The Weekly Bottom Line: The Data Will Light the Way
U.S. Highlights In a widely expected move, the Federal Reserve held the policy rate steady […]
Weekly Economic & Financial Commentary: Inflation Cools as Summer Begins
Summary United States: Inflation Cools as Summer Begins A bevy of soft inflation data for […]
Weekly Focus – Political Uncertainty on the Rise in Europe
This week was dominated by events in the US. The FOMC kept policy rate unchanged […]
Cliff Notes: Cautious Steps Towards Easing
Key insights from the week that was. In Australia, headline results from the May Labour […]
Dollar Falls After Inflation Data: Is a Change in Medium-Term Trends on the Horizon?
The second consecutive decline in the US core consumer price index caused a sharp drop […]
Dollar Pared Some of Sharp Losses in Wake of Fed
Markets The Fed kept the policy rate unchanged at 5.25-5.5% yesterday. The expected decision was […]
Fantastic, Then
The Federal Reserve’s (Fed) dot plot plotted one rate cut for 2024, down from three […]
US CPI Lower Than Expected, While FOMC Signals Only One Rate Cut in 2024
In focus today Today Norges Bank (NB) will publish the regional survey for Q2, where […]
Fed’s balanced projections have something for both hawks and doves
S&P 500 and NASDAQ extended their record runs overnight, but that was mainly fueled by […]
Patience and Caution Paramount for the FOMC
The June Committee forecasts are based on the momentum of Q1 not Q2’s softening. Westpac […]
FOMC projects one rate cut this year, no member expects another hike
Fed left interest rates unchanged at 5.25-5.50% as widely expected. The new economic projections are […]
Fed’s Mester urges caution despite positive inflation data
Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester expressed cautious optimism in an CNBC interview today, acknowledging the […]