© Reuters The British pound is showing resilience ahead of the Bank of England’s (BoE) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) November interest rate decision, which is expected to maintain the 5.25% rate, a prediction backed by over 90% of money markets and a majority of surveyed analysts. The BoE’s anticipated “high-for-longer” policy might bolster the pound
EUR/USD Forecast – Prices, Charts, and Analysis ECB leaves rates unchanged as expected. EUR/USD heading towards 1.0500. Recommended by Nick Cawley How to Trade EUR/USD The ECB left all three of its key interest rates unchanged today and noted that while inflation is expected to ‘stay too high for too long’, inflation dropped markedly in
Share: Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank (ECB), explains the ECB’s decision to leave the key interest rates unchanged in October and responds to questions from the press. ECB press conference key quotes “The economy is likely to remain weak for the rest of the year.” “The economy should strengthen over
The Bank of Canada left its overnight rate unchanged at 5%, although other events overtook the news on it: Via, RBC, their ‘Bottom Line” response, in brief: CPI readings still running well above the 2% target, the BoC is firmly focused on getting inflation under control. Slower than expected progress is a concern. But evidence
A note via Westpac’s new Chief Economist, Luci Ellis. Luci Ellis was previously the Assistant Governor (Economic) at the Reserve Bank of Australia, a position she held since December 2016. news of her departure from the Bank crossed in July. Ellis has issued a note saying the outlook for the future path of RBA cash
Share: USD/JPY has risen again to the area just below the 150 mark. Economists at Commerzbank analyze the pair’s outlook. The MOF’s intervention policy is dangerous The window in which the BoJ could have initiated a monetary policy turnaround is slowly closing. The headline inflation rate is falling and the core rate has
If inflation meets forecast, then no more rate hikes are needed Backs reopening discussion on PEPP timetable We have to live with current uncertainty Oil prices are an upside risk to inflation This just conforms to market expectations that they are already done with rate hikes. As for the PEPP topic, it’s not quite unanimous
© Reuters. The anticipated depreciation of the British Pound in Q4 2023 is closely tied to the Bank of England’s interest rates. This analysis looks into three Sterling pairs that are predicted to be impacted by this development. The pair is expected to face challenges due to the dominant US Dollar. The strength of the
Share: Further interest rate increases will likely be appropriate, with inflation still being too high, Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman said on Friday, per Reuters. Key quotes “Fed policy will need to be held at a restrictive level for some time to return inflation to 2% ‘in a timely way.” “Continued risk of a