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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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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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26/10/2021, 11:16

Will USD slide despite FED tapering?

Major currencies would be broadly stable ahead of next week’s likely announcement by the Fed that it will start to taper is bond purchases. But rather than a source of...

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11/10/2021, 11:10

Could the BoE hike rates this year?

The UK interest rate markets have moved dramatically in recent weeks with futures markets now pricing in the very real possibility of a small (15-bps) rate hike by the...

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24/06/2021, 05:15

When will FED hike rates?

In short term, the market danced to the Fed’s tune, believing that its signal of two rate hikes in 2023 is sufficient to tamp down any surge in price fears that might be...

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23/06/2021, 05:15

What next for GBP after BoE’s meeting?

GBP has been quite steady in the past couple of months in trade-weighted terms. Looking forward, this may continue, but perhaps only because crosscurrents are pushing...

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