Many analysts remain bearish on fixed income markets even though it is clear that the conflict in Iran will prove a notable setback for global growth.
Unsurprisingly, the surge in energy prices last week has led to a sharp reassessment of the G10 monetary policy outlook. Inflation will undoubtedly rise, if only...
Rapidly rising interest rates are exerting significant pressure on the Vietnam real estate market.
Many analysts think that the yen and renminbi could be the ones to watch in 2026 and both for similar valuation-type reasons.
The interbank and deposit rates inched up. In such context, the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) rolled out new liquidity support.
The Bank of Japan (BoJ) is expected to lift the policy rate by 25-bps at Friday’s meeting. Many of the rate hikes in the past have seemingly caused substantial rallies...
Many commercial banks have recently raised deposit rates concurrently for many terms, which has alarmed many investors.
The yen has slumped in the last week as incoming LDP leader, and likely new PM, Takaichi revived memories of former PM Abe’s stimulus-laden period in office that saw the...
The US has introduced punitive tariffs this year and the US dollar has fallen. This is not how it’s supposed to be. Theory and historical experience suggest that the...
Economic recovery and an inflation rate close to target should give reason for the Bank of Japan (BoJ) to lift policy rates further. However, the BoJ would need to...
Analysts predicted that if President-elect Donald Trump's tariff and trade pledges would be carried out, the FED's rate decreases may be slowed down, which would cause...
Many banks have adjusted up savings interest rates by 0.2-0.3 percentage point per year since early this months to lure depositors in the context that the savings amount...
Our understanding of this week’s Fed policy statement and press conference from Chair Powell is that the bank is still minded to ease.
Gold prices have climbed dramatically during the last three years, owing to three primary drivers. How will gold prices move next week?
The Bank of Japan ended the era of negative policy rates on Tuesday and ended its Yield Curve Control (YCC) policy aimed at 10-year JGBs. Is this a big deal, or no deal...
Many analysts projected that gold prices would rise considerably in 2024, reaching a new high, especially if the Federal Reserve cut interest rates.
Caption Maybank IBG economists Brian Lee Shun Rong and Chua Hak Bin forecast that inflation would remain below the State Bank of Vietnam's target range of 4%-4.5%...
Central banks have come in for a lot of criticism for missing the surge in inflation.
At the moment, it seems that the Fed is expected to start the easing cycle, at least in terms of rate cuts, before major European central banks such as the ECB and BoE.
At the start of this year, many analysts expected euro/dollar would trade up from its opening level of 1.06 to around 1.10 in mid-year and then on to 1.15 by the...
While the Fed has been focused on fighting inflation, Vietnam needs to boost GDP growth. If we haven't accomplished this aim yet, monetary policy must remain...
FED Chairman Powell seems to be suggesting that a high terminal fed funds rate will be anything but transitory.
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