The Bank of England is pondering further raise interest rates due to concerns that inflation could become woven into the British economic activities, despite the growing risks of a prolonged recession according to BoE’s chief economist Huw Pill.Pill noted that there was “still more to do” to tackle soaring inflation …
Read More »Turkey begins paying in rubles for some Russian gas purchases
According to Reuters, Turkish Energy Minister Fatih Donmez said on Tuesday that Turkey has started paying in Russian rubles for some of its natural gas purchases from Russiam. In an interview with the TRT news channel of the Turkish Radio and Television Corporation, Donmez said the share of payments in …
Read More »ECB’s Lagarde: Inflation too high, rates to rise further
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde repeated that the cycle of interest-rate hikes has to ensure that inflation returns to the 2% target over the medium term.Meanwhile, the EUR/USD pair is on the up and traders have been of the mind that the US economy is slowing enough to allow …
Read More »ECB’s Kazaks: There is no pivot
The European Central Bank’s Martins Kazaks said ”there is no pivot, we still say that inflation is a problem, and we will keep raising rates.”Kazaks has recently said that the ECB must raise interest rates much further, but that it is impossible to say how far because economic uncertainty is …
Read More »Inflation in Turkey jumps to the highest level in 24 years at 85.5% after the interest rate cut
Official data published on Thursday showed that inflation in Turkey rose in October year-on-year to a 24-year high of 85.51 percent, slightly less than expected after the central bank cut interest rates three times in three months despite rising prices. Inflation has risen since last year, with the lira plummeting …
Read More »Fed’s monetary policy statement in brief
Regarding the monetary policy statement, the Fed acknowledged that US economic growth was slowing down in spending and production and commented that labour market conditions remain “robust” and the unemployment rate is slow. Fed policymakers added that inflation remains elevated, a reflection of the supply/demand imbalances blamed on the pandemic …
Read More »Jerome Powell: If we overtighten, we have tools to support economic activity
FOMC Chairman Jerome Powell comments on the policy outlook after the Federal Reserve’s decision to raise the policy rate by 75 basis points to the range of 3.75-4% following the November policy meeting.Key Quotes“If we overtighten then we have the ability with our tools to support economic activity.”“On the other …
Read More »Russia announces continued talks with Turkey over grain agreement
The Kremlin said on Wednesday that it is still in contact with Turkey over the Ukraine grain deal but that Russia’s participation is currently suspended. Russia suspended its participation in the deal at the weekend, saying it could not guarantee the safety of civilian ships crossing the Black Sea due …
Read More »BoC’s expects policy rate will need additional hikes
“We expect our policy rate will need to rise further”, said Bank of Canada (BoC) Governor Tiff Macklem. Macklem also noted that how much further rates go up will depend on how monetary policy is working, how supply challenges are resolving and how inflation is responding to this tightening cycle.“We …
Read More »Noor Capital | Dubai TV, Mohammed Hashad’s Interview, October 31
Interviewed by Dubai TV, on Monday, Mohammed Hashad, Head of Research and Development at Noor Capital and member of the American Association of Technical Analysts, commented on, and highlighted the latest developments in the financial markets; and most notably the continued US and European interest rate hikes, while inflation levels …
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