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Interbank market news scan: Foreign exchange rates as of 8:43 am EST

Currency pair Federal Reserve System(1) x-rates.com OANDA EUR/USD 1.0887 1.0931 1.0944 GBP/USD 1.2701 1.2635 1.2737 AUD/USD 0.6687 0.6609 0.6694 NZD/USD 0.6149 0.6076 0.6173 CHF/USD 1.1137 1.1137 1.118 JPY/USD 0.0070 0.0069 0.0070 Rates reflected in American terms. (Are you ready to take trading to the next level? http://toptiertrader.com/?ref=1449) Today’s definition: Retail foreign exchange dealer Investopedia offers … Continue reading Interbank market news scan: Foreign exchange rates as of 8:43 am EST

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Interbank market news scan: Comparison of foreign exchange rates amongst banks; defining counterparty risk.

Currency pair Interbank market(1) Bank of America Wells Fargo OANDA EUR/USD 1.0887 1.0300 1.1471 1.0906 GBP/USD 1.2701 1.2037 1.3375 1.2722 AUD/USD 0.6678 0.6308 0.7023 0.6678 NZD/USD 0.6149 0.5825 0.6479 0.6164 CHF/USD 0.8979 1.0593 1.1754 1.11719 JPY/USD 0.0070 0.0066 0.0074 0.0070 What is counterparty risk? According to the news and education website, Investopedia, counterparty risk is … Continue reading Interbank market news scan: Comparison of foreign exchange rates amongst banks; defining counterparty risk.

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Central bank digital currencies: Is coining the money the same as digitizing the money?

If converting the analog representation of currency, i.e., a coin or banknote, into discrete units of data (bits) that can be separately addressed (identified or designated) can provide the American public with a financial system it can still have confidence in while maintaining the legitimacy of the government, then Congress could expand on the definition of coining money to include the digitization of money. Continue reading Central bank digital currencies: Is coining the money the same as digitizing the money?

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Interbank market news scan: Last week’s expectation of no Fed rate hike accompanied a lack of volatility in the foreign exchange market.

Last week, the Federal Open Market Committee of the Federal Reserve System decided to keep the target range for the federal funds rate between 5.00% and 5.25%. As the foreign exchange markets got closer to the 14 June 2023 decision, spreads in trade of EUR/USD, GBP/USD, USD/JPY, and AUD/USD got closer between 12 and 13 … Continue reading Interbank market news scan: Last week’s expectation of no Fed rate hike accompanied a lack of volatility in the foreign exchange market.

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Interbank Market News Scan: Between debt ceiling banter and the unemployment rate, where will the EUR/USD land tomorrow?

If there is an increase in average wages accompanied by a year-over-year inflation rate of 4.4%, as reported by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis’ personal consumption expenditure index, I don’t see why the markets would expect a pause by the Board of Governors in raising the discount window and interest on reserve balances rates and changing its federal funds overnight target range. Continue reading Interbank Market News Scan: Between debt ceiling banter and the unemployment rate, where will the EUR/USD land tomorrow?

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Interbank Market News Scan: Is one and done is out of the window according to CME Fed Watch?

The stats … 30-Day Federal Funds Futures and Options (ZQV3): 94.735 Effective Federal Funds Rate: 5.08% Discount Window Rate: 5.25% Interest on Reserve Balances: 5.15% 10-Year Treasury Note: 3.80% EUR/USD=1.0713 USD/JPY=140.5300 DXY=104.07 The takeaway … The dollar strengthens and I see less demand for the euro and the yen. According to data from the Federal … Continue reading Interbank Market News Scan: Is one and done is out of the window according to CME Fed Watch?

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Interbank Market News Scan: As the money supply falls, asset values fall as well…

The few that control financial and natural resources are as much afraid of uncertainty as you or I. Quelling uncertainty requires a model for managing expectations and in a credit-driven political economy that means determining before-hand where interest rates and yields should end up. Continue reading Interbank Market News Scan: As the money supply falls, asset values fall as well…

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Consigliere: I am already seeing the impact of the debt ceiling deal…

The Speaker of the U.S. House, Kevin McCarthy, and the President of the United States, Joseph R. Biden, came to a tentative deal yesterday (Saturday, 27 May 2023) on the debt ceiling for the United States government. While a bill is still to be hammered out, MSN and Reuters report that the deal would put … Continue reading Consigliere: I am already seeing the impact of the debt ceiling deal…

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Interbank Market News Scan: Yen value against the dollar decreased while spreads tightened…

The Stats … Currency pair 22 May 2023 23 May 2023 24 May 2023 25 May 2023 26 May 2023 BTC/USD 26820.8 26795.9 27217.6 27201.2 26276.4 EUR/USD 1.08061 1.08146 1.07862 1.07675 1.07283 GBP/USD 1.24444 1.2442 1.24145 1.23948 1.23407 USD/JPY 137.195 138.16 138.549 138.802 139.699 Source: OANDA Analysis by FXStreet notes a number of factors that … Continue reading Interbank Market News Scan: Yen value against the dollar decreased while spreads tightened…