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The British pound was hit rather hard during the course of the trading session on Thursday as the Bank of England has decided not to raise interest rates. Although the market had been trying to price in some type of hike, the question now is whether or not 1.35 can …

Inflation in the U. K. could become out of control, pushing workers to demand higher wages to protect their living standards. Any spiral of higher wages could, in turn, lead to higher inflation, which ignites concerns of all central banks.There exists also a growing sense among some policymakers that the …

The U.S. Federal Reserve Bank gears up to taper its huge asset purchases as investors are scanning the market before and after signals of how effectively the central bank can tighten the U. S. monetary policy to deal with stubbornly high inflation.Fed policymakers are expected to give the green light …

This week the market is looking for the Fed’s monetary policy meeting and perhaps the arrival of tapering, or at least an announcement of the schedule and start date. In the bank’s last meeting in September, Fed Chair Jerome Powell said tapering in November is high on the agenda and …

Next week, central bank meetings in Poland and Czechia will be the main focus. After a higher than expected flash estimate for October inflation in Poland (6.8% vs. 6.4%), Poland’s MPC should not go for a 50bp interest rate hike because of inflation.Inflation is expected to exceed 7% in the …

“Monetary policy has largely run its easing course globally,” said Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) Governor Adrian Orr during early Friday morning in Asia. “We are now entering a different environment for rates, inflation”, added Orr. NZD/USD remains on the front-foot, backed by the broad US dollar weakness, despite …

German 10-year bond yield retreated to the lowest in more than a week, a development that caused yield curve to be flattened on Wednesday.After a brief break, the government yield curves across developed markets are back to flattening over the last couple of successive sessions.This low reflects concern that central …

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 …

The Bank of Canada will continue pulling back its stimulus that has been in place to support the economy at a policy decision this week, paving the way for the start of interest rate increases next year amid inflation concerns.Governor Tiff Macklem is expected to reduce weekly government bond purchases …

Gold fell in Tuesday morning trading in Asia. While the dollar, which usually moves in reverse with gold, rose 0.07% on Tuesday, recovering from a one-month low hit during the previous session. Gold futures were also down 0.07% at $1,805.55 by 11:15 PM ET as investors await this week’s key …