UP 286: Bank of Japan finally tightens
It’s taken them 17 years to do it but the BoJ has finally raised key interest rates. Max Sarto,...
16:34
UP 286: Bank of Japan finally tightens
It’s taken them 17 years to do it but the BoJ has finally raised key interest rates. Max Sarto,...
16:34
UP 285: The credibility brake on interest rate cuts
Many central banks still seem to attach more risks to easing too early than too late. And while...
35:01
UP 284:Central banks stand firm – for now
So far in 2024, the major central banks have resisted pressure in financial markets for early...
38:10
Much like 2022, there can’t be many forecasters unhappy to see the back of 2023. Nonetheless,...
50:27
UP 282: What surprised financial markets in 2023
This year has produced the usual string of surprises for global financial markets. The Econoday...
28:27
UP 281: Looking for the turn in interest rates
Financial markets are increasingly anticipating interest rate cuts in 2024 despite many central...
39:50
UP 280: Bank of Japan: More of a tweak than a twist
In the face of extreme monetary tightening abroad, speculation was rife that the BoJ might...
19:28
UP 279:The fallout from higher-for-longer
It took a while, but investors now seem to accept that many central banks will be keeping key...
44:21
UP 277: Economic growth defies inverted yield curves
Yield curves are inverted across North America, much of Europe and parts of the Southern...
42:06
UP 276: Central banks are doing their own thing
Over the last couple of days, we’ve seen key interest rates hiked in the Eurozone, left on hold...
39:27
UP 274:Central bank round-up: Inflation worries usurp banking woes
Recent interest rate hikes by several major central banks clearly underline the determination of...
35:19
UP 273: Markets still don’t believe the central banks
Despite some generally hawkish central bank statements this week, financial markets apparently...
14:20
UP 271: U.S. eyes September payrolls as the UK digests economic policy chaos
Friday’s U.S. employment report dominates this week’s economic data calendar but it’s been the...
21:28
UP 270: Central bank round-up: What they did and what it means
Supported by aggressive rhetoric, this week’s raft of official interest rate hikes means that...
26:15
UP 269: The energy price shock is forcing a fiscal response
The impact of surging energy prices on monetary policy has been apparent for some while now but...
46:59
UP 268: Recession won’t stop rates rising
If there was one overriding message from last week’s Jackson Hole symposium it was that central...
17:18
UP 267: Whatever happened to forward guidance?
In recent weeks a number of central banks have modified, or even completely jettisoned, their...
44:49
UP 266: Global update: From inflation to recession?
Inflation is still far too high pretty well everywhere and, in some countries, still rising....
48:20
UP 264: A far from synchronised global recovery
To varying degrees, inflation, geopolitical tensions and inevitably Covid continue to dictate...
44:54
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