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24/04/2022, 02:36

Short-term headwinds for gold prices

The rise in the US dollar in anticipation of a rate hike by the Federal Reserve (FED) could continue to weigh on gold prices.

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22/04/2022, 11:09

Policymakers face a difficult decision

It will likely lead to a choice whereby policymakers will have to decide whether to accept higher levels of inflation, or to drive economies into recession.

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14/04/2022, 11:49

Is there going to be an economic recession?

Policymakers, particularly at the Fed, might decide to accept a bit more inflation than they have been used to in the past to try to ensure that the economy stays in the...

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13/04/2022, 11:05

How much will the FED have to tighten policy?

Could a fed funds rate of 2.4 percent suffice? Is it feasible that it will need a lot more, including big bond sales? This is, without a doubt, a difficult issue to...

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26/03/2022, 11:10

Banks in dilemma to reduce interest rates

The State Bank of Vietnam has been directed by the Government for many years to reduce lending interest rates. In the current effort towards economic recovery and...

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22/03/2022, 11:32

How will the FED’s rate hike impact the USD?

The FED meeting brought the median FOMC forecast for the fed funds target into line with what we have been arguing for some time now, which is a 25-bps rate hike at each...

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09/03/2022, 02:00

Marginal rise of US dollar against Vietnam dong

The conflict between Russia and Ukraine has created the possibility of the US Federal Reserve (FED) to raise interest rates and for the US dollar to rise in the global...

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21/02/2022, 11:05

A balancing act is tough for central banks

A large number of central banks have lifted policy rates already and many more are waiting in the wings to kick off their own rate-hike cycles. However, a balancing act...

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18/02/2022, 11:15

Is the market behind the curve?

We often talk of central banks being behind the curve because they are seemingly too slow to recognise an inflation threat and end up hiking policy rates too late.

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17/02/2022, 12:29

Do the FED's policy rates cause the USD to rise?

If you read around the financial press, it seems that there’s lots of talk that rising US rates will lift the dollar. But Mr. Steve Barrow, Head of Standard Bank G10...

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29/01/2022, 11:04

What should you know about the FED's message?

Perhaps the main message that the market took from Fed Chair Powell’s press conference on Wednesday is that the upcoming tightening cycle could be more volatile and...

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