Central Bank Watch Overview: Fed policymakers spoke in very hawkish tones throughout September and October, although a few FOMC members began to soften their tone… Read More »Fed Speeches, Interest Rate Expectations Update; November Fed Meeting Preview
US Equities Outlook: The rapid rise in US Treasury yields has coincided with a steep decline by the major US stock markets. Rising interest rates… Read More »Why Do Stocks Suffer When Interest Rates Rise?
Bank of Canada, USDCAD – Talking Points Bank of Canada hikes benchmark interest rate by 0.50% USDCAD rockets higher, trading back through 1.3600 Recommended by… Read More »Bank of Canada Raises Interest Rates by 0.50%
Central Bank Watch Overview: Both the BOE and ECB are expected to tighten quickly over the coming months in an attempt to tamp down inflation… Read More »BOE & ECB Interest Rate Expectations Update; October ECB Meeting Preview
Talking points: Eurozone inflation hit double digits in September Price pressures from the disruptions caused by the war in Ukraine and the Covid pandemic are… Read More »ECB President Christine Lagarde on Future Interest Rate Hikes
Central Bank Watch Overview: Fed policymakers have been speaking in more hawkish tones, downplaying the idea that the rate hike cycle is finished and rate… Read More »Fed Speeches, Interest Rate Expectations Update; September Fed Meeting Preview
A perfect storm of economic turmoil and aggressive interest rate hikes by the US Federal Reserve are driving global investors into the dollar, pushing up… Read More »Fed Ratchets up Interest Rates, Wreaking Havoc on Emerging Market Debt
Bank of Canada, USDCAD – Talking Points Bank of Canada raises policy rate by 75 basis points USDCAD gyrates below 1.3200 following rate hike Recommended… Read More »Bank of Canada Raises Interest Rates by 75 Basis Points
VALUE AND GROWTH STOCKS: Value and growth stocks valuations will be impacted differently by a shift in the monetary policy outlook Value tends to outperform… Read More »How Interest Rates Affect Valuations
Canadian Dollar Talking Points USD/CAD appears to be reversing course following the failed attempt to test the yearly high (1.3224), but the Bank of Canada… Read More »USD/CAD Rate Outlook Hinges on BoC Interest Rate Decision
EUR/USD Price, Chart, and Analysis Market pricing expects a 75 basis point hike. Any dovish disappointment will see the Euro tumble. The European Central Bank… Read More »Euro ( EUR) Forecast – The ECB Needs to Ramp Up Interest Rates and Fast
Central Bank Watch Overview: Fed policymakers have been pushing back against the notion that the rate hike cycle is finished. If Fed Chair Powell takes… Read More »Fed Speeches, Interest Rate Expectations Update; Jackson Hole Preview
Central Bank Watch Overview: Multi-decade highs in inflation pressures are likely to provoke further rate hikes by both the Bank of England and European Central… Read More »BOE & ECB Interest Rate Expectations Update
Central Bank Watch Overview: Rates markets are fully discounting a 75-bps rate hike by the Federal Reserve this week, with a 13% chance of a… Read More »Fed Speeches, Interest Rate Expectations Update; July Fed Meeting Preview
ECB and EUR/USD Price, Chart, and Analysis ECB raises interest rates by 50bps, pushing the Euro higher. Anti-fragmentation tool details announced. *** Updates to Follow… Read More »ECB Hikes Interest Rates by an Outsized 50 BPs, EUR/USD Punches Higher
EUR/USD Rate Talking Points EUR/USD trades to a fresh weekly high (1.0273) as it extends the series of higher highs and lows carried over from… Read More »EUR/USD Outlook Hinges on ECB Interest Rate Decision
Central Bank Watch Overview: The July European Central Bank meeting may be the most important central bank rate decision of the entire month. The Bank… Read More »BOE & ECB Interest Rate Expectations Update; July ECB Meeting Preview
Japanese Yen Talking Points USD/JPY carves a series of lower highs and lows after failing to test the September 1998 high (139.91), but the Bank… Read More »USD/JPY Pullback Emerges Ahead of BoJ Interest Rate Decision
Central Bank Watch Overview: Two central bank rate decisions this week produced varying results: a 50-bps rate hike from the Reserve Bank of New Zealand,… Read More »BOC, RBA, & RBNZ Interest Rate Expectations Update
Central Bank Watch Overview: Rates markets are still pricing in a 75-bps rate hike by the Federal Reserve later this month. However, a decline in… Read More »Fed Speeches, Interest Rate Expectations Update
After a strong end to 2021 for the pound, 2022 has seen a change in fortunes for EUR/GBP bears. This is partly due to the… Read More »Long EUR/GBP – Interest Rate Differentials and Market Pricing: Top Trading Opportunities
There’s a strong correlation between interest rates and forex trading. Forex is ruled by many variables, but the interest rate of the currency is the… Read More »Interest Rates and the Forex Market