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Market overview FX: USD retreated to the basket of major currencies, but remains close to a 2-year high. JPY strengthened by 2% over the last 24h. CNY once again is dangerously close to 7.00 after the announcement of the tariffs..

Market focus It must be said that this meeting could become a turning point for both the US currency and the markets as a whole. During the two previous cycles, the federal funds rate decreased by more than 5 percentage.

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Market overview FX: The dollar adds about 0.8% to the basket of major currencies. GBPUSD at 1.21, near post Brexit referendum lows; EURUSD at 1.1050, gave up support at 1.1100. Stocks: Stock markets lost more than 1% in the wake.

A number of different securities opinion-makers, from Barron’s to CCN’s own Ben Brown, have opined that the Federal Reserve rate cut will ignite a bitcoin rally. The truth is that, like everything else having to do with bitcoin, any movement.

Asia Pacific markets were subdued Thursday afternoon as a private survey showed Chinese factory activity contracted in July. Mainland Chinese stocks slipped by the afternoon: The Shanghai composite fell 0.78% and the Shenzhen component declined 0.62%. The Shenzhen composite shed.

C slashed the target range for its overnight lending rate to 2% to 2.25% — 25 basis points below the previous level. Since 1987, there have been one or more dissenters at 37% of Fed rate meetings. Economists said this.

A heatwave in Europe is causing low water levels on the River Rhine — one of the continent’s most important shipping routes — which could weigh further on Germany’s vulnerable economy, experts have told CNBC. Last year, low water levels.

Despite the lack of decisiveness in the bitcoin market following the dominant crypto asset’s abrupt drop from $14,000 to $9,500, many analysts – even bearish ones – generally remain confident that the bitcoin price is heading towards a new record.

Market attention is focused on the upcoming Fed interest rate decision. A decrease of 25 points is priced in for today’s meeting as well as for the next meeting in September. Few people doubt the rate cut today, so the.

Top U.S. and Chinese trade officials met in Shanghai on Wednesday for talks in a bid to end a year-long trade war, despite low expectations for progress and combative remarks from U.S. President Donald Trump. The trade row has dragged.

Market overview FX: GBPUSD stabilized at 1.2150 after the collapse the day before; Commodity currencies, except NZD, are carefully added after several days of decline. Stocks: Indices of markets under moderate pressure before the Fed meeting. Heng Seng sank to.