Economic Report

The Japanese yen fell 1.9% on Friday after the Bank of Japan bucked a wave of monetary tightening and stuck to an ultra-low interest rate, while currency markets looked poised for another choppy session after a series of rate hikes this week. The surprise decision of the Swiss National Bank …

The GDPNow tracker shows that economic growth in the spring was flat at 0%, a steep decline from its previous estimate of 1.3% on June 1 and 0.9% on June 8. President Joe Biden said a recession is “not inevitable” and he is confident the United States can overcome inflation. …

The Bank of Japan will announce its monetary policy decision on Friday, June 17 at 03:00 GMT and as we get closer to the release time, here are the expectations forecast by the economists and researchers of six major banks.The BoJ could most likely remain the same dovish stance by …

Markets are awaiting today, Thursday, the Bank of England interest rate decision, amid expectations that it will raise rates for the fifth time in a row since last December, which represents the largest rate hike in 25 years and is expected to continue with inflation heading towards recording double digits. …

It is typically a central bank-heavy week, with the US Fed having hiked interest rate by 75 points to bring inflation under control. For the Swiss National Bank, inflation is also its biggest problem. The inflation rate is running at its hottest levels since 2008. Ongoing geopolitical uncertainty and higher …

Gold price witness a firmer rebound after hitting a low of $1,815.00 in the late New York session as the Federal Reserve dictated a 75 basis point rate hike after its two-day policy discussion meeting. Fed chair Jerome Powell went beyond his words, took 75 bps into the consideration, and …

The euro jumped after the European Central Bank’s governing council said it would hold an emergency meeting on Wednesday, June 15 to discuss the recent massive sell-off in government bond markets, briefly distracting traders ahead of the upcoming US Federal Reserve meeting. The single European currency rose by as much …

Bitcoin sank below $21,000 on Tuesday, extending sharp declines from the previous day and sinking deeper into 18-month lows. The total value of all digital tokens combined also dipped below $1 trillion for the first time since early 2021.A liquidity crisis at cryptocurrency lending firm Celsius has triggered investors’ worries …

The US central bank will announce its monetary policy decision on Wednesday, June 15. As markets get closer to the release time, twelve major banks published their forcasts. The Federal Reserve is the world’s most powerful central bank and is expected to go off-script through hiking rate by up to …

The EUR/USD bears stay the course and continue to eye a test of 1.04 the figure. The US dollar has climbed to score fresh bull cycle highs ahead of the Fed. At 1.0448, the Euro is still trailing to the US dollar by some 0.65% despite the recent bid in …