Jerome Powell, Chairman of the Federal Reserve (Fed), prepared remarks for delivery to the Economic Club of New York showed that Powell will say that significant tightening in financial conditions with higher bond yields can have implications for the policy. Powell will add that the policy setting committee is “proceeding …
Read More »How far is Fed’s Powell stuck in interest rate debate?
US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is scheduled to make his final public appearance before the Fed’s policy-setting committee on Thursday. The speech is scheduled to take place before the committee’s October 31-November 1 policy meeting.Powell’s speech is expected to focus on the recent rapid increases in bond yields, which …
Read More »ECB’s Villeroy sees additional rate hike unjustified
“We’ve seen positive inflation data and a concurrent rise in long-term rates. Although it might be deemed excessive, it aids in tightening financial conditions for the European economy, according to ECB policymaker Francois Villeroy de Galhau, who made the statement on Thursday.Villeroy continued, “So today, I don’t think an additional …
Read More »Fed’s Bowman: Further interest rate hike likely to combat high inflation
Further interest rate increases will likely be appropriate, with inflation still being too high, Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman said on Friday, per Reuters.Bowman’s comments failed to trigger a noticeable market reaction and the US Dollar Index was last seen posting small daily losses at 105.36.Key Quotes“Fed policy will need …
Read More »Could Fed leave interest rate unchanged this week?
The US central bank is expected to skip an interest rate hike at the end of its two-day meeting later this week, but consumers may not feel any relief. The central bank has already raised interest rates 11 times since last year, the fastest pace of tightening since the early …
Read More »Canada CPI could indicate another jump in inflation
Statistics Canada is set to release its August Consumer Price Index (CPI) data on September 19, with economists and researchers of five major banks forecasting the data. Headline inflation is expected to be at 3.8% year-on-year, the highest since April and further above the 2% target. On a monthly basis, …
Read More »US dollar benefits from CPI print
The US dollar has moved into positive territory following Wednesday’s CPI reading, confirming another Fed rate increase. This week, the US Dollar Index turns green and is in positive territory; as the US Dollar Index is recording 104.730 at the time of writing Traders are seeking direction as they interpret …
Read More »US stocks drop as jobless claims data refuel rate bets
The largest retreat on Thursday’s declines on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Indexes was Apple, along with a selloff in chip companies due to worries over China’s iPhone bans. Concerns about interest rates and persistent inflation increased as a result of a drop in weekly US unemployment claims. The S&P …
Read More »Sterling strongly recovers as investors hope for next BoE’s hike
The pound Sterling has recovered as investors await the BoE’s 25 basis point interest rate hike to neutralize the Federal Reserve-BoE divergence. However, the GBP/USD pair’s revival faded as further policy tightening by the BoE will dampen the economic outlook. The UK’s restrictive monetary policy has widened its scope to …
Read More »British rate-sensitive assets gain post BoE’s policy decision
The Bank of England raised interest rates by 25 basis points, easing monetary tightening from its previous meeting. The key interest rate reached a 15-year peak of 5.25%, with market pricing suggesting a 50-basis point increase. However, unlike the US central bank or the ECB, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) …
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