Fed must reassess strategy ahead of September’s FOMC meeting Thursday 2 September 2021 – Vol.12 Ed.35.3 Commentary: Fed should be buying equity, not bonds By Tamim Bayoumi in Washington Chair…
The Fed’s dangerous experiment, China’s global financial footprint, and more THEÂ WEEKENDÂ REVIEWÂ – OMFIF Latest opinion and analysis from OMFIFÂ around the world21-25 June 2021, Vol.12 Ed.25 Most-Read Commentary The Fed’s dangerous…
US payments infrastructure perpetuates financial exclusion, Steps towards an effective economic recovery Monday 15 February 2021 – Vol.12 Ed.7.1 Commentary: US payments infrastructure perpetuates financial exclusion By Pierre Ortlieb and…
Daily Overview of Global Markets & the SEE Region (Thursday, 2 May, 2019) HIGHLIGHTS WORLD ECONOMIC & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS GLOBAL MARKETS:Â Â Â As expected, the Fed left the target range for the…
Darrell Delamaide on Fed policy clash, Denis MacShane on a new European green bank, and more OMFIF update – 1-5April 2019 Vol.101 Ed.14 COMMENTARY Clash over Fed policy escalates The…
Mood set to be downbeat at IMF meetings, Fed Talk with Patrick Harker Commentary: Mood to be downbeat at IMF meetings By Mark Sobel in Washington The IMF spring meetings…
Commentary: Augmenting US Treasury report on foreign exchange policies of trade partners By Mark Sobel in Washington The deadline for the next US Treasury report on the foreign exchange policies of…
HIGHLIGHTS WORLD ECONOMIC & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS GLOBAL MARKETS: In line with market expectations, the Fed kept the rate for the fud funds target rate unchanged at 2.25-2.50% at this week’s two-day…
Commentary: US tax cuts must take the blame By Desmond Lachman in Washington After Wednesday’s interest rate increase, Fed Chair Jerome Powell is likely to get the blame for the…
The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) lost ground with a further 14 points being …evaporated and now at 1,482 points enters a crucial point; geopolitics and in particular economic issues are…
HIGHLIGHTS WORLD ECONOMIC & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS GLOBAL MARKETS:Â All eyes today are on the US non-farm payrolls report for August which, in line with recent comments by Fed Vice Chairman Stanley…
HIGHLIGHTS WORLD ECONOMIC & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS GLOBAL MARKETS:Â Wall Street closed modestly firmer near record highs overnight after upbeat US housing data, while the majority of Asian stock markets ended mixed…
HIGHLIGHTS WORLD ECONOMIC & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS GLOBAL MARKETS: Trailing modest losses in Wall Street on Friday, the majority of Asian equity markets dropped after new hawkish comments by Fed officials and as…
HIGHLIGHTS WORLD ECONOMIC & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS GLOBAL MARKETS: Wall Street posted modest gains overnight, though Asian equity markets closed mixed and European bourses traded on the back foot earlier on Friday following hawkish…
HIGHLIGHTS WORLD ECONOMIC & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS GLOBAL MARKETS: Wall Street advanced on Tuesday following the US new home sales surge, which reinforced the view that the US economy is strong enough to withstand…