Summary Westpac now expects the RBA to hold rates through all of 2026 Inflation is easing, but not fast enough to change the RBA’s stance …
Category: Central Banks
Summary: Cleveland Fed President Hammack favours holding rates steady for several months She is more concerned about inflation than labour-market weakness November CPI likely understated …
After months of easing, the Governing Council decided that 2.00% is the magic number—the “neutral” rate where they can sit back and let the economy …
CNBC was earlier out with a report saying that the Fed’s Waller had a ‘strong interview’ for Fed chair. That begs the question: What does …
Williams did a fairly big 180 in supporting a December rate cut and these are his first comments since the decision. Looking ahead, his comments …
Our next policy move is not automatically an interest rate hike Future decisions are to be made on a meeting-by-meeting basis Inflation risks are now …
Rate cuts by year-end (2026) Fed: 61 bps (76% probability of no change at the upcoming meeting) BoE: 36 bps (90% probability of no change …
Lower risks to inflation and growth triggered conditions for a rate hike today Underlying inflation is running above the 0% mark So far, market players …
Japan’s economy is showing moderate recovery, though weakness persists Loose monetary policy to sustain economic recovery Japan’s real interest rates are likely to remain very …
Let’s get this out of the way first and foremost. The rate hike today was very well anticipated and priced in by markets already. As …