Europe’s Central Banks Deliver Another Rate Hike Dose
Summary The European Central Bank (ECB) delivered a 50 basis point increase in its Deposit […]
Four Guys Walk into a Bar Before Central Bank Meetings…….
Four guys walk into a bar before central bank meetings. The first guy buys US […]
ECB Hikes 50bps, As Expected. Another 50bps Hike to Come in March
The ECB hiked interest rates by 50bps to bring the refining operations rate to 3.00%, […]
Euro Drifting ahead of ECB Meeting
The euro is showing limited movement on Thursday, ahead of the ECB rate meeting. In […]
Aussie Hits 8-month High after Fed Meet
After a sluggish start to the week, AUD/USD bounced back on Wednesday with gains of […]
Euro/ECB About to Outhawk Both USD/Fed and GBP/BoE
Markets The Fed unanimously decided to raise its policy rate by 25 bps to 4.5%-4.75%, […]
One Phrase Is All It Takes
‘It is gratifying to see the disinflationary process now getting underway’ said the Federal Reserve […]
Tighter Monetary Policy – Lower Bond Yields
Market movers today While markets found Powell’s comments to be on the dovish side yesterday, […]
An End to the Tightening Cycle is on the FOMC’s Horizon
While rates are likely to remain at peak to end-2023 to guard against inflation risks, […]
FOMC Hikes Rates and Signals Yet More to Come
Summary As universally expected, the FOMC raised its target range for the federal funds rate […]
FOMC Meeting Recap: Powell Not Hawkish Enough, Traders Price in 50bps of Cuts by EOY
Today’s Fed meeting was always going to be more about what Jerome Powell and Company […]
FOMC Hikes Policy Rate by 25 Basis Points, Signals More to Come
The Federal Reserve Open Market Committee (FOMC) lifted the federal funds rate to the 4.5% […]