Tag: monetary policy

There are a couple of good reasons as to why so-called dollar hegemony may be on the wane. One is the relative rise of...

  After a significant number of warnings from policymakers and analysts alike, rising equity valuations have been a growing source of concern, to the extent...

With the Bank of England taking a super-dovish stance towards monetary policy, the immediate reaction outside of the Pound was a noticeable rally in...

In spite of all the attention still being directed towards the Brexit vote, a new crisis that threatens to further loosen the threads of...

In the last part of this series, we looked at the different types of monetary policy, and the reasons why central banks and governments...

  The latest change of course on the proposed sales tax hike in Japan combined with by a further delayed timeline by the Central Bank...

Types of Monetary Policy Earlier in this series, we mentioned the fact that governments and central banks set policies in an effort to encourage certain...

Forex Trading Fundamental Analysis Masterclass - Part 4 In this chapter of the Forex Trading Fundamental Analysis Masterclass we will be focusing in Interest Rates...

Mirroring the developments across major regional indices, the Dutch AEX 25 equity benchmark is struggling to overcome key levels even though the accommodative monetary...

US consumer prices increased in March for a second straight month, as rising gasoline prices offset a decline in food prices. However, annual inflation...

US job creation stalled unexpectedly in March, as inclement weather and weak corporate earnings resulted in the weakest pace of hiring since December 2013. Nonfarm...

The British pound declined sharply against its US counterpart on Wednesday, as tepid wage growth and a dovish Bank of England pushed the GBP/USD...

The Bank of England voted unanimously in keeping interest rates at record lows in March, expressing concerns that a stronger British pound would keep...

The US dollar declined across the board on Monday, easing off 12-year highs ahead of the Federal Open Market Committee policy meetings. The US dollar...

The GBP/USD plunged to more than four-and-a-half year lows last Friday, as monetary policy speculation outweighed disappointing US economic data and lifted the dollar...

The Bank of England made no changes to monetary policy on Thursday, as policymakers voted once again to keep interest rates at record lows...

The euro declined sharply against its US counterpart on Wednesday, as investors turned their attention to the European Central Bank’s monthly monetary policy meetings,...

The Federal Reserve could begin normalizing interest rates this year, but won’t rush to do so amid tepid wage growth and tame inflation, central...