Fed to Hold Rates But Will Trump Criticism Restrain a More hawkish Message?
The US Federal Reserve will announce its latest rate decision on Wednesday at 18:00 GMT when the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) concludes a two-day policy meeting. After the move in June when the Fed lifted rates to a range...
Is the FOMC Overly-Optimistic?
“I am an optimist. Anyone interested in the future has to be otherwise he would simply shoot himself.” – Arthur C. Clarke Executive Summary Does the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) behave over-optimistically to achieve its objective? We propose a...
The Price Action Was Slightly Disappointing For Bond Bears
Markets On Friday, core bonds ended the day mixed to slightly stronger. German yields were little changed, despite disappointing French Q2 growth. The focus for core bond trading was on the US Q2 GDP. The US economy expanded 4.1% QoQ...
Bank Of Japan Unwilling To Shift Gears Yet
After weeks of speculation that the Bank of Japan may begin to adjust its stimulus program, the central bank once again decided not to join the global trend towards tighter policies. The BoJ left its overnight interest rates unchanged at...
USD/JPY: Two Tweaks the BOJ Could Make Tonight
As my colleague Fawad Razaqzada noted on Friday, this week promises to be an interesting one for FX traders, with the Bank of England, Bank of Japan, Federal Reserve all set to meet, in addition to the always-noteworthy monthly Non-Farm...
British Pound Higher as Consumer Credit Levels Rise
The British pound has posted gains in the Monday session. In North American trade, the pair is trading at 1.3136, up 0.24% on the day. On the release front, British Net Lending to Individuals improved to GBP 5.4 billion, edging...
The US Q2 GDP Was Also Not Strong Enough To Inspire Further USD Gains
Markets On Friday, core bonds ended the day mixed to slightly stronger. German yields were little changed, despite disappointing French Q2 growth. The focus for core bond trading was on the US Q2 GDP. The US economy expanded 4.1% QoQ...
Eurozone Data In The Spotlight On Monday
Economic data and monetary policy headline a highly active week in the financial markets. On Monday, attention turns to the eurozone. Action begins at 08:30 GMT with reports from the United Kingdom covering net lending to individuals, consumer credit and...
South Korea as Yardstick for Measuring Trade Tension
After a mixed second quarter GDP report in South Korea, that nation’s central bank has to weigh rising pressure to normalize monetary policy against its vulnerability to global trade. In the early days of the coal industry, miners would bring...
BoJ Unlikely to Deliver Fireworks for Now, Yen Bulls at Risk
The Bank of Japan (BoJ) will announce its monetary policy decision during the Asian trading session on Tuesday. The yen has gained lately on speculation the Bank may alter its policy in a more hawkish direction. That said, the BoJ...
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