The U.S. Federal Reserve maintained the rate
The U.S. Federal Reserve has made the expected decision to maintain the base rate at the current level of 2.25-2.5 percent. At the same time, the majority of the members of the Open Market Operations Committee expressed the opinion that there is no n…
Read moreEU does not intend to revise Brexit agreement, Juncker said
British Prime Minister Teresa Mae has cancelled the parliamentary vote. She said she intends to continue negotiations with the European Union in order to achieve better terms of the agreement. Speaking in Strasbourg, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said that it was impossible to hold any additional negotiations on the deal. According to him, the […]
Read moreFrance held its first round of presidential elections (23.04.2017)
On Sunday the French chose among the candidates for the presidency. As a result, two candidates, Emmanuelle Macron and Marin Le Pen, entered the second round. They won 24% and 22% of the votes, respectively. European Union representatives congratulated Macron on his victory. However, many voters are not satisfied with the results of the first […]
Read moreOn June 13-14, 2017, the US Federal Reserve Board met
The Fed made the expected market decision to raise the rate to 1-1.25 percent. Almost all members of the Open Market Operations Committee believe that there will be another rate increase by the end of 2017. The meeting also reviewed the forecast for the growth rate of the U.S. economy. The Fed now expects the […]
Read moreMeeting of the Bank of Japan 31 October 2017
As a result of the meeting of the Bank of Japan it was decided to keep the key rate at the same level – minus 0.1 percent. It meets the expectations of most analysts. Bank said it intends to continue the implementation of the incentive program. Annual asset purchase volume remained unchanged – 80 trillion […]
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