The Bank of England (BoE) is meeting on Thursday to decide on its benchmark interest rate as the United Kingdom prepares to head for the ballot box next month.
BoE Rate
Under the stern leadership of Governor Mark Carney, the BoE...
Markets in the US and Canada are closed on Monday due to the President’s Day and Family Day holidays in those countries, respectively.
US — China talks — Trump
This week will be a busy one due to a rush to find a solution to...
Fed, BoE rate decisions
The US Federal Reserve is holding a two-day board meeting on March 19-20.
The Fed is widely expected to hold interest rates steady in light of the Chair Jerome Powell’s repeated remarks on the need to be...
Trump’s health
A cautious investor stance is maintained in the United States and world markets since President Donald Trump was diagnosed with the Covid19 amidst the spread of the virus in his circles, including his wife Melania last week.
Despite the...
Two major events in this US this week steals the show on the market agenda:
Held online due to the coronavirus pandemic, the annual Jackson Hole meeting of central bankers, and the four-day Republican national convention where President Donald Trump...
With the March 1 deadline fast approaching, the US and China continue to find a resolution that will solve their trade frictions. American Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and President Donald Trump’s Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer are already in China’s...
US Federal Reserve is largely anticipated to go for yet another rate cut this year during its meeting Wednesday in the light of weak economic data.
Another 25 Basis Points?
The central bank has already slashed the rate twice already, widely...
Brexit & EU summit
European Union leaders convening Wednesday for an emergency Brexit summit, just two days before Britain’s current exit day set for April 12. UK’s Prime Minister Theresa May already requested three...
World markets enter the new week under pressure from China-US geopolitical-commercial tensions and the mounting at record high numbers of Covid19 cases in the US south.
Brexit trade talks
After several weeks of online negotiations, the UK and European Union diplomats...
The week ahead is set to be less eventful compared to the previous one, at least in terms of scheduled data and developments.
Japan-US talks
With optimism growing that the United...
