It is expected that the upcoming meeting for the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies will decide on Wednesday to maintain the current output policy, which entails easing production cuts gradually, amid a global recovery from the pandemic. The OPEC+ previously decided to increase production by …
Read More »The Dollar at a Two-Week Low
The dollar held near two-week lows on Monday, held in check by a message from the US Federal Reserve chairman that there is no rush to withdraw massive stimulus. The US currency’s allure took a hit since Friday, when Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said a gradual reduction of stimulus …
Read More »Weekly Recap: 23 – 27 August
In his prepared remarks for delivery at the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium titled “Macroeconomic Policy in an Uneven Economy,” FOMC Chairman Jerome Powell said that there has been clear progress towards full employment and that he believes that if the US economy develops as expected, “it may be appropriate to …
Read More »Summary of Today’s Fed Officials Remarks
As investors are closely monitoring developments in the U.S. monetary policy, the Federal Reserve is gradually preparing markets for the beginning of tapering and the move from easing towards policy normalization. The first sign was when the Fed said that it would halt purchases of corporate bonds, then a clearer …
Read More »Powell Message Shows Clear Direction Mixed with Uncertainty on Inflation
The U.S. Federal Reserve could start cutting the monthly asset purchases this year, but would not rush raising interest rates, Chairman Jerome Powell said on Friday, in his speech to the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium. Powell explained that the American economy has made substantial further progress toward the Fed’s price …
Read More »The Dollar Stabilizes Amid Anticipation of Powell’s Speech at Jackson Hole Symposium
The dollar stabilized as investors awaited a highly anticipated speech by US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, while analysts now doubt that the central bank chief will hint at a possible date to start reducing asset purchases. The focus of the market this week is on the signals that the …
Read More »Powell’s Jackson Hole Speech: Powell Unlikely to Fire Starting Pistol For Tapering
The Kansas City Fed announced it would host its 2021 Economic Policy Symposium, “Macroeconomic Policy in an Uneven Economy,” virtually on Friday, Aug. 27. The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s Economic Policy Symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyo., is one of the longest-standing central banking conferences in the world. The …
Read More »Wall Street Down Ahead of Powell’s Anticipated Speech
The benchmark indices of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) closed lower on Thursday, as Wall Street was impacted by the decline in risk appetite, ahead of a speech by the Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell at the Jackson Hole economic symposium. This ended five and four consecutive sessions of …
Read More »The Dollar is Facing a Difficult Test
The dollar rose slightly in early European trade on Thursday but remained near a one-week low amid good risk appetite ahead of the Federal Reserve’s Jackson Hole keynote. the US Dollar Index, which measures the greenback against a basket of six other currencies, was up 0.1% at 92.930, after falling …
Read More »What to Look For in the Jackson Hole Conference?
Markets are eagerly anticipating the Chairman of the United States Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, Friday’s speech at the Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium. The event, sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, has been limited to a virtual online setting, instead of having it in-person at the resort …
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