South Korea Current Account Balance down to 6.81B in October from previous 13.47B
FX Today: US PCE data takes centre stage alongside the flash U-Mich gauge The US Dollar (USD) struggled for direction amid the ongoing and intense bearish trend in place since late November. Rising bets for a rate cut by the Federal Reserve (Fed) next week and discouraging data have been keeping the Greenback under scrutiny as of late, fuelling its downside momentum.
United States 4-Week Bill Auction: 3.68% vs previous 3.905%
United States EIA Natural Gas Storage Change above forecasts (-18B) in November 28: Actual (-12B)
Canada Ivey Purchasing Managers Index s.a came in at 48.4, below expectations (53.6) in November
United States Factory Orders (MoM) registered at 0.2%, below expectations (0.5%) in September
US: Initial Jobless Claims dropped to 191K last week According to a report from the US Department of Labour (DOL) released on Thursday, the number of US citizens submitting new applications for unemployment insurance went down to 191K for the week ending November 29.
United States Continuing Jobless Claims: 1.939M (November 21) vs previous 1.96M
United States Initial Jobless Claims registered at 191K, below expectations (220K) in November 28
United States Initial Jobless Claims 4-week average down to 214.75K in November 28 from previous 223.75K
Russia Central Bank Reserves $ increased to $733.4B from previous $729.1B
United States Challenger Job Cuts down to 71.321K in November from previous 153.074K
Brazil Gross Domestic Product (YoY) came in at 1.8%, above forecasts (1.7%) in 3Q
Brazil Gross Domestic Product (QoQ) came in at 0.1%, below expectations (0.2%) in 3Q
USD/CNH recovers from one-year low – BBH USD/CNH bounced from a one-year-plus low as the PBOC set a higher-than-expected fixing, signaling managed support for yuan appreciation. A stronger Yuan could help China pivot towards consumer-led growth, while the USD/CNH downtrend remains intact, BBH FX analysts report.
Ireland Gross Domestic Product (YoY) came in at 10.8%, above expectations (10.5%) in 3Q
Ireland Gross Domestic Product (QoQ) came in at -0.3%, below expectations (-0.1%) in 3Q
Spain 10-y Obligaciones Auction fell from previous 3.199% to 1.463%
Spain 5-y Bond Auction up to 2.471% from previous 2.443%
France 10-y Bond Auction fell from previous 3.43% to 3.38%
Greece Unemployment Rate (QoQ) dipped from previous 8.6% to 8.2% in 3Q
United Kingdom S&P Global Construction PMI came in at 39.4 below forecasts (44.3) in November
Austria Gross Domestic Product (QoQ) above forecasts (0.1%) in 3Q: Actual (0.4%)
Switzerland Unemployment Rate s.a (MoM) remains unchanged at 3% in November
Turkey Exports dipped from previous $24B to $22.7B in November
Sweden Current Account (QoQ) increased to 93.2B in 3Q from previous 84.5B
BoJ reportly likely to raise rates in December — Reuters The Bank of Japan (BoJ) is anticipated to hike interest rates in December, with the government expected to tolerate such a decision, according to three government sources familiar with the talks, Reuters reported on Thursday.