Central Banks
Hawkish & Dovish Explained!
By Deepta Bolaky @DeeptaGOMarkets Hawkish and Dovish are two crucial words widely used in our industry whenever there are central bank speeches or talks about monetary policies. But what does it mean? Central banks are more transparent th...
Read MoreThe Less-Dovish Central Bank
By Deepta Bolaky The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) made its first interest rate decision and monetary policy, but it was not what the market participants expected. The Central Bank did not follow the same dovish theme seen by other central ba...
Read MoreReserve Bank of New Zealand – First 2019 Policy Statement!
By Deepta Bolaky The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) will make its first interest rate decision for the year 2019. We will see the Press Conference, Rate and Monetary Policy Statement on Wednesday. Market participants are expecting the RBNZ ...
Read MoreBank of England Synopsis
Thursday the 7th of February saw Bank of England Governor, Mark Carney, stepped back up to the mark to take on a barrage of Brexit related economic questions after giving a speech about the BoE’s stance on their current assessment of the negoti...
Read MorePreview: The European Central Bank Rate Decision
On Thursday, the European Central Bank will announce its first policy decision of the year on whether to increase, decrease or maintain the interest rates. The decision is scheduled to be announced at 12:45 PM UK time. Why Is The Announcement Im...
Read MoreMain Macro Themes In 2019
By Deepta Bolaky @DeeptaGOMarkets After a stellar year in 2017, investors were taken aback by the massive swings in the markets in 2018. The turmoil in the financial markets has created an environment of panic and fears about a global reces...
Read MorePreview: The European Central Bank Rate Decision
With the Brexit negations dominating the news flow over the last few weeks, you may forget there are other events taking place. On Thursday, the European Central Bank will announce its decision whether to increase, decrease or maintain the intere...
Read MoreECB Speeches
By Deepta Bolaky @DeeptaGOMarkets The week kicked off with a series of ECB speeches, and markets participants were gearing up to have more updates on the Eurozone economy, interest rate and Italy. Investors were keen to see whether the EC...
Read MoreWhat to expect from the RBA this Tuesday?
By Deepta Bolaky @DeeptaGOMarkets Australian’s weak inflation report this week has set the tone for the RBA’s Rate Statement next Tuesday. The underlying inflation reading remains well below the RBA’s target 2-3% for the 11t...
Read MorePreview: Bank of England Rate Decision
On Monday, UK Chancellor Phillip Hammond announced its latest budget, which did not have a massive impact on Pound Sterling. Now that is out of the way; it’s time to focus on another critical economic event – the Bank of England rate decision...
Read MoreWhat to expect from the European Central Bank this Thursday?
By Deepta Bolaky @DeeptaGOMarkets The European Central Bank (ECB) is set to announce its interest rate policy this Thursday. Market participants are widely expecting the rate to remain on hold, but most importantly, the “language” and t...
Read MoreUp Next: The Bank of Canada Rate Decision
One of the must-watch economic events this week will be the Bank of Canada interest rate decision. The decision is scheduled to be announced on Wednesday at 14:00 PM London time. It will be the first meeting since the new United States–Mexico–Can...
Read MoreA Fourth RRR cut by the PBOC
By Deepta Bolaky @DeeptaGOMarkets As PBOC slashed its Reserve Requirement Ratio (RRR) for large institutions and smaller banks, investors are trying to understand the rationale and implications of this action because it is the fourth cut fo...
Read MoreFOMC Brief – Sep 2018 Rate Hike
Yesterday, the US Federal Reserve announced the raising of interest rates from to 2.00%~2.25%. Most Fed officials agreed (12 people out of 16) in principle to raise the rate, in line with market expectations, and according ...
Read MoreFundamental and Technical Forecasts Ahead of the FOMC meeting
By Deepta Bolaky The FOMC Meeting is set to be the highlight of the week as it might revive the rising trend of the US dollar. Watchful eyes are glued to the reactions of the financial markets as the new tariffs officially take effect toda...
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