Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s (RBNZ) Governor Anna Breman presents the prepared remarks on the Monetary Policy Review (MPR) and responds to media questions at the press conference after the May monetary policy announcement. Earlier on, Breman and her colleagues announced no change to the Official Cash Rate (OCR) decision, holding it at 2.25% as widely anticipated. RBNZ press…
EUR/GBP just bounced off a key range support zone! Will this lead to more euro gains in the next few trading sessions?
Australian April CPI: Headline 4.2% (expected 4.4%, prior 4.6%) The core rate is still very solid, underlying at 3.4% (expected 3.4%, prior 3.3%) AUD down, headline and m/m core lower than expected. investingLive Exclusive 31m ago
The USD/JPY pair loses ground to near 159.20 during the early Asian trading hours on Wednesday. Speculations that Japanese authorities will step in again to prop up the currency provide some support to the Japanese Yen (JPY) against the US Dollar (USD). The US April Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Price Index report will be in the spotlight later on Thursday….
2026.05.26 2026.05.27 Weekly Economic Calendar for 01.06.2026–07.06.2026 Jana Kanehttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/jana-kane/ Geopolitical tensions in the Middle East continue to send shockwaves through global markets, while the White House and President Trump remain a constant source of headline-driven volatility. A stream of unexpected remarks, abrupt policy signals, and unpredictable moves has left investors navigating an increasingly fragile and jittery trading environment. In…
Sunday’s cheat sheet called for a bifurcated early week — Trump’s “largely negotiated” Iran claim colliding with Tehran’s “far from reality” rebuttal, with PCE positioned as the week’s decisive catalyst. Two sessions in, that’s broadly the script we’ve gotten, but the magnitudes have been larger than the base case allowed for. Monday’s holiday-thinned session delivered a 6.57% WTI…
Citadel Securities says the Fed should move toward rate hikes as inflation, not the labour market, becomes the dominant economic risk, warning policymakers risk falling behind the curve. Summary: Inflation, not the labour market, is the greater risk to the US economy and the Fed should adjust its stance soon to avoid falling behind the curve Citadel’s model puts…
There is something almost comic about a central bank that spent a year insisting rates needed to come down, only to find itself staring at inflation heading the wrong way. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) slashed the Official Cash Rate (OCR) from a 5.5% peak all the way to 2.25% by late last year, the most aggressive…
2026.05.26 2026.05.26 Short-Term Analysis for BTCUSD, XRPUSD, and ETHUSD for 26.05.2026 Roman Oneginhttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/roman-onegin/ Dear readers, I’ve prepared a short-term forecast for Bitcoin, Ripple, and Ethereum based on Elliott Wave analysis. The article covers the following subjects: Major Takeaways BTCUSD: The final part of a bullish impulse continues developing. Consider long positions with a Take Profit at 82,500.00. XRPUSD: The price is…
Will the RBNZ gang join other major central banks in weighing slower growth against stickier inflation? Our Event Guide for RBNZ’s May Policy Decision suggests that Governor Breman and her team will keep their OCR at 2.25%, but the real story may be the tone. A hawkish hold, especially one that keeps a July hike on the table, could…
