Economic Report

The dollar held steady on Thursday near a three-month high, supported by the message from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell about the need for more interest rate hikes and possibly a faster pace. On the second day of congressional testimony on Wednesday, Powell reiterated his message, but noted that the …

The only significant central bank meeting this week, that of the Bank of Japan, is anticipated to end without a change in monetary policy following the BoC’s rate decision on Wednesday. Nonetheless, there are several elements that might distinguish the meeting event.Hikaru Kuroda, governor of the Bank of Japan, who …

Moody’s Analytics cautioned that a breach of the US debt ceiling could potentially cause an economic catastrophe akin to the one that occurred in 2008, which would destroy millions of jobs and set America back for centuries.Moody’s chief economist Mark Zandi called the impasse over extending the debt limit a …

On the first day of his hearing before the United States Congress, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell led towards a higher terminal rate than previously predicted, sending the US dollar to three-month highs. The US Dollar Index, which monitors the dollar against a basket of six other currencies, was 0.1% …

According to Fed Chair Jerome Powell, the Fed is ready to take more drastic action if the “totality” of incoming data shows that more stringent policies are needed to manage inflation. In response to recent good statistics, the Federal Reserve will probably need to increase interest rates more than expected.“The …

the BoC is planning to maintain rates at their pre-financial crisis high of 4.50%; however, this does not necessarily suggest that they will be dropped as quickly as they were nearly 16 years ago. It is time for the Bank of Canada (BoC) to follow through on its promises to …

This week’s major events are anticipated to have an impact on the USD/CAD pair. For the day, the pair has moved between a low of 1.3581 and a high of 1.3628, increasing by 0.14%. At the time of writing, the price of the pair is 1.3609.It is going to be …

The Reserve Bank of Australia is about to issue its decision on interest rates, and economists are discussing their predictions for this event as well as the effects of every conceivable scenario on the price action of the AUD/USD pair.i) Hawkish +25 bps, likely by about 35%More interest rate rises …

Monday’s gold price decline is caused by rising US Treasury bond yields, which are up 0.49%. US factory orders decreased less than anticipated, but market players paid it little attention. At the time of writing, the price of the precious metal was 1846.62 per ounce, down from its previous closing …

These are the predictions made by the economists and analysts of 6 major banks on the impending central bank’s decision. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will issue its next monetary policy decision on Tuesday, March 7 at 03:30 GMT. In March, the RBA is expected to issue another rate …