Chile's central bank to buy a small but steady drip-feed of US dollars over next 3 years

Chile central bank says objective is to change the composition of the bank’s international liquidity sources, increasing the proportion of its own reserves Measure is part of a financial management strategy that aims to gradually replace part of the current credit lines in foreign currency with its own international reserves Program will be activated on … Read more

Investinglive Americas FX news wrap 5 Aug ISM non-manufacturing not immune from weakness.

The headline Services PMI eased to 50.1 from 50.8 in June, signaling marginal expansion. However, weakness was broad-based, with seven of 10 components falling and the largest declines in imports (-5.8 to 45.9) and new export orders (-3.2 to 47.9) — both slipping into contraction, reflecting tariff-related trade headwinds. While prices surged to their highest … Read more

Economic calendar in Asia 06 August 2025 – New Zealand jobs report

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Geopolitics:Russia reportedly weighing Ukraine air truce offer

Bloomberg is reporting that: Russia is reportedly weighing Ukraine air–truce offer to Trump on war. Pres. Trump is putting pressure on nations that import oil from Russia as a way to squeeze their economy even further. Trump this morning on CNBC said that lower oil prices is a path to peace as Russia cannot sustain … Read more

European major indices close mostly higher but only modestly

The German DAX rose by 0.42% and is the biggest gainer in the European equity market. France’s CAC was the worst performer. The other major indices rose modestly. A snapshot of the closing levels shows: German DAX, +0.42% France’s CAC -0.14% UK’s FTSE 100 +0.16% Spain’s Ibex +0.15% Italy’s FTSE MIB +0.11%. As London/European traders … Read more

Should we expect another rise in oil prices?

After increasing the crude oil production target by 548,000 barrels per day for August, OPEC+ countries have now agreed to increase production by another 547,000 barrels per day starting in September. This move will effectively reverse the production cuts implemented in early 2023, which totaled 2.2 million barrels per day. What is striking is that … Read more

S&P Global service PMI for July to 55.7 versus 55.2 preliminary

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