Analysis: Currencies

US labor cost growth slows in third quarter as labor market conditions soften

U.S. labor costs increased slightly less than expected in the third quarter as a softening labor market curbed wage growth, which bodes well for the inflation outlook. The report from...

US home price rises to stay modest as mortgage rates stick

U.S. home prices will rise just 1.4% in 2026 after a similar performance this year, a Reuters poll of property experts showed on Wednesday, the slowest annual pace in 14 years despite expectations for...

Bank of Canada to keep rates steady at 2.25% after robust economic data bolsters bets for a long hold

The Bank of Canada is almost certain to hold its interest rate at 2.25% on Wednesday after signaling in October that its key policy rate was at the right level and following a slew of upbeat data on...

Fed may not give Trump his rate cuts, but has set out a positive view of the 2026 economy

The U.S. Federal Reserve may not give President Donald Trump all the rate cuts he wants, but the view of the economy policymakers included in new economic projections on Wednesday should buoy the...

Wall St subdued at open as Fed rate cut decision nears

Wall Street's main stock indexes were subdued at the open on Tuesday as investors awaited the Federal Reserve's policy decision, while Nvidia shares were whipsawed by contrasting news around exports...

US bank floats plan to repay US investors via Lukoil asset sale, sources say

U.S. investment bank Xtellus Partners has proposed to the U.S. Treasury that proceeds from the sale of Lukoil's foreign assets be used to repay American investors who lost money when Russia's war in ...

US households' personal finance worries grew in November, New York Fed says

U.S. households grew more downbeat on their current and future financial situations in November, even as their expectations for the future trajectory of inflation held steady, a New York Federal...

Currencies: all eyes on the Fed

Global markets are looking at a key week with the Federal Reserve meeting that will publish its conclusions on Wednesday. Several markets stand at pivotal points that will be useful to juxtapose to...

US regulators relax leveraged-lending guidance for banks

The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation said on Friday they are withdrawing their guidance on leveraged lending issued more than a decade ago,...

US consumer spending slows in September as high prices curb demand

U.S. consumer spending increased moderately in September after three straight months of solid gains, suggesting a loss of momentum in the economy at the end of the third quarter as a lackluster labor...

Canada's unemployment rate shrinks to lowest in 16 months as part-time jobs increase

Canada's unemployment rate once again defied expectations and fell to a 16-month low in November as a solid gain in part-time jobs boosted the number of people employed for the third time in a row,...

Bank of Canada done cutting rates at least until 2027; house prices to rebound soon: Reuters Poll

The Bank of Canada will hold its overnight rate on December 10, according to all economists polled by Reuters, a majority of whom predicted steady rates at least until 2027. With...

BOJ expected to choose 'constructive ambiguity' on future rate hikes

Investors seeking clarity from the Bank of Japan on how much higher interest rates could go could be disappointed, former central bank officials say, as clear-cut estimates on neutral interest rates...

Dollar hovers near five-week low on Fed rate cut bets

The U.S. dollar languished not far from a five-week low against its major peers on Friday as investors braced for a Federal Reserve rate cut next week. The greenback was particularly...

Japan October household spending falls at fastest pace in nearly 2 years 

Japanese household spending unexpectedly slumped at the fastest pace in nearly two years in October, government data showed Friday, raising concerns about the economic outlook as the Bank of Japan...

US weekly jobless claims dive to a more than three-year low

The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits fell to a more than three-year low last week, allaying fears of a sharp deterioration in labor market conditions after...

Canadian dollar forecasts turn less bullish as trade deal remains elusive- Reuters Poll

The Canadian dollar will strengthen less than previously expected over the coming year if the time it takes for Canada to reach a trade deal with the U.S. raises prospects of additional Bank of Canada...

Russia blocks Apple's FaceTime in mounting push against foreign tech platforms

Russia has blocked Apple's video-calling app FaceTime, the state communications watchdog said on Thursday, as part of an accelerating clampdown on foreign tech platforms that authorities allege are...

Brazil judge orders government to add JBS subsidiary to 'dirty list' for slavery

A federal labor judge in Brazil ordered the government to add a poultry unit of meatpacker JBS to a so-called dirty list of employers responsible for subjecting workers to slavery-like conditions,...