Daily Economic Reports

The two-day Federal Reserve policy meeting concluded on Wednesday with most outcomes falling in line with expectations, as the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) decided to keep the current interest rate range near 0% and the pace of asset purchases at $120 billion a month. The central bank reiterated its …

The FOMC meeting will be the main event for the market today. We don’t expect the Fed to send any significant new policy signals, but now updated forecasts will likely show a first rate hike in 2023 and we may see the first comments from the Fed on Possible tapering …

The U.S. Federal Reserve will likely maintain its current policy and make no changes in the two-day policy meeting that is concluding on Wednesday. Some analysts have expected the policy statement will point to the next interest rate hike taking place in 2023. Investors will closely examine the monetary policy …

The dollar settled near multi-week highs as traders exercise caution ahead of a two-day Federal Reserve policy meeting that is likely to hint at plans to start tapering bond purchases. So far, Fed officials led by Chairman Jerome Powell have stressed that the increase in inflationary pressures is temporary and …

Markets are awaiting the outcomes of the upcoming Federal Reserve meeting, with the policy update coming with additional importance as it follows the recent surge in consumer prices. Investors will closely examine the monetary policy statement and its view on the inflation rate, which recorded 5% in May, as shown …

Bitcoin surged above $40,000 on Monday, after fresh swings over the weekend following tweets from Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who responded to criticism over his impact on the market and said that Tesla has sold its bitcoins but may resume trading with it. Bitcoin has wobbled at Musk’s views for …

The dollar maintained its gains today, after recording the largest weekly gain in six weeks, as traders cut bets on the currency’s decline ahead of the upcoming Federal Reserve meeting, which may indicate future changes in US monetary policy. The US central bank begins a two-day policy committee meeting tomorrow, …

After a week of anxious waiting, the markets received the high US inflation number they had been dreading, then shrugged it off and moved on, leaving the USD under pressure and most of the major currencies stuck in tight ranges. In early trading in the Asian session, the dollar incurred …

The recent surge in consumer inflation in the United States is likely to be temporary, as recent remarks by the Federal Reserve officials indicated prior to the release of last month’s reading of the consumer price index (CPI) which rose 5% on an annual level. The inflation rate, which exceeded …

The European Central Bank is expected to leave its PEPP unchanged at a total of EUR1.85 trillion. The ECB releases its decision at 11:45 GMT while ECB President Christine Lagarde begins her press conference at 12:30 GMT. Danske Bank “The ECB meeting will focus on the financing conditions, PEPP implementation …