High points for economic data scheduled for June 12 week
The central question of the June 12 week is if the FOMC will pause in the current rate hike cycle at the end of the June 13-14 meeting or will it decide on another 25 [...]
June 2023
FOMC Roll Call: Pause or raise at June 13-14 meeting?
Will the FOMC leave the fed funds target range unchanged at the conclusion of the June 13-14 meeting? Or will it opt for another increase of 25 basis points to reach the highest since 5.25 [...]
High points for economic data scheduled for June 5 week
The June 5 week is a quiet one with few data releases on the calendar and nothing likely to be of market-moving impact. Fed policymakers will be out of the public eye during the communications [...]
May 2023
High points for economic data scheduled for May 29 week
The May 29 week starts with the Memorial Day observance on Monday when US debt and equity markets are closed. The four-day workweek has a concentration of economic reports related to the labor market. However, [...]
High points for economic data scheduled for May 22 week
The minutes of the FOMC meeting of May 2-3 will be released on Wednesday at 14:00 ET. In the immediate wake of the FOMC statement there was optimism that Fed policymakers were leaning toward a [...]
High points for economic data scheduled for May 15 week
The pivotal piece of data in the May 15 week should be the release of retail and food services sales for April at 8:30 ET on Tuesday. As the earliest data for the second quarter [...]
Fed senior loan officer survey reflects tighter conditions, less demand
The April senior loan officer opinion survey on bank lending practices was presented to Fed policymakers at the May 2-3 FOMC meeting. It shows tighter standards and weaker demand for commercial and industrial loans (C&I) [...]
May BoE MPC Preview: Inflation surprises sustain upside pressure on interest rates
With the central bank committed to getting inflation back on target and the global banking sector looking a good deal more stable, the latest developments in consumer prices suggest that yet another monetary tightening this [...]
High points for economic data scheduled for May 8 week
The main points of interest in the May 8 week for the US are likely to be the cluster of reports on inflation – CPI on Wednesday, PPI on Thursday, and import prices on Friday [...]
May ECB meeting preview: Job not yet done
With inflation still misbehaving and the global banking sector at least more stable, market expectations are for yet another hike in key ECB interest rates this week. However, in line with the March meeting, a [...]