Fed's powell: we didn't expect the jobs report to be this time

• Labor market is extraordinarily strong
• Sometimes just I get data the night before it's released, but just me
• Message from last...

  February 7, 2023, 5:43 pm

*boe's mann: achieving 2% inflation target will require a period of restrictive monetary policy

BoE’s Mann: Achieving 2% Inflation Target Will Require A Period Of restrictive Monetary Policy The ma...

February 6, 2023, 1:14 pm

Usd/jpy: markets should believe governments’ denials of aminaya’s nomination – commerzbank

That means: the nomination of Amamiya would make it seem plausible that the BoJ continues its ultra-expansionary monetary policy and that the small...

February 6, 2023, 9:14 am

Sunset market commentary

Markets First ECB governors hit the wires one day after raising policy rates by another 50 bps to 2.5% (deposit rate). ECB Vasle kept close to yesterd...

February 3, 2023, 3:07 pm

(ecb) monetary policy decisions

The Governing Council will stay the course in raising interest rates significantly at a steady pace and in keeping them at levels that are sufficientl...

February 2, 2023, 1:23 pm

Usd/chf dives to near 0.9070 despite fed maintains a restrictive policy guidance

USD/CHF has printed a fresh two-week low at 0.9070 as Fed scales down the policy tightening pace. The downbeat US Manufacturing PMI failed to impact t...

February 1, 2023, 11:44 pm

Powell q&a: it is important that financial conditions reflect policy restraint in place

• We are not yet sufficiently restrictive on rates
• Our focus is not on short-term moves i...

  February 1, 2023, 7:39 pm

Powell opening statement: we have more work to do

• We have covered a lot of ground over the past year
• Full effects of hikes have yet to be felt
• Housing activity continues to wea...

  February 1, 2023, 7:33 pm

Fed hikes 25bps to 4.50-4.75%, ongoing tightening appropriate

Fed raises federal funds rate by 25bps to 4.50-4.75% as widely expected by unanimous vote. Tightening bias is maintained as “the Committee anticipat...

February 1, 2023, 7:07 pm

Us opening bell 26-01-2023

EUROPEAN EQUITIES REMAIN POSITIVE AHEAD OF THE US OPENING; THE BOC HIKED INTEREST RATES BUT STARTED TALKING ABOUT A PAUSE IN...

January 26, 2023, 2:13 pm

Ecb's makhlouf: we need to continue to increase rates our meeting next week

• We also need to increase rates again at the March meeting
• Our future policy decisions need to continue to be data-dependent
• In...

  January 25, 2023, 1:29 pm

Aud/usd seeks strength to surpass 0.7040, us pmi and australian inflation are in spotlight

AUD/USD is struggling to extend gains above the immediate resistance of 0.7040. Reserve Bank of Australia might continue its...

January 24, 2023, 5:44 am

Feds waller: supports 25 basis point hikes. see's encouraging signs of wage moderation

• Favors a 25 basis point rate hike at the upcoming meeting and continued policy tightening beyond that
• We have made progress is still c...

  January 20, 2023, 6:02 pm

Fed brainard: policy will need to be sufficiently restrictive for some time

Fed Vice Chair Lael Brainard said in a speech yesterday, “even with the recent moderation, inflation remains high, and policy will need to be suffic...

January 20, 2023, 2:53 am

Fed's brainard: it will take time and resolve to get inflation down to 2% target

• Recent downshift in the pace of hikes allows the Fed to assess more data as it moves policy to sufficiently...

  January 19, 2023, 6:16 pm

Ecb lagarde: inflation is way too high, we should stay the course

ECB President Christine Lagarde said in Davos today, “Inflation by all accounts, whichever way you look at it, is way too high.” “There is deter...

January 19, 2023, 11:40 am

More from fed's harker - says fed policy need not be set at very restrictive levels

Federal Reserve Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President Patrick Harker still rambling on, and on.

• says he is seeing mounting evi...

  January 18, 2023, 9:55 pm

Fed bullard: rates almost restrictive, but not quite there yet

St. Louis Fed President James Bullard said in an online WSJ interview, “we’re almost into a zone that we could call...

January 18, 2023, 3:23 pm

Bullard: fed wants to err on the tighter side to allow a disinflationary process

• Current policy "not quite" in restrictive territory, needs to be over 5% at least
• Fed w...

  January 18, 2023, 2:40 pm

Usdjpy remains suppressed by restrictive trendline

USDJPY realized massive gains in the past year, marching to a 32-year high of 151.94 in mid-October. Nevertheless, the pair has been experiencing a pr...

January 18, 2023, 9:05 am