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
A second Fed governor is speaking. FOMC member Bowman is on the wires saying: Further interest rate increases likely appropriate with inflation “still too high.” 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 further increase in energy
© Reuters. The Japanese yen fell sharply on Friday after the Bank of Japan (BOJ) decided to keep interest rates in negative territory at -0.1 percent. This decision came just days after the Federal Reserve signaled that U.S. borrowing costs would remain high, exerting pressure on the Japanese currency and raising the possibility of government
Share: Gold price trades sideways as uncertainty about the interest rate outlook persists. The Fed kept interest rates unchanged but left doors open for further policy tightening. Unlike other G7 economies, the US remains resilient on the grounds of a strong labor market and upbeat consumer spending. Gold price (XAU/USD) struggles to find
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
> Macklem Q&A: Maybe we don’t need to do more, maybe we do’ on interest rates Macklem takes audience questions Adam Button Thursday, 07/09/2023 | 18:40 GMT-0 07/09/2023 | 18:40 GMT-0 We will take decisions meeting by meeting Expecting growth of ‘a little less than 1%’ over the next few quarters You can expect headline
Share: The Pound Sterling faces significant pressure as the BoE appears to be reluctant to raise interest rates further. BoE Swati Dhingra said that the current interest rate policy is sufficiently restrictive. The UK services sector shrinks after six months of expansion as consumer spending weakens. The Pound Sterling (GBP) cracked significantly amid
Share: Pound Sterling attempts recovery from below 1.2600 but still remains fragile as factory activities weaken further. UK factory activities dropped to 43.0, the lowest reading in the past 39 months. The BoE is expected to raise interest rates consecutive for the 15th time this month. The Pound Sterling (GBP) strives for a
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: Economists at RBC Economics do not expect the Federal Reserve to deliver more rate hikes. Monetary policy at its current level is already very restrictive Easing inflation pressures in the US against a resilient macroeconomic backdrop have been encouraging and have raised hopes that inflation can slow back to the Fed’s 2%
