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JP Morgan forecasts a PBOC RRR and rate cut after Lunar New Year
And more fiscal support announcements in March
CNY
China Stock Market
China
CNH
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PBOC may cut RRR before the Lunar New Year holiday
First day of the holiday is January 29
CNY
China Stock Market
CNH
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AUD/USD holds below 0.6200 ahead of Trump’s inauguration
The AUD/USD pair weakens to around 0.6190, snapping the two-day losing streak during the early Asian session on Monday.
AUDUSD
Majors
Macroeconomics

Nomura are expecting a March Fed rate cut then a US inflationary shock due to tariffs
Nomura Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) outlook
Fed

Reminder - US markets are closed on Monday, January 20, 2025
Martin Luther King Day
Bonds
SPX
Nasdaq

Trump spoke at a rally - hinted at action on immigration and energy (nothing on tariffs)
Trump spoke at a rally ahead of his inauguration
Politics

Leaks around Trump's 'day one' executive orders have not mentioned tariffs at all
Which, of course, doesn't mean we don't get any - but so far so good
Politics

Economic calendar in Asia Monday, January 20, 2025 - PBOC Loan Prime Rate (LPR) day
Asian Economic Calendar: Key Events and Consensus Expectations for 20 January 2025
economic calendar
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Trade ideas thread - Monday, 20 January, insightful charts, technical analysis, ideas
Join the discussion and stay ahead in the forex market.
USD

Trump to issue executive orders on immigration, energy, government hiring policies soon
Report is that Trump will declare a national emergency within hours of being sworn in today, Monday, January 20
Politics

Monday morning open levels - indicative forex prices - 20 January 2025
Good morning, afternoon or evening to all ForexLive traders and welcome to the start of the new FX week.
USD

Newsquawk Week Ahead: BoJ, PBoC, PMIs, UK jobs, Inflation data from Canada, Japan and NZ
Next week focus lies on central bank rate decisions from the BoJ, PBoC, Norges Bank and CBRT, while data highlights include UK employment, PMI data and inflation metrics from Canada, Japan and New Zealand.
BOC
BOJ
JPY
CNH
GBP
EUR
pboc
CAD
NZD
USD

Weekly Market Outlook (20-24 January)
The highlights include the US President Inauguration, the PBoC LPR, the UK Employment report, the Canadian and New Zealand CPI data, the BoJ Rate Decision and the Flash PMIs.
market overview

Greenland, Canada and the Panama Canal: What is the real plan here?
Let's assume there is a real plan here
Politics

Forexlive Americas FX news wrap 17 Jan: US Supreme Court affirms decision to shut TikTok.
Forex news for North American trading on Jan 17, 2025
Session wrap
Wrap Nth America

US stock indice close higher on the day and have positive returns for the week
The first weekly gains in the broader indices this year.
USD

Canadian Dollar slumps back into multi-year lows
The Canadian Dollar (CAD) slumped back into familiar multi-year lows on Friday, sending USD/CAD back above the 1.4400 handle and keeping the Loonie at its lowest bids since the pandemic era.
USDCAD
SEO
CPI
Inflation

US Dollar looks for directions ahead of Trump's inauguration
The US Dollar consolidates further at current levels on Friday, with the US Dollar Index (DXY) holding around 109.00 and searching for direction.
Fed
SEO
Currencies
DollarIndex

Dow Jones Industrial Average gains ground as investors bet on rate cuts
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) added over a full percentage point in value on Friday, climbing around 500 points and vaulting back over 43,500 as market expectations for further rate cuts increased.
DowJones
Equities
SEO

Baker Hughes oil rig count down -2 to 468
The weekly Baker Hughes rig count for the current week
Oil

United States Baker Hughes US Oil Rig Count declined to 478 from previous 480
United States Baker Hughes US Oil Rig Count declined to 478 from previous 480
Oil
UnitedStates

European indices close higher. Record closing levels for some of the indices.
German DAX, and UK's FTSE 100 close at record levels
Stocks

CBO sees FY budget deficit of $1.865 trillion up from $1.832 trillion in FY 2024
The Trump Challenge has it's benchmark
USD

Bank of Canada releases what they learned from the actions of the pandemic
They set guidelines for future issues
BOC

Trump: It is ultimately goes up to me so you are going to see what I'm going to do"
Interview with CNN
USD

US Supreme Court rules ag TikTok challenge to law that would force sale or ban app in US
Upholding been from Congress
USD


Stock indices are set to open higher
Buyers taking control. Indices on pace to have their first positive week in 2025
Stocks

AUD/USD tumbles to near 0.6180 as US Dollar gains ground ahead of Trump’s inauguration
The AUD/USD pair falls sharply to near 0.6180 in Friday’s North American session.
AUDUSD
Fed
GDP
Inflation
DollarIndex

US industrial production for December 0.9% versus 0.3% expected
US industrial production and capacity utilization data for December 2024
USD

Geopolitic: China's Xi had a phone call with Pres. Elect Trump
The direct contact with US and China will increase starting Tuesday
USD

Canada securities transactions for November C$17.85 billion versus C$-2.65 billion last
Canada securities transactions for November
CAD

US December housing start 1.499M versus 1.320M estimate
US housing starts and building permits for December 2024
USD

United States Housing Starts (MoM) came in at 1.499M, above forecasts (1.32M) in December
United States Housing Starts (MoM) came in at 1.499M, above forecasts (1.32M) in December
Housing
UnitedStates
ConsumerSpending

What is on the economic calendar today to close out the trading week?
Industrial production capacity utilization. Housing starts and building permits
USD

ECBs Elderson: If we lower the interest rate too fast, service inflation could rise
ECB Elderson speaking
ECB

US Dollar turns red on Friday ahead of Trump's inauguration
The US Dollar Index (DXY), which tracks the Greenback’s value against six major currencies, faces selling pressure and drops below 109.00 on Friday, with positioning is being torn into two camps. After a pivotal move earlier this week on the back of the
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Macroeconomics
UnitedStates
SEO