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European indices head lower as inflation-led rally fades

European markets are heading into the weekend on a somewhat downbeat tone, despite having seen the Dow break 40,000 for the first time. US inflation data has dominated sentiment for markets this week, with the lower-than-expected report helping to keep the bears at bay for now. Nonetheless, the optimism seen in US markets belies the […]

by Joshua Mahony
53 mins ago

FOMC Preview – Will Powell gear markets up for a December hike?

Where and when? The Federal Reserve commence their penultimate monetary policy meeting this week with the two-day affair ending on Wednesday 1 November. Set against the backdrop of a remarkably resilient economy, there are calls for a sixth 2023 rate hike. Will we see another rate hike this time around? Will the Fed prepare the […]

by Joshua Mahony
7 months ago

FOMC preview – Hawkish hold expected as Fed release new dot plot

The Federal Reserve are back in focus this week, with Jerome Powell leading the FOMC into their sixth meeting of the year. Emerging at a time when economic concerns tie up with rising inflation and central banks that appear to have drawn a line under their monetary tightening phase, markets look towards the Fed for […]

by Joshua Mahony
8 months ago

FOMC preview: rate hike expected, but will we see another by year-end

The Federal Reserve reconvenes this week for a meeting that has been speculated to potentially bring the final rate hike of this cycle. Talk of terminal rates and dovish turns have been abound over the past six months but sticky inflation has proven a worthy adversary for many of the major central banks. The two-day […]

by Joshua Mahony
10 months ago

U.S Fed preview: Is the Fed ready for tapering?

The highlight for the week will be the Fed’s monetary policy decision. The market is generally expected to maintain the $120 billion bond purchase scale, but the Fed may remain cautious because the recovery of Covid is an obvious concern, and Fed Chairman Jerome Powell (Jerome Powell) has made it clear that he hopes to […]

by Lulama Msungwa
3 years ago

FX Week Ahead 26-30 July 2021 / Fed Interest Rate Frenzy

The markets will be relatively busy in the week ahead. The Fed interest rate, CPI data from Australia and Canada will be the highlights. The earnings season continue with the FAANG stocks

by Lulama Msungwa
3 years ago