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"Rates may have climbed but 2023 wasn’t a bad year"
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by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief |
12/22/23 |
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Rate cuts are the promise of 2024. |
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"Rate-cut hopes building but not yet at fever pitch"
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by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief |
12/15/23 |
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Central banks having to manage policy expectations. |
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"A run of steady policy decisions underway"
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by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief |
12/8/23 |
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Policy still tilted toward vigilance. |
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"Data meeting expectations; monetary policy likely to stay on hold"
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by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief |
12/1/23 |
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Patience needed to fight inflation. |
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"Inflation returning to target; recession risks mostly limited"
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by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief |
11/17/23 |
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Policy rates likely have peaked. |
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"Global data weaken but inflation fight not yet won"
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by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief |
11/10/23 |
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Are rate cuts the next step for monetary policy? |
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"Global data weaken; policy on hold with tightening bias in place"
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by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief |
11/3/23 |
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Economic activity subdued but inflation still too high. |
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"Rising market rates easing the need for rising policy rates"
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by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief |
10/27/23 |
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US, Japan beating expectations while eurozone, UK lag. |
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"Policy bias toward tightening; inflation cooling but still high"
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by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief |
10/20/23 |
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Global economic data continue to outperform expectations |
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"Inflation mostly easing as Mideast conflict builds"
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by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief |
10/13/23 |
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China underperforming ahead of Q3 GDP. |
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"Policy mostly on pause; risks tilted toward renewed hikes"
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by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief |
10/6/23 |
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Global data exceeding expectations. |
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"Slowing inflation makes it harder to keep raising rates"
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by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief |
9/29/23 |
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Resistance to further hikes is building. |
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"Split vote! Whether to pause or hike"
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by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief |
9/22/23 |
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UK and Switzerland underperforming, Canada outperforming. |
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"Big week ahead for monetary policy: Fed, BoE, SNB, BoJ"
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by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief |
9/15/23 |
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OPEC cuts having their impact. |
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"Further rate hikes not certain but would be no surprise"
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by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief |
9/1/23 |
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Tightening too much versus not enough. |
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"Service sector PMIs breakdown; US mortgage rates soaring"
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by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief |
8/25/23 |
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Global data underperforming. |
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"China data much weaker than expected"
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by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief |
8/21/23 |
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The end in global rate hikes is at hand. |
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"Data hitting expectations yet policy bias still in play"
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by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief |
8/11/23 |
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US inflation updates no better than mixed. |
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"Global results moving in line with expectations"
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by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief |
8/4/23 |
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Inflation is cooling but perhaps too slowly. |
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"Central banks tightening policy, including the Bank of Japan?"
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by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief |
7/28/23 |
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BoJ loosens yield curve controls. |
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"Inflation still too high but economic data cooling"
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by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief |
7/21/23 |
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Global rates nearing their peak. |
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"Month-end Fed hike up in the air"
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by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief |
7/14/23 |
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US price pressures seemingly ease. |
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"US and Canada leading global economy"
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by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief |
6/30/23 |
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Strong data point to Fed hike. |
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"Monetary policy continues to diverge"
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by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief |
6/23/23 |
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Shock and awe from the Bank of England. |
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"Global policy diverging"
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by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief |
6/16/23 |
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Policy finesse as rates hit peak. |
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"Rate hike surprises!"
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by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief |
6/9/23 |
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Growth in question, inflation mixed. |
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"Employment still strong, inflation still too high"
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by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief |
6/2/23 |
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The Fed may or may not be pausing. |
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"Policy outlook in gray zone: whether or not to hike one more time"
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by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief |
5/26/23 |
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Risking further inflation or policy overkill. |
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"Inflation still stubborn; supply and demand mixed; trade down"
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by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief |
5/19/23 |
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Data mixed, policy outlook uncertain. |
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"BoE keeps up the pressure"
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by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief |
5/12/23 |
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Economic data mixed to unfavorable. |
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"Policy tightens despite bank troubles; Eurozone underperforms"
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by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief |
5/5/2023 |
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German orders sink. |
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"Inflation moderating but not much; Fed and ECB expected to hike"
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by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief |
4/28/23 |
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US employment costs still too high. |
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"No better than mixed: whether inflation or the policy outlook"
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by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief |
4/21/23 |
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The Reserve Bank of Australia gets slammed. |
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"Policy now pausing, but core inflation not easing"
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by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief |
4/14/23 |
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More good news than bad news on inflation? Maybe. |
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"Easing in monetary policy; inflation slowing but still very high"
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by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief |
4/7/23 |
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Wide range for central bank decisions. |
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"Activity stronger than expected; core inflation still climbing"
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by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief |
3/31/23 |
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Policy tightening still needed. |
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"Credit availability new question for outlook"
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by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief |
3/24/23 |
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Inflation data not improving much if at all. |
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"Turmoil or not, policy rates will keep going up"
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by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief |
3/17/23 |
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Financial stress increases as interest rates rise. |
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"A pivot higher for US monetary policy?"
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by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief |
3/10/23 |
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Job growth keeps exceeding expectations. |
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"Will it be 25 or 50?"
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by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief |
3/3/23 |
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Expectations for the mid-month FOMC have yet to gel. |
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"Is inflation moderating or not?"
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by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief |
2/24/23 |
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Inflation remains sky high. |
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"Inflation looking stubborn"
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by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief |
2/17/23 |
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The longer rates rise, the greater the risk of recession. |
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"No stop to rate hikes yet"
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by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief |
2/10/23 |
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Employment gives hawks strong cover. |
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"Labor demand clears way, makes necessary more tightening"
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by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief |
2/3/23 |
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Wage inflation the narrowing target. |
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"Inflation mixed, growth mixed; policy nearing transition"
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by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief |
1/27/23 |
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Why a step down to 25 basis points is about to begin. |
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"Data in line with projections, clearing way for further tightening"
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by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief |
1/20/23 |
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Will it be 50 or 25 basis points? |
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"Rate paths slowing as inflation eases, or at least mostly eases"
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by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief |
1/13/23 |
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Central banks still have work to do. |
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"Inflation easing and employment strong, but not all news good"
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by Mark Pender, Editor-in-Chief |
1/6/23 |
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Some data support recession talk. |
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