Ahead of Thursday’s BoE MPC announcement the only question troubling investors is, once again, the size of the seemingly inevitable hike in Bank Rate. The benchmark rate has already been raised at each of the [...]

The ECB’s key interest rates have been raised a cumulative 200 basis points since the start of the current tightening cycle back in July. That in itself might be seen as reason for expecting this [...]

Inflation might have fallen since the SNB’s September Monetary Policy Assessment (MPA) but the central bank has made it very clear that it wants to see yearly price rises sustainably back below 2 percent and [...]

The December 12 week’s focus will be on the Tuesday-Wednesday FOMC meeting, and the November data for retail sales and the CPI.November’s CPI will be posted on Tuesday at 8:30 EST and the data could [...]

The results of the December 13-14 FOMC meeting are now one week away. The FOMC statement and quarterly update to the Summary of Economic Projections (SEP) are scheduled for 1400 EST on Wednesday, December 14. [...]

Entering the December 5 week, the focus will be less on the economic data and more on the FOMC meeting on December 13-14. The communications blackout period around the meeting is in effect between midnight [...]

Named as the Chicago Fed’s next president, Austan Goolsbee will complete Charles Evans’ term which ends on February 28, 2026 and will be eligible for reappointment. Goolsbee has significant public service experience, including a stint [...]

Absent something unusual, the December 13-14 meeting is the last at which the current set of FOMC voters will set their stamp on monetary policy. FOMC voters consist of the seven members of the Board [...]

The November 28 week ramps back up to a full schedule as November closes out and December begins. The two standouts are likely to be the release of the Fed’s Beige Book on Wednesday at [...]

The November 21 week is essentially a 3-day week. The Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday is followed by Black Friday on which many people take off or which businesses offer in exchange for working Veterans Day. [...]