Analysis: Currencies

Brazil to provide $5.6 billion to help exporters navigate US tariffs

BRASILIA -Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Tuesday said his government would provide 30 billion reais in credit as part of a plan to support companies that export goods and are...

Brazil orange juice byproducts will suffer from Trump tariffs

SAO PAULO -Brazilian exporters of orange juice byproducts will suffer a major revenue decline from a hefty 50% U.S. tariff imposed on many of the country's products in early August, industry trade...

Cheaper gasoline restrains US consumer prices; worries about data quality rise

WASHINGTON -U.S. consumer prices increased marginally in July, though rising costs for services such as airline fares and some tariff-sensitive goods like household furniture caused a measure of...

Jobs data blasted by Trump seen by Fed officials as reason to cut

WASHINGTON -The data that caused President Donald Trump to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics because he did not like the July employment report, calling it rigged, is being taken as...

US consumer prices likely increased marginally in July; data quality concerns rising

WASHINGTON -U.S. consumer prices likely increased moderately in July, though rising costs for goods like household furniture and apparel because of import tariffs probably resulted in a measure of...

Fed vice chairs, Dallas Fed president being considered for next chair, Bloomberg reports

WASHINGTON -Both Federal Reserve vice chairs, Michelle Bowman and Philip Jefferson, as well as Dallas Fed President Lorie Logan are under consideration to serve as the next chair of the U.S. central...

Brazil-US meeting canceled amid tariff dispute, says finance minister

SAO PAULO -Brazil Finance Minister Fernando Haddad said on Monday that his virtual meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent had been canceled after initially being scheduled for Wednesday. ...

Inflation data to draw scrutiny after BLS firing, $2.1-trillion TIPS market at risk

NEW YORK -Monthly U.S. inflation data is under increased scrutiny after President Donald Trump removed the head of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, a move that could undermine confidence in the...

Currencies: In summer, do what you like

Despite a few hiccups here and there, the summer has not yet caused any major shockwaves capable of shaking the current momentum. The game is therefore to monitor key inflection points on the various...

Argentines grill up more beef in first half of 2025 as wages soar

Argentines are once again chowing down on beef, as an economic turnaround has allowed them to fork over more for steaks, a report from the Rosario exchange said on Friday.  The...

Bessent leads broad search for Fed chair that includes Bullard, Sumerlin

WASHINGTON -U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is leading a search for a successor to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, with an expanded list that includes a longtime economic consultant and a...

Fed officials tilt dovish as US job market softens

Since the Federal Reserve's decision last month to hold interest rates steady, a shift appears underway at the U.S. central bank, with several Fed officials sounding increasingly uneasy about the...

Fed's Musalem: There are risks now to both the inflation and jobs goals

WASHINGTON -The Federal Reserve now faces risks to both its inflation and jobs goals, with policymakers needing to balance which seems the more serious threat in deciding whether it is appropriate to...

J.P.Morgan brings forward Fed rate cut forecast to September

J.P.Morgan now expects the U.S. Federal Reserve to cut interest rates by 25 basis points at its September meeting, citing signs of weakness in the labor market and uncertainty around President Donald...

Brazil economy starting to see impact of high rates, official says

SAO PAULO -Brazil's government believes the economy is starting to feel the effects of high interest rates and will closely monitor data to see if those impacts are wider than initially expected,...

Trump moves to extend grip on Fed

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Rae Wee With U.S. President Donald Trump's nomination to fill a newly vacant seat at the Federal Reserve now out of the way,...

Dollar heads for weekly loss on dovish Fed expectations

The dollar firmed on Friday but was heading for a weekly fall as weakening economic data leads traders to price in the probability of more interest rate cuts this year, and as investors evaluate U.S....

Trump's Fed pick wanted to upend its protection from politics

WASHINGTON -Having railed against the revolving door between the executive branch and the U.S. Federal Reserve, Council of Economic Advisers Chair Stephen Miran may now be walking through it after...

Trump nominates Miran to temporarily serve on Fed board

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday nominated Council of Economic Advisors Chairman Stephen Miran to serve out the remaining term of Federal Reserve Governor Adriana Kugler. Trump...