At the last meeting in 2021, the Federal Reserve decided to increase the pace of the QE tapering and the projections of the FOMC staff showed a potential of three rate hikes for next year. Analysts at Wells Fargo, point out the bar for rate hikes now rests squarely on …
Read More »Wells Fargo: US Industrial Production Not Getting Worse
Though still affected by supply chain bottlenecks and constraints including labour shortages, the US industrial production grew just 0.5% in November, a marked slowdown from the upwardly revised 1.7% pick-up in October, mentioned analysts at Wells Fargo.Analysts have pointred out that slight improvements in supplier deliveries suggest things are at …
Read More »Another Rate Hike Coming Early Next Year By Bank of England
After the rate hike announcement on Thursday from the Bank of England, analysts at Rabobank held on to their forecast of a much less aggressive tightening cycle than what is currently priced in front-end rates. They expect another 25 bps hike early next year. The Bank of England MPC confused …
Read More »Lagarde Itroduces Changes To QE Programmes
The European Central Bank introduced changes to its QE programs on Thursday. The ECB could have delivered a more hawkish calibration, but retain flexibility and optionality for now. During today’s press conference, Christine Lagarde conveyed that optionality and flexibility were key components of ECB’s calibration. The calibration has both something …
Read More »Most Treasury Yields Decline, Investors Digest Fed’s Decisions
Most U.S. Treasury yields fell early Thursday, taking back some of the rise seen in the previous session after the Fed’s move to accelerate thewithdrawal of its asset-purchasing program and penciled in three interest rate increases in 2022.Meanwhile, investors weighed an interest rate hike by the Bank of England and …
Read More »US Stocks Jump, Apple Nears New Milestone
US stocks rose for a second session after the Federal Reserve said it will accelerate the withdrawal of its economic stimulus and even as weekly jobless claims moved higher. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 146 points or 0.4%, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite gained 0.45% and 0.39%, …
Read More »Evergrande Stuck By Lawsuits, Investors’ Bargaining
Chinese creditors have sued Evergrande for more than USD 13 billion in overdue payments, as domestic companies owed money by the embattled property developer race against offshore bondholders to secure repayment.A Chinese court assigned to handle civil lawsuits against Evergrande has accepted 367 cases with claims amounting to USD 13.2 …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – 15-12-2021
Wednesday was the Fed’s big day. US stocks rose after Federal Reserve officials approved plans to speed up the withdrawal of the pandemic stimulus efforts, giving investors and traders more insight into the central bank’s response to hot inflation.All three major indexes turned higher after the afternoon release of a …
Read More »Lowe: RBA’s Conditions For Rate Hike Won’t Be Met Next Year
Reserve Bank of Australia’s Governor, Phillip Lowe spoke before the CPA Australia Riverina Business Conference and signaled a number of stances regarding the central bank’s upcoming policy. The title of Lowe‘s speech wass, ‘the RBA and the Australian Economy.’ Key Remarks The conditions for a rate hike will not be …
Read More »Could Red Alert Inflation Push BoE’s Policy?
UK inflation figures climbed to a 10-year high in November as consumer prices continue surging while traders, investors and market participants eye the Bank of England’s crunch monetary policy meeting on Thursday.The Consumer Price Index rose by 5.1% in the 12 months to November, up from 4.2% in October, which …
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