Fed to Cut Rates, But the Pace of Easing Comes Under Scrutiny Article published on December 16th, 2024 – 9:49AM UK Time The Federal Reserve is widely expected to cut its Federal Funds Rate by 25bps to a target range of 4.25-4.50% at its December 18th meeting. While this marks another step toward easing policy, … Read more
Swiss National Bank (SNB) Policy Update Article published on December 13th, 2024 – 9:334AM UK Time Policy Decision and Outlook The Swiss National Bank (SNB) cut its policy rate by 50bps to 0.50%, lower than the expected 0.75%, but reiterated its willingness to intervene in foreign exchange markets as necessary. The central bank emphasized its … Read more
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Going into the ECB rate meeting on Thursday has Markets expecting the ECB to remain on hold with rates. The latest Reuters poll shows 39 out of 69 economists expecting the ECB to keep rates unchanged at 3.75%, whereas 30 expect a hike to 25 basis, points hike. However 36 of those 69 surveyed expected … Read more
Gold price movements are heavily influenced by the path of the US dollar and the movement of US Treasuries. The movement of both the US dollar and Treasuries is dependent on the path of US interest rates. If markets perceive a coming increase in interest rates out of the United States, then yields and the … Read more
It’s hard to think the US is heading into a recession when the jobs market is so strong. That’s been the Federal Reserve’s problem, so that they have constantly stressed the labour market as being a major indicator for the pace and path of their interest rate hiking cycle. If you take a look at … Read more
