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...
by bondevalue | Sep 27, 2017 | Financial News, HomePage, Interest Rate Trends, Macroeconomic news, U.S. Federal Reserve Bank, U.S. Treasury Yield
September’s FOMC meeting, which is the 6th this year, saw officials hold interest rates unchanged at 1.00-1.25 with consensus leaning towards a December hike. Perhaps more importantly, policy makers are seeking to avoid possible repeat of 2013 taper tantrum with...
by bondevalue | Sep 21, 2017 | Financial News, HomePage, Interest Rate Trends, Macroeconomic news, U.S. Federal Reserve Bank, U.S. Treasury Yield
In its recently concluded meeting last evening, the US Federal Reserve Open Markets Committee indicated that it would begin to trim its $4.5 trillion balance sheet next month. In a bid to revive the US economy, the Fed has been consistently buying securities via...
by bondevalue | Sep 19, 2017 | Financial News, HomePage, Interest Rate Trends, Macroeconomic news, U.S. Federal Reserve Bank, U.S. Treasury Yield
Expectations are for U.S. policy makers to hold rates steady at the Federal Reserve’s 2-day meeting on September 19-20. Instead, the focus will be on whether officials announce that they will start reducing the central banks’ US$4.5 trillion balance...
