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OCBC strategists Sim Moh Siong and Christopher Wong note that USD/SGD has eased with the softer US Dollar (USD) and lower US yields, while Singapore’s import prices show strong energy-driven inflation. They retain a constructive medium-term view on the Singapore Dollar (SGD) but expect any USD/SGD pullback to stay shallow unless broader USD weakness deepens, with key support and resistance levels guiding near-term two-way trading.Energy-driven inflation and range levels”USD/SGD eased overnight, tracking the pullback in USD and US Treasury yields despite stronger-than-expected US GDP and still-elevated inflation. The mixed market response suggests that conviction on the next leg higher in…

RBC spokesperson Jeff Lanthier confirmed the move in a statement Wednesday, saying the bank has decided to block third-party personal AI agents from direct access to authenticated RBC digital properties, including online banking.   RBC CEO Dave McKay said in a post on LinkedIn on Tuesday evening that while the bank appreciates the benefits of AI being used to save time, “nothing is more important than the security of client information.”   “If AI is going to move beyond the frontier and into the broader economy, trust will matter as much as capability,” the post reads.  BMO spokesperson John Fenton…

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But with gas at €100 and inflation still breathing down the corridor, the ECB will probably keep one eye open rather than fly to the dove coopTakeaways• The Fed took some steam out of the dollar without putting the tightening cycle into reverse, leaving December alive and the greenback supported by still-hot inflation and resilient US growth. • The dollar’s short-end yield advantage has narrowed enough to cap the easy upside, but not enough to open a clean bearish USD regime. • France is tightening euro-area financial conditions from the bond market inward, yet €100/MWh gas and stubborn inflation make…

USD/JPY holds trades on the back foot heading into the weekend as the Japanese Yen (JPY) outperforms most major currencies following the Bank of Japan’s (BoJ) hawkish hold. However, the pair has recouped some of its earlier losses as the US Dollar (USD) recovers. At the time of writing, USD/JPY trades around 157.43, off an intraday low of 156.96, and remains on track to end the month little changed.As widely expected, the BoJ kept its policy rate unchanged at 1.25% in an 8-1 vote at its October meeting on Friday. Board member Hajime Takata dissented, favouring a 25-basis-point (bps) increase…

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Firmer-than-expected inflation data and broader pass-through from higher fuel costs reinforce our view that the RBA will deliver a 25bp rate hike on 3 November rather than wait until December. With more front-end rate support coming for , we expect a move to 0.710 in the near term At the last policy meeting, the Reserve Bank of Australia remained firmly focused on returning inflation to target and signalled a willingness to tolerate some additional labour market softening to achieve that objective. The combination of a unanimous decision to hike, hawkish messaging and ongoing concern about excess demand led us to…

One example I’ve noticed gaining traction on Reddit is the argument that investors should break up with their bond exchange-traded funds (ETFs). We’ve previously explored a variation of this idea through the proposed 40/30/30 portfolio, which allocates 40% to stocks, 30% to bonds, and 30% to alternative investments. Its proponents argue that adding alternatives can provide better risk-adjusted returns than the traditional balanced 60/40 portfolio of equities and fixed income. This discussion gained momentum following 2022, when an unusual combination of high inflation and rapidly rising interest rates produced historically poor returns for bonds in the same year as a stock market…

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