Jerome Powell gave a speech after the FOMC meeting
After the Fed’s decision to raise the key bid was announced, its head Jerome Powell made a speech. Her overall mood was optimistic. He noted that currently the country’s economy is in very good condition. Privilegedly, Powell stressed that the Fed will constantly monitor the dynamics of the indicators in order to prevent a very […]
Read moreMark Carney, Head of the Bank of England, addresses the Parliament
Mark Carney spoke at the parliamentary hearings. He paid special attention to the possible lack of liquidity in the country’s banking system due to Brexit. According to the head of the Central Bank of Great Britain, in order to prevent the problem it…
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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