Tag Archives: monetary policy

Lael Brainard, Vice Chairwoman of the Fed said on Thursday that the Fed is monitoring mixed signals on the US economy, but the number one priority will still be getting inflation down. Brainard has added that she does expect to see some cooling of the economy over time, and that …

The Bank of Canada will announce its interest rate decision on Wednesday, June 1 and as financial markets get closer to the release time, expectations were published as forecast by the economists and researchers of six major banks, regarding the upcoming policy decision announcement. The Bank of Canada is expected …

The first quarter of 2022 recorded US GDP growth rate of minus 1.5%, although nearly 1.7 million jobs have been created. For the second quarter, job growth is expected slow down, but most economists are forecasting growth to be in the 2% to 3% range. If economists are wrong and …

Member of Fed Board of Governors, Chris Waller said on Monday that he supports hiking interest rates by another 50 bps at the next several FOMC meetings and that the policy rate should be above neutral by the end of the year to reduce demand, reported Reuters. Waller also said …

Following Tuesday’s Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s interest rate decision, the governor, Adrian Orr said, Wednesday that he can’t rule out a recession but he does not predict it is inevitable. Orr also said an increasing labour force will push the jobless rate up and that government spending is adding …

Friday’s drop is conceived of as a bad omen for the economy as a whole. Only one bear market in the last 50 years, the market crash of 1987, was not accompanied by a recession. For the majority of the bull market since the March 2020 low, investors have had …

ECB President Christine Lagarde has allowed national central bank chiefs a bigger say in policy meetings, asking her board members to speak less and set aside more time for debate.Lagarde has told chief economist Philip Lane and board member Isabel Schnabel to limit their presentations and leave more space for …

US President Joe Biden blamed high inflation on COVID-19 pandemic disruptions to the economy as well as the Russo-Ukrainian conflict, adding that rising price pressures are “hurting” American families ahead of the November midterms. In response to reporters’ question about taking any “responsibility” for inflation, Biden stated, “I think our …

Cleveland Federal Reserve President Loretta Mester said on Tuesday that inflation will need to show a compelling slowdown before the Federal Reserve can consider pausing its interest rate increases, with the risks currently pointed towards a tougher fight to bring the pace of price increases under control.The US dollar was …

Federal Reserve Raphael Bostic commented on the US monetary policy with important insight for traders and market participants in the US and has stated that a 75 bp rate hike is not his baseline target although he is not taking anything off the table. The US dollar was higher on …