by bondevalue | Dec 19, 2017 | Bank of England, European Central Bank, Financial News, HomePage, Macroeconomic news
Joining the spew of global central banks that have, in the past week, hiked interest rates or put out statements that they will do so in the near future, the Reserve Bank of Australia is expected to start lifting rates in the second quarter of 2018 by Ellerston...
by bondevalue | Dec 9, 2017 | Financial News, HomePage, Interest Rate Trends, Macroeconomic news, U.S. Federal Reserve Bank, U.S. Treasury Yield
Providing the latest snapshot of the American economy, the U.S. Labor Department released its monthly nonfarm payrolls (“NFP”) jobs report on Friday morning U.S. time. Data showed that employers hired workers at a healthy rate in November, with NFP rising a...
by bondevalue | Nov 27, 2017 | Financial News, HomePage, Interest Rate Trends, Macroeconomic news, U.S. Federal Reserve Bank, U.S. Treasury Yield
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen testifies before the congressional Joint Economic Committee in Washington this week, leading a busy lineup of central bankers speaking this week, together with Yellen’s nominated successor Jerome Powell. Amongst the topics hotly...
by bondevalue | Nov 7, 2017 | Bank of England, Financial News, HomePage, Macroeconomic news
Bank of England (“BOE”) policy makers raised interest rates in the U.K. for the first time in a decade last Thursday, voting to increase the benchmark rate to 0.5% from 0.25%. In support of this, the central bank notes that it expects inflation to have...
by bondevalue | Nov 2, 2017 | Financial News, HomePage, Interest Rate Trends, Macroeconomic news, U.S. Federal Reserve Bank, U.S. Treasury Yield
In line with market expectations, the 2-day FOMC meeting that ended on Wednesday this week left rates unchanged. Expectations for a December hike was reinforced with the Fed subtly upgrading their assessment of the U.S. economy. In a statement, officials said that...
by bondevalue | Oct 26, 2017 | European Central Bank, Financial News, HomePage, Macroeconomic news, Sovereign Bonds
All eyes are on the European Central Bank as members meet later today, in what could be the most eventful meeting of the central bank this year. President Mario Draghi has fuelled expectations for a big tapering plan: likely that purchases will continue until...
