In a significant development for the UK economy, inflation has finally fallen back to the Bank of England’s 2% target for the first time in nearly three years. This encouraging news has sparked hopes that the central bank may soon begin easing its monetary policy and cutting interest rates. The …
Read More »Financial Markets’ Weekly Recap: Major central banks, inflation data in spotlight
Investors and traders kept a close eye on the US inflation figures as well as the FOMC meeting in June. Due to the Fed’s aggressive approach, selling transactions took hold of gold prices immediately following the announcement that US interest rates would remain steady. Prior to the announcement of the …
Read More »US Economy: From Recession Fears to Growth, What’s Next?
The US economy surprised many analysts and investors in 2024 by shifting from early fears of a potential recession into a period of resilience and growth. The Federal Reserve, which initially expected to cut rates multiple times this year, has revised its stance to just one cut. So, what does …
Read More »Official: BoC to end quantitative tightening in 2025
Bank of Canada’s Deputy Governor Sharon Kozicki noted on Thursday that the BoC is set to end its quantitative easing program and that future applications of QE will have a very high bar to pass before accessing additional monetary policy mechanisms.The Canadian Dollar pared back recent gains against the US …
Read More »USD/JPY climbs cautiously ahead of BoJ meeting
On early Thursday, dollar bulls tested the USD/JPY market, but their excitement quickly faded. This cautious attitude reflects the nervousness of investors as they anxiously await the Bank of Japan’s policy announcement. The US Federal Reserve’s hawkish turn eclipsed the less-than-expected US inflation numbers, giving the dollar a little boost.Due …
Read More »Fed does not rule out two rate cuts in 2024
Fed Chairman Jerome Powell noted that the revised forecast is a conservative approach and left open the possibility of additional rate reduction. Federal Reserve officials released a startling change to their estimates for the number of interest rate cuts this year.Following the two-day monetary policy meeting in Washington on Wednesday, …
Read More »FOMC Decision Preview: Interest Rate Cut Still Uncertain
Amid uncertainty surrounding interest rate cut forecast for the remainder of this year, the Fed meets for two days to discuss monetary policy. When this meeting ends on Wednesday, June 12, traders, analysts, and investors look forward to the decisions made there in hope of learning additional signals on the …
Read More »Will June’s CPI Reading Influence US Monetary Policy?
The US CPI report for June 2024 is expected to be released at 8:30am ET on Wednesday, June 12, 2024. Traders and economists expect the report to hold steady at 3.4% y/y on a headline basis, with the “Core” reading expected to fall to 3.5% y/y. The Federal Reserve’s aspirations …
Read More »Will NFP Report Reveal Continued Cooling Labour Market?
The eagerly awaited Employment Change Report for May, scheduled for release on Friday, June 7th, 2024 at 8:30 AM ET, is poised to provide crucial insights into the status of the US labour market. As economic indicators hint at a potential slowdown, investors are closely monitoring the data for signals …
Read More »What can markets expect from ECB’s rate decision?
Based on recent signals from central bank officials that the economy qualifies monetary authorities for this option, the ECB is widely expected to cut rates at its meeting, on Thursday, June 6.If this forecast comes to pass, it will be the first European cut for lending interest since 2016 and …
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