The SNB surprised financial markets with a 25 basis point cut in its policy rate to 1.50 percent in March so investors are all the more cautious going into this quarter’s Monetary Policy Assessment (MPA). [...]

The BoE’s May MPC meeting saw Deputy Governor Dave Ramsden join long-term dove Swati Dhingra in calling for an immediate 25 basis point cut in interest rates. The other seven members all again opted for [...]

The FOMC meets on Tuesday and Wednesday of the June 10 week. The FOMC statement released at 14:00 ET on Wednesday will get a close read for any guidance in regard to the interest rate [...]

In the main, economic activity continues to fall slightly short of market expectations and was reflected last week in interest rate cuts from both the Bank of Canada and the European Central Bank. The global [...]

Investors and financial markets will be very surprised - and not at all happy - should Thursday’s ECB announcement not include the first cut in key interest rates since September 2019. With even the more [...]

The June 3 week focus will be firmly on labor market conditions and how these might affect the upcoming FOMC meeting on June 11-12.The monthly employment report for May is set for release at 8:30 [...]

The global Relative Performance Index (RPI) stands at minus 12 and at minus 21 less prices (RPI-P), the latter indicating that firmer-than-expected inflation reports are lifting the overall score.The US score, sagging since April’s lower-than-expected [...]

Back at his March 20 post-FOMC meeting press brief, Chair Jerome Powell signaled that discussions regarding the program to reduce the Fed’s holdings of US treasuries and agency mortgage-backed securities were well advance and would [...]

The May 27 week is shortened in the US by the Memorial Day observance on Monday. Reports normally released on Monday will be moved to Tuesday, and some Tuesday data to Wednesday. There isn’t a [...]