Category: Central Banks

Eyes and ears open for New York Fed President John Williams speaking. Williams is perceived as a close ally of Federal Reserve Chair Powell. Scheduled …

The December payrolls number was on the softer side but the unemployment rate dropped back a little to 4.4% (unrounded 4.375%). The latter seems to …

Summary: Yuan rose 4.5% in 2025, its best year since 2020 Former SAFE official says gains lack fundamental backing Strength driven by weaker dollar demand, …

The PBOC follows a managed floating exchange rate system that allows the value of the yuan to fluctuate within a certain range, called a “band,” …

The news broke that Trump is escalating his underhanded attacks on the Federal Reserve: NYT: Federal prosecutors open probe into Fed chair Powell amid renovation …

Summary: Powell says DOJ threatened criminal indictment Grand jury subpoenas served on Friday Issue linked to Senate testimony on Fed renovation Powell calls move unprecedented …

The People’s Bank of China is due to set the daily USD/CNY reference rate at around 0115 GMT (2115 US Eastern time), a fixing that …

Summary: NYT reports federal prosecutors have opened a probe involving Fed Chair Powell Specific allegations and scope are unclear from the headline alone Context includes …

Mon: Japanese Holiday (Coming of Age Day); M2 & New Yuan Loans (Dec) Tue: EIA STEO; US NFIB (Dec), CPI (Dec) Wed: NBP Policy Announcement; …