central banks
10 articles tagged central banks, newest first. Every price call in these articles was recorded when published and later checked against market data — see the track record.
Two Asia-Pacific Central Banks Went Hawkish and Crypto Didn't Blink
RBA's Hauser put a November hike in play and Bank Indonesia faced the same pressure. Bitcoin lost 0.27%. Seven of eight majors closed red and none fell a full p...
Hot CPI Broke the Periphery First: Kiwi to a 52-Week Low, Franc at the Ceiling
The U.S. inflation print did not hit all currencies equally. It found the deficit financers — NZD, sterling, the euro — and left the franc at the top of its 52-...
India Just Moved Its Crude Bill Off the Spot Market. The Barrels Didn't Move at All.
The RBI will sell dollars directly to IOC, BPCL and HPCL from Monday to keep their crude purchases out of the spot market. The import demand doesn't vanish — it...
US Flash PMIs Blow Out and the Commodity Bloc Pays First: AUD Down 1.11%, Kiwi at a 90-Day Low
September flash services PMI printed 58.7 against 56.0 expected, Fed hike odds firmed, and the dollar closed higher against all seven majors. The Antipodeans to...
Central Banks Turned Hawkish Together, and the Dollar Beat All Seven Majors Anyway
A synchronized hawkish turn was supposed to give the dollar competition. Instead it firmed against every major, with sterling the weakest at 1.3325, down 0.34%.
The Dollar Did the Selling in Gold. The Mines Didn't Miss a Shift.
Central-bank week opened with the dollar bid against every major and bullion took the hit — XAU/USD closed at $4,289.04, down $59.42, after a $101.32 swing.
India Bought $44.9 Billion of Dollars and the Dollar Never Noticed
The largest weekly reserve build on record was raised in the forward market, not in spot — which is why the majors barely twitched. The live divergence is yen v...
India Raised $44.9 Billion in a Week Without Touching Bullion — and Gold Barely Blinked
The RBI's record reserve build came from dollar swaps while its gold line contracted. Gold closed at $4,348.33, down 54 cents, in a $1.65 range.
Yen and Franc End the Week Pinned at Their Lows as a Silent Sunday Leaves the Carry Fully Loaded
No major cross moved more than 0.06% on Sunday — but USD/JPY closed just 0.26% below its 52-week high, and the stillness itself said the carry trade heads into...
Dollar Holds Near One-Month Low as Cooling Inflation Softens the Rate Path
Subdued U.S. inflation kept the dollar pinned near a one-month low, and the majors barely stirred — a coiled tape waiting for the next policy signal.