Week Ahead – Fed, BoJ and BoE Conclude End-Year Policy Decisions

German 40 index strives to exit bearish formation before a widely expected rate cut Short-term risk skewed to the upside, but confirmation signal could come above 18,672 The German 40 index started Thursday’s session on a positive note, aiming to extend its latest upturn above its 20-day simple moving average (SMA) and out of the […]

Are interest rate expectations too optimistic? PMI revisions positive but the outlook is broadly unchanged NAS100 nears all-time highs Equity markets in Europe and the US continued to edge higher on Tuesday despite many now questioning whether investors are getting too carried away. The rally appears to be based on the view that central banks […]

The week starts very slowly as most Western markets are closed for Easter holiday. The US revealed the latest core PCE print on a Good Friday and the Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Jerome Powell spoke after the data. The headline figure came in line with the expectations at 2.8%, down from 2.9% printed a month […]