Bowman, the governor of the Federal Reserve, said that the low level of liquidity in the US Treasury market may be the result of regulation.
The yield on two-year Treasury bonds fell to its lowest level since December 12, falling 3.6 basis points to 4.178 per cent.
U.S. job openings fell more than expected in December to a three-month low, in line with a gradual slowdown in the labor market. A survey released Tuesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed that U.S. JOLTs fell to 7.60 million job openings in December from a revised 8.16 million in November. The figure was lower than economists had generally expected. The decrease in job openings was driven by professional and business services, partially reversing the surge seen in the previous two months...
Bitcoin exchange reserves have plummeted to their lowest level in years, in a sign that investor confidence in long-term bitcoin holdings is growing. More than 171,000 bitcoins have been withdrawn from major crypto exchanges since Trump won the U.S. election on Nov. 5, according to CryptoQuant. The trend has reduced the liquid supply of bitcoin, indicating that investors are shifting their holdings to cold wallets, which may be part of their long-term strategy. Since 202...
After the PMI data was released, Europe and the United States fell to their lowest levels since November 2022, the probability of the market betting that the European Central Bank will cut interest rates by 50 basis points next month jumped to more than 50%, and the economic data seemed to all point to a weaker euro.
GBP/USD fell to its lowest level since May 14, trading at 1.2577.
On August 30, France recorded a revised annual CPI rate of 2.2% in July, falling to the lowest level since July 2021, providing further justification for the European Central Bank to continue cutting interest rates after lower-than-expected inflation in Germany and Spain. The preliminary euro zone CPI annual rate for August, which will be released later today, is also expected to fall back to 2.2%. Investors believe that recent inflation trends in the euro zone, combined with slow economic growt...
Mr. Schmid said a rate cut would be appropriate if inflation remained persistently low; was close to the inflation target but "not fully achieved"; supported reforms to make the Fed's discount window tool more effective; the discount window could be a liquidity risk management tool; growth and demand remained strong despite the weak jobs report in July; and the Fed's current policy stance was "not as restrictive".
German 10-year bond yields fell to their lowest level since early February at 2.232%, the latest decline of 7 basis points.
Xiaomo expects the latest core PCE data to accelerate from last month, but still at a low level, which may provide more evidence for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates.