Posts Tagged ‘Rates’
While Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Wednesday that the central bank intends to hold short-term interest rates near zero, long-term rates are already inching up. That’s bad news for bond investors – and worse for some fixed-income funds than for others.
The average yield on the 10-year Treasury is now hovering at 3.40%, up from [...]
Fed should take away extended period pledge
Delayed Fed rate rise may fuel inflation impulses
Total inflation what I worry about; was up pretty dramatically in CPI
Should be the most interesting FOMC meeting in years the weak after next…
This is the question that will be asked and answered this week as there are rate policy meetings happening around the globe which will have varying results. It is no secret that commodities prices are higher (particularly oil) and that inflation is making the rounds through economies around the globe thanks to Big Ben and [...]
Solid dollar in the interest of international community
More flexible exchange rates also in interest of international community and emerging economies
Must reduce imbalances
must reduce imbalances in an orderly way
The dollar is regaining some lost ground as Trichet does a little modest jawboning. He is speaking at a conference in Paris with a bevvy of other central [...]
It’s month end and there are going to be all sorts of associated wobbles but, overall, stresses are lifting and there appears to be a reversal of Middle East inspired moves, perhaps as punters look to strap risk on ahead of expected equity inflows for the new month. It would appear that 80% of Libyan [...]
There are a number of forces currently competing for control of forex markets: the ebb and flow of risk appetite, Central Bank currency intervention, comparative economic growth differentials, and numerous technical factors. Soon, traders will have to add one more item to their list of must-watch variables: interest rates.
Interest rates around the world remain at [...]
This morning, all eyes are on the BOE rate policy decision where it is expected that that they will leave interest rates unchanged at .5% and will keep the $200 billion pound bond purchase program in tact. So why is this so important?
Well, the BOE’s primary objective is price stability (low inflation) but the most [...]
Could be, according to Market News International.
EUR/USD is getting a bounce off of 1.3615 on the story…
They hike to 2.25% from 2.00%, part of a normalization of rates.
Hungary hiked earlier today…
The ECB is talking hikes, the BOE may be forced to hike, the Fed…well, the Fed is still miles from a rate hike, thus undermining the greenback…
