* Inflationary pressures fuel rate hike expectations. * Rising US Treasury yields and inflation fears drive dollar strength. * Fed's Williams does not see need to change rate policy. By Chuck Mikolajczak.
National Bank of Canada on Thursday increased Northland Power's price target to C$28 from $27 with an outperform rating. The company reported an adjusted EBITDA of C$427 million in the first quarter, below the bank's forecast of $454 million but in line with the consensus forecast of $424 million.
New York manufacturing activity grew at the fastest pace in more than four years this month amid robust new orders, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York reported Friday. The Empire State Manufacturing Survey's general business conditions index climbed to 19.6 in May, the highest reading since April 2022, from 11 last month, the Fed branch said.
U.S. factory production accelerated in April as motor vehicle output surged, suggesting underlying strength in manufacturing, though supply disruptions from the war with Iran are casting a shadow over the sector. Manufacturing output increased 0.6% last month after an upwardly revised 0.1% gain in March, the Federal Reserve said on Friday.
XRP could be preparing for a "macro wave three" breakout if Bitcoin confirms a move above key resistance near the $94,000 region. In a May 14 podcast, trader Cryptoinsightuk tied his bullish thesis to a combination of macro catalysts, including ongoing crypto regulation efforts, improving U.S.-China relations and shifting Federal Reserve leadership expectations.
Interest rate futures prices fell sharply on Friday, reflecting a growing conviction among bond market investors that stiff inflation will push the U.S. Federal Reserve to raise interest rates late this year or in early 2027.
Interest rate futures prices fell sharply on Friday, reflecting a growing conviction among bond market investors that stiff inflation will push the U.S. Federal Reserve to raise interest rates late this year or in early 2027.
Canadian existing home sales came in line with expectations of a 0.7% month-over-month uptick in April, following a 0.1% dip in March, noted Rosenberg Research. This was the first monthly gain since last October, and took the level back to 35,600 units -- a three-month high, noted Rosenberg Research.
The total monthly seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing starts for all areas in Canada increased 17% in April to 279,317 units compared with March, said the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation on Friday. April's increase was better than the 245,000 consensus figure provided by MUFG.
Canadian housing starts rose more than expected in April, increasing 17% from the previous month, data from the national housing agency showed on Friday. The seasonally adjusted annualized rate of housing starts increased to 279,317 units from a revised 239,747 units in March, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation said.
* Inflationary pressures fuel rate hike expectations. * Trump-Xi summit gives markets little to cheer. * Yen struggles at 158 level; turmoil weighs on sterling. By Samuel Indyk and Rae Wee. The dollar was a touch higher and heading for its biggest weekly gain in more than two months, as mounting inflationary pressures from higher energy prices fuelled bets on a Federal Reserve rate hike this year.
Canada will publish the April housing starts at 8:15 a.m. ET on Friday, said Bank of Montreal. The starts look to "tick up" to around 240,000 annualized units, according to the bank. BMO noted CMHC is looking into collecting additional data -- including building permits and more insight into the pre-construction world -- so the bank awaits more details on that front.
The US dollar rose against its major trading partners early Friday ahead of the New York Federal Reserve's Empire State manufacturing reading for May at 8:30 am ET and industrial production data for April at 9:15 am ET. The St. Louis Fed is expected to update its GDP nowcast estimate for Q1 around midday.
Incoming Federal Reserve chief Kevin Warsh's plans to shrink the U.S. central bank's "footprint" in financial markets could be constrained by rising federal debt and the potentially lost luster of U.S. Treasuries, analysts said, with rising long-term interest rates a sign of the challenge awaiting the new Fed chair.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's immediate predecessors knew how to "go big" in a crisis, steer a committee towards an interest rate decision, and oversee changes in central bank strategy, all parts of the job that the lawyer and former private equity investor also had to learn.
Societe Generale in its early Friday economic news summary pointed out: -- Risk off as United States Treasury yields accelerate, OIS pricing 80% chance of Federal Reserve rate hike by December. -- Federal Reserve's Williams: no need to raise or cut rates now, policy in a good place. -- Day ahead: U.S. industrial production.
The U.S. dollar is headed for its strongest weekly performance in more than two months on Friday as Treasury yields climbed and traders scaled back expectations for Federal Reserve rate cuts. The U.S. Dollar Index rose to 99.15 at 4:12 a.m. ET, gaining about 1.3% for the week. UUP is among the biggest beneficiaries of the rising dollar.
Stock and bond markets around the world limped to the end of a bruising week on Friday, reflecting an investor scramble to position for rising interest rates as global economic growth slows under the weight of Iran war-related economic damage.
Japanese government bond yields climbed across the curve on Friday, with several tenors reaching record highs on rising bets for Bank of Japan interest rate hikes amid building inflationary pressures. The benchmark 10-year JGB yield rose as much as 10 basis points to 2.73%, the highest level since May 1997.
The carry trade, where investors buy high-yielding major currencies and sell low-yielding ones, is having its best run in years, even with major risk-driven moves in global markets. This reflects a combination of low currency volatility, large gaps between interest rates in developed economies and the yen not getting a safe-haven lift from the Iran war.
The Bank of Japan will raise its key interest rate to 1.0% in June, nearly two-thirds of economists said in a Reuters poll, as it presses ahead with efforts to normalise monetary policy amid rising inflation concerns from the war in Iran.
Japan may face another round of broad-based price increases around summer, as firms ranging from food makers to hot spring facilities consider passing on soaring energy costs from the Middle East conflict, the central bank said on Friday.
Japan's economy is expected to have grown for a second quarter in January-March, supported by recovering exports and solid domestic demand, although the full impact of the Iran war had yet to be felt, a Reuters poll showed on Friday.
The dollar gained for a fifth straight day on Friday and was poised for its largest weekly percentage rise in two months, as market expectations for the path of monetary policy from the Federal Reserve continue to shift towards possible rate hikes.
* Dollar up more than 1% this week, sharpest increase since early March. * Trump-Xi summit enters second day as investors await more details. * Yen struggles at 158 level; sterling weighed down by UK political turmoil. By Rae Wee.
* Fed's Barr says misguided to ease bank liquidity rules to lower Fed holdings. * Barr says efforts to cut Fed balance sheet via rule changes could increase risk. * Barr says current Fed policy system has worked well. By Michael S. Derby.
Federal Reserve Governor Michael Barr said Thursday that lowering banks' liquidity rules to reduce the size of the central bank's balance sheet is a bad idea and could undermine the safety of the financial system.
* April annual wholesale inflation hits 3-year high of 4.9% * Yen-based import price index spikes 17.5% yr/yr in April. * Rises driven by petroleum, chemical, metals goods prices. * Markets price in strong chance of BOJ rate hike in June. * Inflation, fiscal concerns lift 10-year yield to 29-year high. By Leika Kihara.
Peru's central bank held its benchmark interest rate for the eighth straight time on Thursday, keeping it at 4.25% in line with analysts' expectations after inflation in April remained outside the bank's target range.
Federal Reserve Governor Michael Barr said Thursday that lowering liquidity rules to get the central bank's balance sheet smaller is a bad idea and could undermine the safety of the financial system.
* Fed's Barr says misguided to ease bank liquidity rules to lower Fed holdings. * Barr says efforts to cut Fed balance sheet via rule changes could increase risk. * Barr says current Fed policy system has worked well. By Michael S. Derby.
Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams said on Thursday he does not see a need right now for the central bank to weigh any change in interest rate policy amid the uncertainty created by the Middle East war. Monetary policy is in a "good place" right now, the official said in remarks given in New York.
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Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran said Thursday that he will resign from the Fed before or shortly before Kevin Warsh is sworn in as a governor and Fed Chair. Miran was filling a term that expired on Jan. 31, 2026, when he said that he would remain in the position until a successor was appointed.
U.S. Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran on Thursday said he would resign his seat on or shortly before Kevin Warsh is sworn in as the Fed's next chair, a necessary step since there is no other open seat on the seven-member board for Warsh to fill and Miran's term had technically expired in January.
Gold moved lower midafternoon Thursday as the dollar rose after a report showed U.S. retail-sales growth slowed in April. Gold for June delivery was last seen down US$22.20 to US$4,684.50. The U.S. Census Bureau reported retail sales roes by 0.5% last month, down from a revised 1.6% in March but matching expectations according to Marketwatch.
U.S. retail sales increased solidly for a third straight month in April, though part of the rise in receipts was due to a sharp rise in inflation since the start of the U.S.-backed war with Iran. Rising price pressures were underscored by other data on Thursday showing imported inflation last month rose at its fastest pace in four years.
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Beth Hammack reiterated on Thursday that a wide range of evidence supports the idea that an independent central bank makes policy more effectively.
* IMF welcomes engagement between world's two largest economies. * IMF says Middle East war pushing global economy into lower growth scenario. * Fund continues to discuss potential assistance to countries struggling with high energy prices. By David Lawder and Andrea Shalal.
Weekly applications for unemployment insurance in the US increased more than estimated, while continuing claims also rose, government data showed Thursday. For the week through May 9, the seasonally adjusted number of initial claims grew by 12,000 to 211,000, the Department of Labor said.
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* Investors monitor US-Iran tensions, Trump's China visit. * ECB rate hikes expected as oil prices fuel inflation fears. * Fed rate cut bets recede. By Samuel Indyk. Germany's 10-year government bond yield fell on Thursday but remained close to its recent multi-year peak as elevated energy prices solidified expectations for higher inflation and European Central Bank rate hikes.
National Bank of Canada on Wednesday reiterated its sector-perform rating on the shares of Hydro One (HRNNF) while raising its price target to C$56.00 from $55.00 following the company's first-quarter results. The bank raised the price target after incorporating the company's incremental capex guidance through 2027, as well as the Red Lake Transmission Line within longer-term estimates.
Canada's existing home sales rose 0.7% month over month in April, while new listings jumped 4.1% month over month, said TD. Canadian average home prices rose much more sharply in April, increasing 2.6% month over month, noted the bank after Thursday's release of data from the Canadian Real Estate Association.
* Retail sales increase 0.5% in April, in line with expectations. * Core retail sales up 0.5%, marking fourth straight monthly gain. * Weekly jobless claims climb 12,000 to 211,000. * Import prices jump 1.9% in April; up 4.2% on a year-over-year basis. By Lucia Mutikani.
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