Share: PLN crumbling on the back of too-soon rate cut from Polish central bank. USD/PLN soaring to five-month highs as market punish Zloty. PNB Governor Glapinski accused of political manipulation ahead of bitter general election. The Polish Zloty (PLN) has plunged in value on the back of an unexpected rate cut from the
Share: The USD/CLP is breaching into significant highs as the Chilean Peso crumbles. CLP down significantly as the Chilean central bank starts to axe interest rates in the face of evaporating inflation. Market economists expect the Banco Central de Chile expected to begin making 100-point rate cuts in the coming months. The Chilean
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Share: “The timing of exit from the easy policy must be not too late but not too early,” Bank of Japan (BoJ) board member Naoki Tamura said on Wednesday. Additional comments Whether scaling back easy policy early next year will depend on various data at the time. Ending negative rate, YCC are all
Share: EUR/USD holds ground due to the ECB’s support of a hawkish stance. The previous week’s low appears to be the support followed by the 1.0750 psychological level. Nine-day EMA emerges as the key barrier following the 14-day EMA at 1.0874 level. EUR/USD hovers above 1.0800 psychological level during the Asian session on Monday.
Share: European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde spoke at the Jackson Hole Symposium. In her speech, she mentioned that the fight against inflation “is not yet won.” She emphasized the importance of central banks providing a nominal anchor for the economy and ensuring price stability. Lagarde stated that this entails setting interest rates
Share: European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde stated on Friday that critical inflation expectations remain anchored at 2%. She emphasized the importance of these expectations and expressed confidence that inflation numbers would look different by the end of the current year. During an interview with Bloomberg TV, Lagarde mentioned that they would
Share: Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President Patrick Harker told Bloomberg on Friday that he doesn’t see the need now for additional rate increases but added that he could call for more hikes if inflation retreat stalled. Additional takeaways “Should hold rates steady and see how policy affects the economy.” “Labor markets are
Share: Cleveland Federal Reserve President Loretta Mester told CNBC on Friday that they probably have some more work to do with rates, per Reuters. Additional takeaways “We are getting close to where we need to be with rates.” “We need to see more evidence inflation is cooling.” “Economy momentum has been stronger.” “Fed
Share: In an interview with CNBC on the sidelines of the Jackson Hole Symposium, “right now I think that we’ve probably done enough and with monetary policy in a restrictive stance” Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President Patrick Harker said. Key takeaways “Fed must deal with inflation and is dealing with it.” “Fed will need to
