Thursday Roundup December 11, 2025 Many other central banks made interest rate announcements the day after the Federal Reserve’s fed funds target was cut on Wednesday by 25 basis points by a split vote of 10-2-1 with District Presidents Schmid and Goolsbee preferring to leave the rate unchanged at 3.75-4.0% and Governor Miran promoting a…
FOMC Statement, Updated Forecast, and Powell Press Conference December 10, 2025 In the six weeks since the late October review of U.S. monetary policy, the dollar on balance moved hardly at all against the euro but rose 2.7% against the Japanese yen as can be seen at the bottom of the table below. The 10-year…
Azerbaijan and Canadian Interest Rate Decisions in December 2025 December 10, 2025 the Bank of Canada’s overnight policy interest rate was left unchanged at 2.25% following today’s scheduled review today. That’s its lowest level since July 2022 and represents a cumulative decline of 275 basis points since June 2024. Today’s decision was not a surprise,…
All Eyes on the Federal Reserve December 10, 2025 This week’s FOMC meeting, whose interest rate announcement today will be made at 14:oo EST and likely involve a 25-basis point cut, is the last one of 2025. The first three scheduled meetings next year (Jan 27-28, Mar 17-18 and Apr 28-29) will be chaired by…
Central Banks In the Forefront December 9, 2025 The Federal Open Market Committee’s two-day policy review begins today and is widely expected to cut the federal funds target interest rate by 25 basis points, matching the previous decisions in September and late October. A scheduled quarterly update of Fed forecasts and Chairman Powell’s press conference…
Investors Positioning for Likely Fed Reserve Rate Cut from FOMC Meeting that Starts Tomorrow December 8, 2025 (162) The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield rose five basis points overnight in anticipation of a 25-basis point cut likely to be announced on Wednesday. This increase exerted a similarly-sized increase in other 10-year sovereign debt yields, for example…
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More of the Same: Gentle Dollar Down-Drift and Resilient Equities December 5, 2025 Friday has seen several data releases but without meaningful impact on world financial markets as 2025 draws closer to its end. Prior to the release of U.S. personal income & consumption, consumer confidence, and the all-important PCE price deflator, the dollar was…
Next Week’s Menu: December 06-12, 2025 December 4, 2025 Central Banks: The keenly awaited final FOMC meeting of 2025 will happen on Tuesday-Wednesday. An expected interest rate cut will be accompanied by updated forecasts and followed by Chairman Powell’s press conference. On the week’s busy calendar for central bank watchers, others that are scheduled to…
Lull in Data Flow Slows Pulse of Market Activity December 4, 2025 Thursday has been a comparatively inconsequential trading session. The dollar is narrowly mixed, dropping 0.3% against sterling but ticking 0.1% higher relative to the euro and yen. U.S. equities are holding but not extending yesterday’s rise. Japan’s Nikkei-225 played catchup, jumping 2.3%, and…