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Bloomberg: China Weighs Removing Major Homebuying Curbs to Boost DemandFederal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President Harker speaking on FridayChina’s electricity consumption rose 8.9% year on year in AugustRBA meting next week – preview – to leave the cash rate on hold at 4.35%Bank of Japan leaves rates unchanged,…

China state banks buying USD/CNY (selling onshore yuan) according to unnamed sources This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at www.forexlive.com.

1500 GMT / 1100 US Eastern time 2024 Michel Camdessus Central Banking Lecture by ECB President Christine Lagarde organised by the IMF 1530 GMT / 1130 US Eastern time Conversation between ECB President Christine Lagarde and Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director IMF, at 2024 Michel Camdessus Central Banking Lecture…

Bank of Japan current short-term rate is 0.25% Japan’s economy recovering moderately, albeit with some weaknessesInflation expectations heightening moderatelyInflation likely to be at level generally consistent with BOJ’s price target in second half of our 3-year projection period through fiscal 2026Consumption rising moderately as a trendJapan’s economy likely…

Reuters poll of economists on what they expect from the Reserve Bank of Australia meeting on September 24: all 45 surveyed expect the cash rate to remain at 4.35%40 expect that rate to persist through 2024the median expectation is for a 25bp rate cut in Q1 of 2025…

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The People’s Bank of China set the onshore yuan (CNY) reference rate for the trading session ahead. USD/CNY is the onshore yuan. Its permitted to trade plus or minus 2% from this daily reference rate.CNH is the offshore yuan. USD /CNH has no restrictions on its trading range.A…

1230 GMT / 0830 Eastern time: Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem is giving a speech at the National Bureau of Economic ResearchEconomics of Artificial Intelligence Conference BoC is on a rate cutting cycle. Earlier in the week we heard from: Bank of Canada Rogers still sees work…

Christopher Luxon is Prime Minister of New Zealand Speaking in a TV interview. Luxon says has limited fiscal space to stimulate the economy. tighter fiscal policy helps in the fight on inflation – Yesterday data confirmed the NZ economy shrunk in Q2: New Zealand Q2 GDP -0.2% q/q…

The Bank of Japan policy statement is due sometime in 0230 – 0330 GMT time slot (2230 – 2330 US Eastern time) The BoJ is likely to hold monetary policy steady, the current short-term rate is 0.25%, and maintain its view the economy will continue to recover moderately…