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The minutes of the latest FOMC meeting issued on Wednesday indicated that members of the committee are convinced that the US consumer price index readings (CPI) last May provided evidence that there is progress in terms of lowering inflation while meeting the central bank’s goal.A number of policymakers also suggested …

The US Federal Reserve will release its June 11-12 policy meeting minutes on Wednesday at 18:00 GMT. Investors will scrutinize the Fed’s hawkish hold and inflation outlook to gauge the timing of the expected interest rate cut this year. The Fed maintained its monetary policy settings for the seventh consecutive …

The Eurozone is “very advanced” on the disinflationary path but there remain “question marks” hanging over the outlook for economic growth, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said on Tuesday.“We’re very advanced on that disinflationary path,” Lagarde told the ECB’s annual Forum on Central Banking. “We are in that slow …

The U.S. dollar continued its upward trajectory on Tuesday, bolstered by rising U.S. Treasury yields, while putting pressure on low-yielding currencies like the Chinese yuan and the Japanese yen, which plunged to its weakest level against the dollar since 1986. Dollar Strength Driven by Rising U.S. Yields Benchmark 10-year Treasury …

U.S. inflation eased in May, matching economists’ expectations and potentially bolstering the case for the Federal Reserve to implement interest rate cuts in 2024. The headline personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index, the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge, remained flat month-over-month, a significant slowdown from April’s 0.3% increase. The annual rate …

Market expectations are pointing toward a fresh decline in both headline and core Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) figures for the United States, set for release on Friday. Current projections suggest a possible drop in the headline PCE index to 2.6% for May, down from the previous month’s reading of 2.7%. …

The US dollar has been under downward pressure since the open of trading on Wall Street following the release of a batch of data that aligns with the Federal Reserve’s preferred trajectory.DXY PerformanceThe Dollar Index, which measures the performance of the US dollar against a basket of major currencies, fell …

Federal Reserve President Raphael Bostic expects to begin lowering interest rates later in 2024, stating that inflation doesn’t have to fall all the way to 2% for him to favor a cut. Bostic is currently monitoring progress toward the annual target of lowering interest rates, and sees plausible scenarios in …

In 2024, the Federal Reserve changed its position on interest rates dramatically. The salient features are as follows: Rate-cut hopes are dampened by persistent inflation. Due to the ongoing high pace of inflation, initial expectations of three rate decreases this year have been drastically reduced. Fed officials who have previously …

The dollar’s relentless ascent against the yen faced a speed bump on Tuesday, as traders cautiously avoided breaching the 160 yen threshold due to growing concerns about potential intervention by Japanese authorities. Meanwhile, Bitcoin, the leading cryptocurrency, experienced a partial rebound after suffering its worst single-day loss in over two …