Australia's dollar tumbled on Tuesday after the nation's central bank surprised markets by opting to raise rates by a smaller-than-expected quarter point. The Reserve Bank of Australia said it decided to slow the pace of tightening because the cash rate had been increased substantially in a short period of time, but left the door open to additional hikes.
The Reserve Bank of Australia raised its cash rate by 25 basis points to 2.60% on Tuesday following a monthly policy meeting. The following is a chronology of the Reserve Bank of Australia's interest rate moves since 1990.
Australia's central bank raised its cash rate 25 basis points to a nine-year high of 2.60% on Tuesday, a surprise to markets that had wagered on a larger move, though it did leave the door open for further tightening ahead.
Gold prices edged lower on Tuesday, having touched a nearly three-week high earlier in the session, as a firmer dollar dimmed the appeal of greenback-priced bullion and countered support from lower U.S. Treasury yields. FUNDAMENTALS. * Spot gold was down 0.2% at $1,696.04 per ounce, as of 0135 GMT, having touched its highest since Sept. 14 at $1,702.39 earlier in the day.
Australia's dollar tumbled on Tuesday after the nation's central bank surprised markets by opting to raise rates by a smaller-than-expected quarter point. The Reserve Bank of Australia said it decided to slow the pace of tightening because the cash rate had been increased substantially in a short period of time, but left the door open to additional hikes.
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Japan's monetary base, or the amount of cash circulating in the economy, fell 3.3% in September from a year earlier, data showed on Tuesday, marking the first year-on-year decline since April 2012.
Core consumer prices in Tokyo, a leading indicator of nationwide inflation, rose 2.8% in September from a year earlier, marking the biggest gain since 2014 in a sign of broadening cost pressures. The core consumer price index for Japan's capital, which includes oil products but excludes fresh food prices, matched a median market forecast and followed a 2.6% gain in August.
* U.S. stocks close up over 2% after September selloff. * Oil surges over 4% on reduced supply outlook. * Treasury yields slip. By Pete Schroeder. U.S. stocks rose sharply on the first day of trading of the fourth quarter as volatile swings continued to dominate markets, while the prospect of reduced supply pushed oil up nearly $4 a barrel.
The cost of raising short-term U.S. dollar funds in Japanese and European currency swap markets surged to more than two-year highs on Monday, suggesting increased demand for the greenback as funding pressure grew due to volatile financial markets characterized by global central bank tightening.
Munis open October firmer, underperforming a UST rally, but September closed out the month with 3.84% losses ? the single largest monthly loss since September 2008.
The soundest gauges of the bond market's long-term inflation view plunged last week to their lowest in almost two years, suggesting investors think the Fed will get inflation back near its target level as it hikes rates and slows the economy.
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development?is calling on central banks in major economies to reverse?course on raising interest rates, stating that it is leading the world into a global recession and prolonged stagnation. UNCTAD projects that world economic growth will slow to 2.5% in 2022 and drop to 2.2% in 2023,?according to its 2022 global economic outlook report.
The yield on the benchmark U.S. 10-year Treasury note fell on Monday, after British Prime Minister Liz Truss was forced to abandon a tax cut plan while U.S. economic data showed a slowdown in manufacturing.
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Global recession can be avoided if governments' fiscal policies were consistent with monetary policy tightening, but likely there would be countries falling into recession next year, the International Monetary Fund's managing director said on Monday.
Brazil posted a lower-than-expected trade balance surplus in September, prompting forecast cuts for annual performance on the back of slower exports, official data showed on Monday. The trade balance surplus reached $4 billion in September, below the median forecast of a $4.75 billion surplus in a Reuters poll. Imports grew by 24.9% from the same month in 2021, totaling $25 billion.
Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams said on Monday that while there have been nascent signs of cooling inflation, underlying price pressures remain too high, which means the U.S. central bank must press forward to get inflation under control.
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