Last week three central banks raised their interest rates, two of which surprised the markets. The Federal Reserve of the United States increased its interest rate by 0.75%, vs. an…
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FOMC policy
Is it 2018 again, or are we heading toward recession, maybe even worse, a stagnation
For the past month, we are witnessing many discussions, analyses, and opinions about the state of the economy in the US and the world. Many market and economic analyzers are…
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The FED hiked the interest rates, and chairman Powell signaled another 0.50% rise in June
The Federal Reserve of the United States raised the interest rates in their meeting on the fourth of May 2022. During the Central Bank press conference, while answering questions, FED…
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FED Chairman Powell confirmed the 0.50% rate hike for the meeting in May
Last week in a speech for the IMF, the FED Chairman Powell confirmed the market expectation for a 0.50% rate hike for the meeting in May. As a result of…
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ECB signaled a rate hike in 2022, FOMC members suggest a 0.50% rate hike in the May meeting
The market participants balance the news from the war between Russia and Ukraine, high inflation, and Central Banks changing monetary policies. In the latest meeting of the ECB, the Central…
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Federal Reserve signaled rate hike in March
In the latest FOMC Statement and during the press conference, Chairman Powell and FOMC members signaled determination for an interest rate hike in March 2022. That was something that the…
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FED Chairman Powell in the spotlight
The Federal Reserve of the US is finally ready to take the necessary actions to fight the increasing inflation in the USA. FOMC members expressed readiness to increase the interest…
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Central Banks finished the year with a bang
In their last monetary meetings of the year, the central banks exited the year with a bang. Bank of England decided to increase the interest rate from 0.10% to 0.25%….
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FED chairman Powell and FOMC members in panic mode
In testimony last week, the FED chairman Powell expressed his support for faster tapering the bond purchasing program. Chairman Powell declared that the FED should no longer refer to the…
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FED Chairman Powell expressed worry about the persistence of high inflation
After months of repeating the same message, that inflation is transitional, the FED Chairman Powell expressed worry about the persistence of high inflation. Chairman Powell even went further call it…
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FED started taper talks and moved the prediction for an interest rate increase to 2023 from 2024
Reading the latest FOMC statement from the last week, one would wonder why there was a strong reaction in the currency market. However, the surprise came from the Federal Open…
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The markets wait for the FED press conference after another inflation spike
Last week, the annual inflation rate in the US accelerated to 5% in May of 2021 from 4.2% in April and above market forecasts of 4.7%. Furthermore, the Core consumer prices…
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