Fed nominee Kevin Warsh says central bank independence depends on discipline, not politics
This is via the Wall Street Journal conveying Kevin Warsh’s views. On inflation he clearly speaks with forked t ...
Warsh to tell Congress he’s committed to ensuring monetary policy is strictly independent
The Senate Banking Committee gavels in at 10 am ET tomorrow for Kevin Warsh’s confirmation hearing, and traders ...
Canada’s Q1 Business Outlook Survey: sentiment bounces back, then the Middle East happened
Here’s a survey that’s half good news, half outdated-on-arrival.The Bank of Canada’s Q1 Business Ou ...
BOJ likely to keep monetary policy unchanged in April – report
The report says that the BOJ is likely to hold off from raising interest rates in April next week, as heightened unce ...
PBOC sets USD/ CNY reference rate for today at 6.8648 (vs. estimate at 6.8291)
Earlier:PBOC leaves loan prime rates unchanged, as expected.-The PBOC allows the yuan to fluctuate within a +/- 2% ra ...
PBOC leaves loan prime rates unchanged, as expected.
The one-year LPR serves as the primary benchmark for most lending in China, particularly corporate loans, short-term ...
PBOC is expected to set the USD/CNY reference rate at 6.8291 – Reuters estimate
Coming up:PBoC rate setting (doesn’t matter)—The People’s Bank of China is due to set the daily USD/CNY r ...
Trump’s Fed pick blocked as Tillis cites Powell investigation
Sen. Tillis blocks Trump’s Fed nominee Warsh until a DOJ probe into Powell concludes, creating a Senate deadlock and ...
Economic & event calendar Asia Monday, April 20, 2026 – PBoC rate setting (doesn’t matter)
The Loan Prime Rate (LPR) has historically been China’s main benchmark lending rate, introduced in its current form i ...
Newsquawk Week in Focus: US-Iran ceasefire expiry, Warsh Hearing, and US Retail Sales
Mon: BoC SCE (Apr), Chinese LPR (Apr), German PPI (Mar), Canadian Inflation (Mar), New Zealand NZIER Business Confide ...
Fed’s Waller: Job market break even rate now likely around zero
If war creates high inflation, weak labor market, could call for holding rates steadyThe longer Middle East war remai ...
Fed’s Daly: Businesses cautiously optimistic
Absence of immigration really matters, as does investment in technologiesRight now making up low labor force growth b ...