Central banks’ monetary policy faces challenges
Many central banks are concerned about reducing inflation while maintaining financial stability.
Many central banks are concerned about reducing inflation while maintaining financial stability.
Not for the first time the ECB has hiked rates into what is clearly a very difficult financial situation. In the prior two instances the ECB’s actions were later seen as...
Many analysts believe gold prices will reach a new high despite the fact that the Fed will raise interest rates by 0.25% next week.
The question now is not just whether central banks like the ECB and Fed may pause rate hikes on the basis that they don’t want to inflame banking strains.
Gold prices may remain flat next week due to rising expectations that the Fed will raise interest rates by 0.5% at its upcoming meeting.
Lending interest rates have surpassed the 10 per cent mark, piling pressure on many businesses in dire need of funding, a conference has heard.
Gold price has fallen for the fourth week in a row, as investors are concerned about how aggressive the Federal Reserve will have to be in order to bring inflation down...
FED, ECB and Bank of England will all probably hike policy rates this week, but not necessarily by the same amounts.
Insurance companies will have the chance to earn higher profits in 2023 thanks to a continual interest rate hike trend.
The Fed's decision to scale back its rate hike, US default risk, and other factors will support the gold price next week.
Where do we stand on the currency outlook for 2023, and particularly the likely fortunes of the dollar?
Different export firms are affected differently by FX volatility and an increase in interest rates.
Should central banks try to guide the public’s expectations of interest rates?
The Fed, ECB, BOE and SNB all hiked 50-bps while Norges Bank announced a smaller 25-bps hike.
All eyes are on the US inflation. The improvement in inflation will cause the Fed to scale back and then end its rate hikes?
US policy has been working to dampen the global financial cycle through rate hikes and the consequent rise in the dollar. Can any increased positivity towards China act...
The comments by Fed Chair Powell last week and those of other Fed members tend to suggest that the bank wants to reduce the size of rate hikes starting next month but...
In a speech, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell declared that the central bank would "slow the pace" of rate hike. Will this lead to an increase in gold prices the following...
The euro has rallied quite significantly against the US dollar over the past two months. Some might argue that it has been cooking on gas, both metaphorically and...
Investors are still hesitant to enter the market, despite the FED's indication that it may slow the rate of rate increases in December.
The FED’s policy is front and centre of market attention but investors could do well to note some of the hints that are coming from other central banks.
Many financial experts think that the FED's scaled-back rate hike will soon help the USD/VND rate "cool down."