Tag: fomc
A Brexit Breakthrough?
More words camouflage lack of progress
It seems that both sides in the Brexit negotiation are becoming familiar with the bureaucratic notion of prevarication.
At the...
Hard Brexit Moves Ever Closer
May struggling to find common ground
Theresa May the British Prime Minister spoke to her (for now) fellow EU Heads of Government last evening in...
Yellen’s Guidance Supports Dollar
Removal of data dependency signals rate rise
The combination of the removal of data dependency when making interest rate decisions, combined with the removal of...
We Don’t Have a Clue
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By far the favorite social network for journalists and second favorite for financial buffs is Twitter. At least for now.
The hallmark of this...
Hawkish Yellen drives Dollar Higher
Rate Hikes not data dependent
In a speech yesterday designed to provide advance guidance not just for Fed actions in Q4 but going forward into...
May Offer to Push Sterling Higher
Prime Minister to offer Eur 20 billion to Break deadlock
In a speech to EU leaders in Florence later today, Theresa May will stake her...
Fed Signals December Rate Hike
Withdrawal of QE to start next month
The latest two-day FOMC meeting concluded yesterday with Fed Chair Janet Yellen announcing that the Fed will start...
Central Banks Hold the Key
Shifts in Monetary Policy provide long term direction
First it was the European Central Bank providing a cautious approach which reflected President Mario Draghi’s view...
Sterling Higher as Hawks Prevail
Vlieghe joins call for higher rates
Gertjan Vlieghe is by far the most dovish member of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee. He has...
Inflation Warnings Hit Dollar
Reaction to economy becoming more marked
The dollar reacts to so many wide ranging and varied stimuli that it is often difficult to dissect the...