Category: Central Banks

Japan’s core consumer inflation slowed to 2.7% y/y in August, matching forecasts and easing from 3.1% in July, though still above the Bank of Japan’s …

UBS expects the Federal Reserve to cut rates by a further 75 basis points between now and the first quarter of 2026, arguing the central …

National Australia Bank forecasts the Reserve Bank of Australia will cut rates in November, followed by another move in February. This will take the cash …

The Bank of Japan is expected to leave its short-term policy rate unchanged at 0.5% following its two-day meeting ending Friday, with the decision due …

MUFG is forecasting no change in Bank of Japan policy at this week’s meeting, keeping the short-term rate pinned at 0.50%. Analysts at the bank …

The timing and scale of future cuts is more uncertain We don’t think there is stress in gilt markets Global conditions are pushing up long-term …

Prior 4.00% Bank rate vote [cut-unchanged-hike] 2-7-0 vs 2-7-0 expected (Dhingra, Taylor voted to cut by 25 bps) Underlying disinflation has generally continued, although with …

BofA notes that the BOE is widely expected to keep the bank rate unchanged today at 4.00%. While labour market conditions have softened, there’s no …

So, the Fed moved to cut interest rates by 25 bps yesterday. Let’s summarise the key parts of the decision and Fed chair Powell’s press …