Economic Report

The United States is seeing increased expectations that the recent surge in inflation might be as temporary or transitory as currently expected. The President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Raphael Bostic, believes that raising interest rates could take place next year, given the upside surprise in recent data …

The Bank of England announces its latest decision at 11:00 GMT on Thursday, June 24 here are the expectations forecast of three major banks. Wells Fargo “We expect policymakers to provide an update on how the economy is evolving and if the renewed spread of COVID-19 is disrupting economic activity. …

A survey showed that business activities in the eurozone grew at the fastest pace in 15 years this month, as the easing of public isolation measures and the release of demand led to a boom in the services sector that dominates the bloc. The preliminary reading of the IHS Markit …

The Chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, told lawmakers on Tuesday that the economy has achieved progress on its way to recovery from the Coronavirus crisis. The most anticipated message was about the Fed’s reaction to the surge in inflation, which as expected with Powell indicating to the …

The US dollar paused for breath on Tuesday, as traders awaited testimony by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell for more guidance on the recent sudden shift in central bank policy expectations. The dollar has made significant gains since the Federal Reserve indicated last week to raise interest rates earlier than …

The Chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, has on Monday expressed no intention to begin tapering very soon as the economy continues to recover from the Coronavirus pandemic. Powell reiterated the central bank’s commitment to supporting the economy during recovery, as he was speaking in front of the …

The dollar held on to last week’s gains on Monday after the Federal Reserve surprisingly appeared to be leaning toward monetary tightening, while Bitcoin tumbled as China stepped up its crackdown on cryptocurrency mining. The dollar index was little changed after jumping 1.9% last week – the largest increase since …

Last week witnessed an event that had been anticipated by markets for some time, as the Federal Reserve policy meeting surprisingly saw a hawkish change in tone with the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) seeing interest rate hikes sooner than previously expected. The Fed is now expecting raising interest rates …

Friday, June 18th, the dollar is set to record its best weekly performance in nearly 9 months as investors raced to consider an end to US monetary stimulus sooner than expected in the days following a sudden shift in the US Federal Reserve’s tone. Since Wednesday, when US central bank …

The United States government on Thursday announced a plan to invest more than $3 billion in the research, development, and production of antiviral medicines that could be used to treat the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The plan will reportedly be funded from the American Rescue Plan, which was proposed by …