Monetary Policy
Why is the FED still waiting for more information before raising interest rates?
As expected and for the sixth consecutive meeting, the FED has not raised its rates, preferring to wait for more signs of progress.
Focus on Currencies: First Week of August
Interest rates continue to dominate market sentiment. Since the Brexit referendum, British growth outlook on the short and medium-term have declined.
Is the FED Now More Optimistic About the US Economy?
The slowdown in global growth, increasing volatility and instability of the financial markets and the uncertainty surrounding the British decision to leave the European Union no longer seem to affect the FED's decisions.
Waiting on Brexit: ECB leaves monetary policy unchanged
Like the Bank of England (BoE), the European Central Bank (ECB) has not changed its monetary policy at its first meeting since Brexit.
UK Pound rises after BoE’s decision
With an 8-1 majority BOE decided to keep its key rate at 0.5% - which has remained unchanged since 2009 - and to keep its asset purchase program steady.
NFP Focus: What to expect from the June report
As with the first Friday of each month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) of the Department of US Labor will release tomorrow its report on the employment situation in the US for the month of June. Job creation is expected to have increased by 174,000, with an unemployment rate at 4.8%.