by K-man | March 23rd, 2019, 17:33:22 | BOJ, Japan, News
A Japanese Emperor change is coming. Hi all, I needed to read this FT article a few times to make sure I got it right. Japan will virtually be out for TEN DAYS when Emperor Akihito will abdicate and be replaced by his son Naruhito. From 27th April ongoing,... 
by K-man | March 21st, 2019, 21:33:16 | Central Banks, Technical Analysis
Norges Bank stands tall and raises rates. It was expected, they delivered. But they delivered much more than just a 25 bps expected rate hike from 0.75% to 1%. They steepened the rate path by bringing forward the next expected rate hike from Q3 2019 to June and... 
by Ryan Littlestone | March 21st, 2019, 11:38:41 | BOE, Central Banks
It’s the BOE’s turn to announce its latest monetary policy stance 21 March 2019 A pretty quick BOE preview because I don’t think there’s going to be much coming from them. Expect Largely a repeat of the last meeting and inflation report Focus... 
by Ryan Littlestone | March 20th, 2019, 15:03:12 | Central Banks, Fed, FOMC, News, Technical Analysis
It’s FOMC time and the market is going to be on the hunt for clues from Fed’s Powell All the previews in the world that come and go over these events can usually all be summed up in one metric. For the Fed, the FFR rate probabilities is one of the best.... 
by Ryan Littlestone | March 6th, 2019, 11:55:41 | Bank of Canada, Central Banks
Forex trading preview ahead of the Bank of Canada monetary policy decision 6 March 2019 Trading today’s BOC decision is a question of judging expectations. CAD has been on the slide since the GDP report and I’m wondering whether it’s gone too far... 
by K-man | March 6th, 2019, 11:25:41 | Bank of Canada, Central Banks, Technical Analysis
06.03.2019 Bank of Canada preview. In short, there should be no change in monetary policy, the current conditions are expected roughly balanced between a good job market and the weaker GDP . But that’s where it ends. Where we had an upbeat picture painted by...