The Bank of Japan is expected to keep fiscal policy settings steady on Thursday and to contain inflation to stay below its 2% target for at least two more years.The BoJ is widely expected to leave its stimulus unchanged amid further delay in the economic recovery from the pandemic, only …
Read More »Traders pronounce doubts on Bank of Canada’s rate hike schedule
Investors await fiscal policy announcement, Wednesday, for clues that Canada’s central bank is turning more hawkish. Led by Governor Tiff Macklem, the Bank of Canada is expected on Wednesday to raise its inflation forecast and to largely end stimulus related bond buying program, starting a countdown of sorts to the …
Read More »GCC’s fiscal scene improves with current oil prices
Resurgent oil prices are causing a noticeable improvement in Gulf Cooperation Council fiscal and external balances in 2021, in addition to reform momentum that has taken hold to varying degrees since 2014 in response to oil price volatility, Fitch Ratings says.Fitch’s scenario analysis estimates that GCC budgets, except in Bahrain, …
Read More »Credit Suisse: Market odds of a policy error by Fed jump to 40%
The analysis on “The Eurodollar Curve” conducted by Credit Suisse found that “market-implied odds of the Federal Reserve committing a policy mistake have jumped to around 40% from just under 25% two weeks ago”A policy mistake by the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank outranks all the scenarios being priced in by …
Read More »Treasury yields struck highest level since June
U.S. Treasury yields jumped on Tuesday. Today’s session has pushed the 10 year Treasury note back to its highest level since June.The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield rose, surpassing the 1.6% level. The yield on the benchmark note added 5.7 basis points at 1.641% level. Yields on 30-year Treasury bonds also …
Read More »Fed official: Inflation lasting longer than expected
Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman said on Tuesday that the US may see inflation lasting longer than expected a few months ago.Bowman did not comment on her outlook for monetary policy in remarks prepared for a virtual event hosted by the Richmond Fed.However, she noted the obstacles making it difficult …
Read More »Fresh attempt to change Eurozone’s rules
Later Monday, the European Commission will officially start consultation and discussion on whether and how to reform the Eurozone’s fiscal rules.Over the past 20 years the Stability and Growth Pact (SGP) has been one of the most contentious pillars of the monetary union. Despite all current shortages in the global …
Read More »Fed’s Bostic: Inflation Surge Likely Last Longer
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic said Tuesday that while inflation has surged more than he had expected and runs the risk of being more persistent than desired, he still believes price pressures will ease over time, in other words, U. S. jobs slowdown should not derail taper …
Read More »Merkel Says goodbye to diminished Eurozone
Investors are skeptical about how much change a new German government will bring about in the European economy that is struggling to recover. Investors and observers raise several questions about how the next German chancellor will deal with integration among the 19 euro economies.As Germany prepares for a new post …
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