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Brazil's main stock index slipped 0.2% and the real firmed 0.6% on Monday. The Selic stands at 13.75% ahead of the 4 November Copom decision. The post Brazil Stocks Slip 0.2% as Real Firms 0.6% | Morning Call, Oct 20 appeared first on The Rio Times.
At first glance, the past week’s inflation data look hot enough to change the Fed debate, but the details were less alarming: Inflation breadth narrowed, and traders expect PCE inflation later this month to tell a similar story. Jennifer Lee, Senior Economist at BMO Capital Markets, discusses global tightening and her outlook for the Fed's inflation fight. (Source: Bloomberg)
Tokyo’s implementation of a rule that requires all property buyers to declare their nationality is raising concerns among investors, according to analysts. Japan’s shift from an ultra-loose monetary policy to gradual normalisation of its interest rates was also likely to force investors to reconsider whether real estate assets were still attractive, they added. “Japan has had a really strong run for the last seven or eight years,” said Neil Brookes, head of Asia-Pacific capital markets at...
Primoz Dolenc, Slovenian Central Bank Governor and European Central Bank Governing Council member, says a tightening in financial conditions may limit the need for ECB monetary policy action. He speaks with Avril Hong on the sidelines of the IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings in Bangkok. (Source: Bloomberg)
Japan’s biggest bank is tentatively getting back into the country’s benchmark government bonds, even as it remains concerned that yields could further spike due to fiscal and monetary policies in the nation.
September’s hot inflation data lit up expectations that the Federal Reserve may raise interest rates this month, a prospect that appeared unlikely after policymakers in recent weeks signaled they had time to wait.
Americans Robert Hall and Michael Woodford won the Nobel economics prize Monday for their work on how monetary and fiscal policy can better stabilise disruptive economic fluctuations.
Peru unexpectedly left borrowing costs unchanged for a 13th straight month as policymakers expect a recent acceleration in inflation to prove temporary.
The hike reflects a global shift towards tighter monetary policy as central banks battle inflation fuelled by Middle East conflict.
Rate hike expected; traders eye more liquidity-draining measures and rupee commentary.
Australia’s benchmark bond yield looks poised to fall below its US counterpart for the first time in over a year, as expectations for monetary policy in the two economies diverge.
"I don’t currently see an urgent need for further action," Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman says after being asked about the future of monetary policy during an event hosted by the Atlantic Council in Washington. (Source: Bloomberg)
Federal Reserve officials weigh in on the sharp rise in Treasury yields after the 10-year hit a 24-year high. Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari appeared on Bloomberg Surveillance Thursday, while Boston Fed President Susan Collins and Kansas City Fed President Jeff Schmid spoke in Asheville, North Carolina. And Fed Vice Chair Philip Jefferson discussed monetary policy at the University of Virginia. (Source: Bloomberg)
The yen weakened against the dollar after a summary of opinions from the Bank of Japan’s September meeting disappointed investors looking for signs that policymakers may be preparing for another move this month.
Pessimism around real estate stocks is so severe as interest rates climb that conditions exist for a dramatic reversal to the benefit of investors with good timing.
Tokyo, Sept. 28 (Jiji Press)--Calls to speed up interest rate hikes were expressed at the Bank of Japan's July 30-31 policy-setting meeting amid rising inflation risks, minutes showed on Monday. According to the minutes, a BOJ Policy Board member said that the risk of waiting could no longer be considered marginal. The member emphasized the need for the central bank to accelerate the pace o...
Property markets in the Asia-Pacific region are likely to remain attractive despite heightened uncertainty over monetary policy after the US Federal Reserve delivered its first interest rate increase in more than three years this month, analysts say, with several asset classes and sectors expected to draw investor interest. “We’ve seen volumes, specifically cross-border volumes in the region, increase by around 30 per cent to date,” said Emily Fell, senior director for living sectors in...