Tag Archives: monetary policy

At 1.3570, GBP/USD is around 0.40% higher on the day as it tracks down the start of the New York sessions highs of 1.3587 again during midday trade. Sterling is climbing on Wednesday for the fourth session in a row, reaching a 1-1/2-week high against the dollar.Trader’s expectations that the …

Google owner Alphabet tops analysts’ forecasts but PayPal issues disappointing guidance. Alphabet followed fellow tech groups to post forecast-beating quarterly results.Wall Street stocks wavered on Wednesday as traders balanced strong earnings from Alphabet with downbeat guidance from fellow tech group PayPal, and a report indicated that US labour market conditions …

The Canadian dollar is flat on Wednesday, trading at 1.2685 in the North American session though Canada’s GDP outperformed in November, but the positive news was not enough to move the sleepy Canadian dollar. GDP expanded by 0.6%, above the consensus of 0.4%. The growth was broad-based across the economy …

Under strong pressures to act against surging inflation, the Bank of England looks ready to explain how it will reduce the vast pile of British government bonds it has bought over the last decade in repeated attempts to stimulate the economy.Most economists polled by Reuters think the BoE will on …

The US public debt has crossed the $30 trillion barrier for the first time ever, with government lending accelerating during the “Corona” pandemic to contain the virus’ repercussions on the economy. According to US Treasury data released on Tuesday, the US public debt has risen by about seven trillion dollars …

The key quarterly labour market data roundup for New Zealand has been released as unemployment rate fell to 3.2 per cent in the fourth quarter, according to data released by Statistics New Zealand on Wednesday. While this beat expectation, it’s not moved the needle on the NZD because the rest …

St Louis Fed President James Bullard on Tuesday said that he thinks it an open question whether the Fed will have to become more restrictive (i.e. raise rates above the “neutral” 2.0%-2.5% zone). Additional Quotes:“We will be able to assess our position in a few months’ time.”“I think it’s premature …

US manufacturing sector slowed in January; but employment surged. A measure of US manufacturing activity fell to a 14-month low in January amid an outbreak of COVID-19 infections, supporting views that economic growth lost steam at the start of the year.The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) said on Tuesday that …

US Treasury rates remain strikingly low, partly because of the safety government debt offers corporations and retirees. Markets have been in disturbance. The Federal Reserve is taking steps to cool off the economy, as questions loom about the course of the recovery. And news headlines are announcing that government bond …

The Reserve Bank of Australia will meet on Tuesday, 1 February, forecasts by the economists and researchers of eight major banks regarding the upcoming central bank’s decision are worth considering. The RBA is expected to end its pandemic-related bond-buying program while market participants speculate policymakers will bring forward rate hikes’ …