ICYMI – Fed’s Hammack makes closing case for higher rates before blackout begins
Hammack’s remarks, delivered on the final day policymakers could speak before the blackout period, raise the od ...
Preview – Deutsche Bank sees ECB pausing this week before a September rate rise
A widely expected pause this week would leave the deposit rate at 2.25%, with attention shifting quickly to how the G ...
BNZ tips New Zealand inflation to blow past RBNZ’s own forecast
An inflation print above the RBNZ’s 3.9% projection would strengthen the case for further tightening, reinforci ...
Economic and event calendar in Asia Tuesday, July 21, 2026 – New Zealand inflation data
Q2 held the peak of the global oil price shock and as such the NZ data is expected to show elevated CPI. Given the r ...
PBOC sets USD/ CNY reference rate for today at 6.7948 (vs. estimate at 6.7821)
The PBOC allows the yuan to fluctuate within a +/- 2% range, around this reference rate. More here.Previous clos ...
China holds loan prime rates steady as growth slows and yuan firms. 1-year LPR at 3.0%, 5-year at 3.5%
I wrote on the LPRs earlier and how they are not the policy lever they once were:The People’s Bank of China is ...
PBOC is expected to set the USD/CNY reference rate at 6.7821 – Reuters estimate
The People’s Bank of China is due to set the daily USD/CNY reference rate at around 0115 GMT (2115 US Eastern time), ...
Economic and event calendar in Asia 20 July 2026 – PBOC rate setting day, unchanged expected
Japan is closed for a holiday today. South Korea is open, returning from a long weekend after the holiday on Fir ...
There is a roadmap for the dollar if the Fed tightens money supply
In Warsh’s testimony this weeek, he emphasized to the House Financial Services Committee that his annoucne ...
How have interest rate expectations changed after this week’s events?
Rate hikes by year-endRBNZ: 52 bps (67% probability of rate hike at the next meeting)ECB: 42 bps ...
Bank of Japan to keep interest rates unchanged at July meeting – Kyodo
BoJ is set to keep interest rates unchanged at the July meetingBoJ is likely to raise growth forecast for this yearBo ...
Asian and US equities slide as Nikkei drops 4.25%, Nasdaq futures down 1%
The equity slide spans both Asian and US futures, with Japan’s Nikkei taking the sharpest hit at down 4.25% whi ...