UP 288: Global economic round-up
Financial markets remain volatile and seemingly at the mercy of the latest inflation data. At the same time, diverging performances among th...
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20 of 145 episodesUP 287: Federal Reserve rate cuts: Is it now if rather than when?
In recent weeks, speculation about U.S. interest rate cuts this year has shifted from multiple reductions to higher-for-longer and, in some...
UP 286: Bank of Japan finally tightens
It’s taken them 17 years to do it but the BoJ has finally raised key interest rates. Max Sarto, Econoday’s Japan expert, discusses what they...
UP 285: The credibility brake on interest rate cuts
Many central banks still seem to attach more risks to easing too early than too late. And while that will reflect the perceived economic fal...
UP 284:Central banks stand firm – for now
So far in 2024, the major central banks have resisted pressure in financial markets for early interest rate cuts. Pushback in some quarters...
UP 283: What to watch in 2024
Much like 2022, there can’t be many forecasters unhappy to see the back of 2023. Nonetheless, with crystal ball in hand, here’s what the Eco...
UP 282: What surprised financial markets in 2023
This year has produced the usual string of surprises for global financial markets. The Econoday team reflect on which of these shocks had th...
UP 281: Looking for the turn in interest rates
Financial markets are increasingly anticipating interest rate cuts in 2024 despite many central banks sounding much more cautious. The Econo...
UP 280: Bank of Japan: More of a tweak than a twist
In the face of extreme monetary tightening abroad, speculation was rife that the BoJ might finally be forced to follow suit yesterday. In pr...
UP 279:The fallout from higher-for-longer
It took a while, but investors now seem to accept that many central banks will be keeping key interest rates at high levels for longer than...
UP 278: Central bank wrap and a word on oil
After the recent round of central bank announcements, hopes are building that many tightening cycles may finally be nearing an end. However,...
UP 277: Economic growth defies inverted yield curves
Yield curves are inverted across North America, much of Europe and parts of the Southern Hemisphere but investors are split over what happen...
UP 276: Central banks are doing their own thing
Over the last couple of days, we’ve seen key interest rates hiked in the Eurozone, left on hold in the U.S. and cut in China. All of which m...
UP 275: Is central bank policy working?
Taken together with the latest raft of central bank announcements, the recent deluge of real economy and inflation updates has given investo...
UP 274:Central bank round-up: Inflation worries usurp banking woes
Recent interest rate hikes by several major central banks clearly underline the determination of the monetary authorities to get inflation b...
UP 273: Markets still don’t believe the central banks
Despite some generally hawkish central bank statements this week, financial markets apparently remain convinced that official interest rates...
UP 272: The economic outlook remains highly uncertain
Market reaction to this month’s data underscores just how uncertain investors are about the global economic outlook. And this means that ass...
UP 271: U.S. eyes September payrolls as the UK digests economic policy chaos
Friday’s U.S. employment report dominates this week’s economic data calendar but it’s been the disastrous U-turn in UK government fiscal pol...
UP 270: Central bank round-up: What they did and what it means
Supported by aggressive rhetoric, this week’s raft of official interest rate hikes means that many central banks are still firmly in tighten...
UP 269: The energy price shock is forcing a fiscal response
The impact of surging energy prices on monetary policy has been apparent for some while now but as the cost-of-living crisis intensifies, th...