the works for markets in the final week of the year is China’s rapid dismantling of the strict zero-COVID policies that have severely hampered its economy for nearly three years.

Investors are having to reconcile the pick-up in economic activity as China’s consumers and businesses return to some kind of normality while also dealing with the impact of a surge in infections.

“With infection levels running at many thousands per day, it’s little wonder that China’s COVID response should top many analysts’ list of concerns about 2023,” said DailyFX analyst David Cottle.

The dollar index, which measures the U.S. currency against six major rivals, eased 0.211% to 103.980. It hit a six-month low of 103.44 two weeks ago, when the Federal Reserve slowed the pace of its interest rate increases.

Fed officials, including Chair Jerome Powell, though, have emphasized since then that policy tightening will be prolonged with a higher terminal rate, fuelling worries of a U.S. slowdown.

The euro firmed by 0.16% to $1.06580, having traded steadily around six-month highs in the couple of weeks since European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said that rate hikes would need to continue.

The Australian dollar rose 1.00% against its U.S. namesake to $0.680, while the New Zealand dollar strengthened by 1.07% to $0.634.

========================================================

Capture - Global Banking | Finance

(Reporting by Hannah Lang in Washington and Amanda Cooper in London; Additional reporting by Kevin Buckland; Editing by David Goodman and Tomasz Janowski)

Global Banking & Finance Review

 

Why waste money on news and opinions when you can access them for free?

Take advantage of our newsletter subscription and stay informed on the go!


By submitting this form, you are consenting to receive marketing emails from: Global Banking & Finance Review │ Banking │ Finance │ Technology. You can revoke your consent to receive emails at any time by using the SafeUnsubscribe® link, found at the bottom of every email. Emails are serviced by Constant Contact

Recent Post