Fundamental/Quantitative analysis

CAD

Bank of Nova Scotia's Holt: BoC has a 'solid case' for a 75-100 basis point raise in June.

USD

US EIA Oil Inventories Full Report

USD

Fed's Daly: I expect US economic growth to slow below trend but not enter recession. if it does, it will be modest and brief.

Fed's Daly: The case for 50 basis-point rate hike in May is now complete.

Fed's Daly: Increasing rates to 2.5% this year is not abrupt or shocking. There is widespread agreement that it is appropriate.

Fed's Daly: We can also make an announcement on reducing balance sheet as soon as May.

EUR

ECB's Wunsch: I am willing to consider raising the deposit rate in July.

ECB's Wunsch: Policy rates could turn positive this year.

EUR

ECB's de Guindos: Euro-area inflation is close to its peak, but will slow in H2.

Money Markets price three ECB quarter-point rate hikes in 2022.

Forex Pairs Strength

EURO Zone Inflation

Eurozone CPI Final March 2022 Full Report.

EUR

Econostream has an ECB source, stating some will push for a 50bp hike.

Eurozone money markets now price in 75 basis-points worth of ECB rate hikes by year end IRPR vs 70 basis-points earlier.

GBP

Traders bet on at least one, half-point BoE rate hike, by August.

EUR

Eurozone Consumer Confidence Flash April 2022 Full Report.

BTC Fear and Greed Index

Fear and Greed Index

USD

Fed's Daly: We will likely raise rates by 50 basis points in a couple more Fed meetings.

Fed swaps fully price in third half-point rate hike in July.

EUR RUB

OPEC to IMFC: The surge in oil prices is mostly due to geopolitical tensions in Eastern Europe, as well as concerns about a big supply shortage.

GBP

BoE Gov. Bailey: The UK's inflation shock is more akin to the Eurozone than the US.

BoE Gov. Bailey: Short-run inflation expectations are rapidly growing.

EUR

ECB's President Lagarde: Europe's recovery has stalled to some extent.

USD

Fed's Powell: Many at the Fed believed that one or more 50 basis point raises would be reasonable.

Fed's Powell: For the May meeting, 50 basis points will be on the table.

Fed's Powell: It is appropriate, in my view, to move a little more quickly on interest rates.

USD CNY

Fed's Powell: We are going to be raising rates, getting expeditiously to more neutral, then to tight policy if appropriate.

White House adviser Singh asked if the United States could decrease tariffs on Chinese imports: They serve no strategic purpose. There may be something we can do there.

EUR

Eurozone Money Markets now price in 80 BPS of ECB rate hikes by year-end, up from over 70 BPS on Thursday.

EUR

Traders price in 50 BPS of ECB rate hikes by September.