People’s Bank of China USD/CNY reference rate is due around 0115 GMT. The People’s Bank of China (PBOC), China’s central bank, is responsible for setting …
Category: Central Banks
Westpac economists are confident the Reserve Bank of Australia will leave the cash rate unchanged at its next policy meeting on 1 April, describing the …
Generally agreed that new data had shifted the balance, with somewhat less risk of lower inflation outcomes Would probably have left rates unchanged if not …
The Fed’s Musalem is a hawk so it’s not shocking that he is mentioning rate hikes but it’s the first utterance of the H-word in …
St. Louis Fed’s Musalem: Risks that inflation will stall above 2% or move higher in the near term appear to have increased Patience with current …
The Atlanta Fed GDPNow growth estimate for Q2 growth came in at -1.8%, unchanged from the previous estimate. In their own words: The GDPNow model …
There is a lot of uncertainty about tariffs A lot of the sentiment shift is about tariffs It’s conceivable the hit to confidence could be …
A 25% increase in US tariffs in Q2 would have limited impact on euro area inflation But it could reduce GDP by 0.3% over the …
Various indicators show underlying inflation moving towards 2% inflation sustainably Some effects of monetary policy steps appear with a lag Want to scrutinise how policy …
ECB should now focus more on inflation expectations than estimated neutral level in setting rates As inflation falls and rates near neutral, uncertainty becomes more …