Category: 50bp
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More on BNZ forecasting a 50bp interest rate cut next week from the RBNZ
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BNZ sums up its reasons: QSBO is just awful Consumer Price Index heads below 2.0% Soft labor market to subjugate non-tradable goods Price settings should move quickly towards neutrality A 50 basis point cut is warranted at the October meeting “In our view, we believe that the reflationary information we…
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Fed SOMA Manager says markets see 50bp rate cut as good news, not bad
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Roberto Perli, director of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s open market account, said in a speech Tuesday that markets do not view the 50 basis point rate cut by the Federal Open Market Committee as an indication of the strains facing the economy. Reuters with informationor: Market intelligence…
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Hong Kong’s central bank follows the Fed, cuts base rate by 50bp to 5.25%
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You will notice that the HKCB prime rate is slightly higher than the federal funds rate. The Hong Kong dollar is traded within a range pegged to the US dollar set by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority. You can see the boundaries of the range in the chart below. The…
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Will the US retail sales report tip the scale to a 50bp Fed rate cut? The ranges to watch.
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UBS says retail sales data could tip the balance between a 25bp or 50bp rate cut: Retail sales and industrial production data… Weakness in these data could affect the Fed’s decision to cut the federal funds rate by 50 basis points instead of 25 basis points I’m not entirely sure…
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UBS on the data ahead of the FOMC meeting – what could trigger a 50bp interest rate cut
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The main US data this week is on Tuesday, with the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) announcement the following day. UBS is watching retail sales and industrial production data, saying weakness in these could impact the European Central Bank’s decision to cut the federal funds rate by 50 basis points…
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Citi are forecasting two 50bp interest rate cuts from the US Federal Reserve
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Citi are forecasting two 50bp interest rate cuts from the US Federal Reserve
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It “wouldn’t take much for the Fed to be behind the curve”, then “a string of 50bp cuts”
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Interesting quote from Deutsche Bank, predicting a 25bp rate cut in the future, but read on for the “however”. DB Bank says that while Friday’s payrolls report was disappointing: But the data did not rise to the “significant deterioration” Waller referred to, which would have been required for a further…
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“Persistent” inflation in the US is on the rise – argues against a 50bp FOMC Sep rate cut
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This tweet is from Nick Timeraos, a Wall Street Journal Fed watcher: Although the data relates to July (with the upwardly revised June result added), the Fed released it on September 3. If you’re familiar with this measure of inflation, this rise provides another reason why speculation of a 50…
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UBS says doesn’t see reason for 50bp Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) rate cut in Sept
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