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FxWirePro: Central banks’ hawkish/dovish ranking based on monetary policy outlook

Aug 03, 2018 08:43 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

Since 2015, global central banks have been reversing their ultra-easy monetary policy stance with the U.S. Federal Reserve leading the way. In this piece, we rank the majority of the G10 central banks from hawkish to...

FxWirePro: GBP/AUD perplexed with mixed bag of macros and geopolitics - Theta shorts and delta longs in 3-way straddles to execute smart hedge

Aug 03, 2018 07:56 am UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks

Macro and geopolitical outlook: In the UK, Macroeconomic fundamentals and political factors continue to dominate the headlines, with further signs that the UK and the EU are entering the Brexit negotiations some...

Bank of England hikes interest rate by 25 bps

Aug 02, 2018 13:23 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks

The Bank of England today decided to hike its policy rate by 25 basis points to 0.75 percent, as anticipated. The Monetary Policy Committee unanimously decided to hike rates. This was slightly unexpected as there were...

RBNZ likely to leave OCR unchanged at next week’s monetary policy meeting; first hike seen by late 2019: ANZ Research

Aug 02, 2018 08:41 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks Economy

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand is poised to leave the benchmark Overnight Cash Rate (OCR) unchanged at its monetary policy meeting, scheduled to be held by mid of next week, according to the latest report from ANZ...

FOMC Monetary Policy August 2018: Assessing future bias from statement and projection materials

Aug 02, 2018 07:51 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

As expected, the policymakers at FOMC kept interest rates unchanged at yesterdays meeting. Current Federal funds rate target 175-200 basis points. Lets first assess the bias in monetary policy statement...

U.S. Fed keeps policy interest rates on hold

Aug 01, 2018 18:52 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks

The U.S. Fed kept its policy interest rates on hold during its meeting today. Todays decision was not unexpected as the Fed had hiked rates six weeks ago. That signified that the only real uncertainty today was whether the...

Reserve Bank of India hikes policy repo rate to 6.5 pct, maintains neutral stance

Aug 01, 2018 15:51 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks

The Reserve Bank of India, today, hiked its policy repo rate to 6.50 percent, as expected, and maintained a neutral stance. According to an ANZ research report, this neutral stance suggests that future policy actions would...

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Economy

Vietnam’s November Trade Sees Monthly Decline but Strong Year-on-Year Growth

Vietnam recorded a notable month-on-month decline in trade activity in November, according to new data from the National Statistics Office (NSO). Exports fell 7.1% from October, reaching $39.07 billion, while imports...

Austria’s AA Credit Rating Affirmed as Fitch Highlights Stable Outlook

Fitch Ratings has reaffirmed Austrias Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating at AA with a Stable Outlook, underscoring the countrys strong economic fundamentals despite rising fiscal pressures. According to the...

Fed Meeting Sparks Division as Markets Brace for Possible Rate Cut

The upcoming Federal Reserve meeting is shaping up to be one of the most closely watched and contentious in years, with investors focused on how divided policymakers are over a potential interest-rate cut and the signals...

U.S. Stocks Rise as Cooler Inflation Boosts Hopes for Fed Rate Cut

U.S. stocks ended higher on Friday as a softer inflation reading strengthened expectations that the Federal Reserve could move forward with an interest-rate cut next week. The SP 500 climbed 0.2%, the Dow Jones Industrial...

U.S. Stocks End Week Higher as Markets Anticipate Fed Rate Cut

U.S. stocks closed the week with modest gains on Friday, as investors weighed a wave of delayed economic data and maintained strong expectations for a Federal Reserve interest rate cut at next weeks policy meeting. Despite...

Politics

CFPB to Review Anti-Discrimination Policies and Fair Lending Rules Amid Policy Shift

The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is preparing to convene its Consumer Advisory Board next week to review major policy changes, including a controversial proposal to scale back long-standing...

Supreme Court to Review Legality of Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Restrictions

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to examine the legality of President Donald Trumps directive aimed at restricting birthright citizenship, a move that could redefine a long-standing interpretation of the 14th Amendment....

Australia Imposes Sanctions on Taliban Officials Over Human Rights Abuses

Australia has announced new financial sanctions and travel bans against four senior officials of Afghanistans Taliban government, citing the worsening human rights situation in the country, particularly the escalating...

U.S. Appeals Court Rules Trump Can Remove Members of Key Federal Labor Boards

A U.S. appeals court has ruled that President Donald Trump had the authority to dismiss Democratic members of two major federal labor boards, marking a significant win for efforts to expand presidential control over...

Trump Backs Review of U.S. Childhood Vaccine Schedule After Hepatitis B Policy Change

President Donald Trump on Friday expressed support for a major shift in U.S. vaccine policy after government advisers voted to eliminate the long-standing recommendation that all newborns receive the hepatitis B vaccine at...

Science

Senate Sets December 8 Vote on Trump’s NASA Nominee Jared Isaacman

The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee announced it will vote on December 8 on President Donald Trumps renewed nomination of private astronaut and tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman to lead NASA. Isaacman, known for his...

NASA Cuts Boeing Starliner Missions as SpaceX Pulls Ahead

NASA has significantly scaled back Boeings Starliner program after years of technical issues and delays, announcing that the next Starliner mission to the International Space Station (ISS) will fly without astronauts. The...

Blue Origin’s New Glenn Achieves Breakthrough Success With First NASA Mission

Blue Origins massive New Glenn rocket marked a major milestone as it completed its first mission for paying customers, sending two NASA satellites toward Mars and successfully landing its reusable booster at sea. The...

Cogent Biosciences Soars 120% on Breakthrough Phase 3 Results for Bezuclastinib in GIST Treatment

Cogent Biosciences (NASDAQ: COGT) shares skyrocketed over 120% after the biotech company announced groundbreaking results from its Phase 3 PEAK trial evaluating bezuclastinib in combination with sunitinib for patients with...

Trump and Merck KGaA Partner to Slash IVF Drug Costs and Expand Fertility Coverage

U.S. President Donald Trump and German pharmaceutical company Merck KGaA have announced a groundbreaking deal aimed at lowering the cost of in-vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments while boosting access to fertility care in...

Technology

Taiwan Opposition Criticizes Plan to Block Chinese App Rednote Over Security Concerns

Taiwans political landscape heated up after the government announced a plan to suspend access to the Chinese social media platform Rednoteknown as Xiaohongshufor one year. The interior ministry said the proposed ban stems...

EU Prepares Antitrust Probe Into Meta’s AI Integration on WhatsApp

The European Commission is reportedly preparing to launch a new antitrust investigation into Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META) over the companys recent rollout of artificial intelligence features within WhatsApp....

Sam Altman Reportedly Explored Funding for Rocket Venture in Potential Challenge to SpaceX

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman reportedly explored raising significant capital to acquire or partner with a rocket company, a move that could have created direct competition with Elon Musks SpaceX. According to a report from the...

Wikipedia Pushes for AI Licensing Deals as Jimmy Wales Calls for Fair Compensation

Wikipedia is seeking additional licensing deals with major technology companies to address the growing financial burden caused by artificial intelligence firms heavily scraping its platform, according to co-founder Jimmy...

Firelight Launches as First XRP Staking Platform on Flare, Introduces DeFi Cover Feature

Firelight reaches 25M XRP deposit cap within hours of launch; ushers in a new era for decentralized XRP staking. A new XRP staking platform, Firelight, has officially launched on the Flare blockchain, marking the first...