Euro area inflation increased to 3.2% year-on-year in May Euro area headline inflation rose to 3.2% year-on-year in May, driven by services. Core inflation was at 2.5%. The increase was partly due to Easter timing, with services leading the rise rather than energy.
USD/JPY approaches 160.00 The USD/JPY pair is moving toward the 160.00 mark, driven by the yen's struggles. This upward movement raises the risk of another intervention by Japanese authorities. The pair's movement is notable despite a softer US Dollar.
USD/JPY ticks higher on Tuesday, moving toward the 160.00 mark once again and raising the risk of another intervention by Japanese authorities. At the time of writing, the pair trades around 159.80 The move higher in USD/JPY appears largely driven by speculation, as
Deutsche Bank economists say in their World Outlook (WO) report, the United Kingdom (UK) entered the energy shock with stronger Q1‑2026 data, prompting only a marginal downgrade to growth. Stockpiling is expected to cushion activity as higher energy costs feed into inflati
The ECB was out with a report today on the international use of the euro but it contained some interesting details about who is buying gold and in what quantities. First off, the data shows that official central bank gold purchases decreased to around 850 tonnes in 2025, d
Japanese Yen: Intervention risk seen underpriced against US Dollar – ING ING’s Francesco Pesole warns that USD/JPY short-dated implied volatility is not reflecting renewed intervention risk as the pair retests 160.0. Markets seem to expect the Bank of Japan’s June meeting
DBS Group Research’s Philip Wee argues that FX Majors remain range-bound as markets digest shifting narratives around Middle East tensions and the upcoming Fed leadership transition. Kevin Warsh’s first FOMC meeting as Fed Chair on June 16–17 comes as inflation re-accelera
Alphabet announces an $80 billion equity issuance, diluting shareholders by 1.7% amid escalating AI infrastructure spending. Alphabet’s stock fell 2.9% following the company’s announcement of an $80 billion equity raise, diluting existing shareholders by 1.7%. The move sig
Brown Brothers Harriman’s Elias Haddad writes that mixed Eurozone Consumer Price Index (CPI) data and a fully priced 25 bps European Central Bank (ECB) hike leave the Euro (EUR) under pressure but not collapsing. Haddad argues that rate hikes in a sluggish, high-inflation
French asset manager Eurazeo has closed its biggest direct lending fund yet at €3.9 billion (about $4.5 billion), beating its target by almost a third—making it one of a handful of European credit managers raising capital in a tough market. Eurazeo Private Debt VII, which
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