Global Economic Outlook: Rates Theater and Lending Squeeze
The spectre of a rates increase keeps being dangled in front of markets. The tension has become too much for many investors and on Monday Asia began another wave of shares selling. The commodities rout extends to producers. This post is powered by the Bitcoin Trading Network xbt.social - CCN29 and get 29USD off! Economic Indicators. World Indexes and Forex Rates. Commodities. In the Calendar This Week. Mon 28 September. US FOMC Member Dudley Speaks. US Pending Home Sales m/m (actual:-1.4% expected:0.4% previous:0.5%). Tue 29 September. US CB Consumer Confidence (expected:96.2 previous:....
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The US Federal Reserve confirmed market expectations by raising interest rates with 25 basis points. Today's Global Economic Outlook considers an investment strategy for the new higher-rates world economy. This post is powered by the Bitcoin Trading Network xbt.social - CCN29 and get 29USD off! Economic Indicators. World Indexes and Forex Rates. Commodities. In the Calendar This Week. Wed 16 December. USD FOMC Economic Projections. USD FOMC Statement. USD Federal Funds Rate (actual: 0.35% expected:<0.50% previous:<0.25%). USD FOMC Press Conference. Making The News. The Federal Reserve....
Market expectations of a December Fed rates hike are running high (at the time of writing the US Dollar Index had just breached 100 points). The question about why there is a need for higher interest rates is missing from the market and media discourse, so today's Global Economic Outlook considers the reasons for this central bank action. This post is powered by the Bitcoin Trading Network xbt.social - CCN29 and get 29USD off! Economic Indicators. World Indexes and Forex Rates. Commodities. In the Calendar This Week. Mon 23 November. US Fed Announcement. Tue 24 November. US Prelim GDP q/q....
The head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, has warned that the global economic outlook “has darkened significantly,” emphasizing that, regarding a global recession, “we cannot rule it out.”
IMF Says Global Economic Outlook ‘Has Darkened Significantly’
Kristalina Georgieva, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), discussed the global economic outlook and the prospect of a global recession in an interview with Reuters Wednesday.
Commenting on the global economy, the IMF....
This week's economic calendar is focused on Thursday when the Fed is expected to announce the first hike in US interest rates. Saying so and achieving it are two different things and we examine the cunning plan by which the Fed intends to realize higher interest rates in practice. Meanwhile, objective global economic conditions are creating cashflow problems and some large players, such as governments, have started selling assets. This post is powered by the Bitcoin Trading Network xbt.social - CCN29 and get 29USD off! Economic Indicators. World Indexes and Forex Rates. Commodities. In the....
Market turmoil has intensified in February, and many analysts are predicting that the Fed may make a U-turn on their rates hike decision. In the flight to safety, Gold has extended its rally while Bitcoin looks to be going to ground. This week’s edition of Global Economic Outlook looks at the gold, bitcoin and US dollar charts. Gold has been in a long-term bear market since 2011 when it struck a top just below $2,000/oz. An advance from its December 2015 low, was cynically regarded as just another upward correction prior to additional decline, but surprisingly gold just kept going. Bitcoin....