Economies

The BoJ raised rates in the fastest tightening cycle since 1990, but two dissenters add a dovish spin and the Nikkei's outlook relies more on the AI boom than monetary policy.

Markets now face a tougher trade-off as resilient growth supports earnings while sticky inflation and higher rates raise the bar for risk assets.

Higher oil, elevated yields and AI uncertainty are testing markets, but easing pressures and solid earnings are keeping the broader investment case intact.

FX intervention and shifting monetary policy dynamics push the pair lower, but now is the moment of truth for its path as the BoJ and the Fed decide on rates.

Oil, the dollar, gold and SPX500 are converging on key technical levels as higher energy prices, elevated yields and Friday’s US CPI set up a potentially decisive cross-asset move.

SPX500 maintains its upside bias but its trajectory will be shaped by key events this week, including Oracle earnings, oil prices, the CPI print and the deficit update.

Oil, yields and the USDOLLAR are beginning to move in sync, putting gold and equities under growing pressure.

The pair declines after the central bank of New Zealand raised rates for a second straight time but offered dovish guidance.

USD/KRW slips as the BoK delivers back-to-back hikes to contain inflation driven by the energy shock and the AI boom.

Markets want Warsh to clarify how firmly the Fed will fight inflation, how much weight it gives higher bond yields, and what would trigger another rate hike.

The debasement trade is reshaping markets as concerns over debt, yields and currency credibility ripple across oil, the dollar, gold and Japanese equities.