Weekly Economic and Financial Commentary: Fed Cuts Again, But Dissent Rises
U.S. Review Fed Cuts Again, But Dissent Rises The Federal Reserve reduced the fed funds rate 25 bps this week, continuing to cite economic weakness overseas and “muted inflation pressures.” The higher pace of home sales and improving builder confidence...
The Weekly Bottom Line: Fed Cuts Rates, More to Come
U.S. Highlights In the main financial event of the week, the Federal Reserve cut its key lending rate by 25 basis points, but was mum on the prospect for additional cuts. Our latest forecast sees slower economic growth leading to...
Forward Guidance: Geopolitical Uncertainty Matters – But Economic Data Still Looks a Little Better
A week that started off with worries about the stability of global oil supply in the wake of last weekend’s attack on a major oil production facility in Saudi Arabia ended up looking, if anything, a little better in terms...
Week Ahead – Markets Remain Focused on Geopolitical Risks
Iran, Trade Updates, Fed Speak, more rate decisions in focus We could see markets return to being fixated on trade updates, some corporate earnings (Nike, Micron, Conagra and Vail Resorts), yield curve inversions and stress on the money markets. On...
Week Ahead: US-China Trade and Brexit Back to Forefront
The week ahead features one major central bank decision and only a handful of market-moving data. So, it should be a quieter week. But following this week’s central bank bonanza, there will be some aftershocks to stir volatility. Meanwhile, with...
Eurozone Flash PMIs to Hold Steady, Unlikely to Knock Euro Out of Range
The preliminary readings for the September PMIs are due out of the Eurozone on Monday at 08:00 GMT. The data will be closely watched as there have been some signs that business confidence has started to perk up lately, albeit...
Brexit Warnings Overlooked, Exhausted Trading And Cannabis Banking Bill
Brexit surpasses BoE warnings The statement made by the BoE has a rather muted impact on financial markets as most market reaction is mainly driven by Brexit headlines. The constructive signals sent by European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on a...
Market Brief: So much for Central Bank Week
Stock market snapshot as of [19/9/2019 1:06 PM] Apart from the Fed, the monetary policy bonanza over the last several hours has been more about volume than action. And even at the Fed, the one central bank to adjust key...
Focus Shifts from Fed Back to Trade, Oil Rises as Gold Steadies
US stocks are poised for a softer open as markets continue to digest the Fed’s lack of commitment to further rate cuts and as the global economy seems set to hit the worst levels since the financial crisis. The OECD...
Asia Morning: The Fed Refuses To Connect The Dots
The Federal Reserve FOMC cut the Fed Funds rate 25 basis points overnight to 1.75-2.00% as expected, but wandered off the market’s script though as the committee members “dot plots” on rate expectations, indicated no need for further cuts before...
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