The U.S. Federal Reserve said minutes of its January policy meeting would be released on Wednesday as scheduled though its offices in Washington would be closed due to bad weather.
Debt / Fixed Income Markets
Draghi’s Long Farewell May Delay ECB Guidance move
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Some European Central Bank policymakers are reluctant to alter their guidance on interest rates as a move could tie the hands of the bank’s next president many months before an appointment is even made, four sources close to the matter said.
ECB’s Nowotny: We Expect Positive Economic Outlook To Continue But Risks Exist
ECB’s Nowotny: Asked About Latest GDP Figures, Has Not Seen Anything That Would Require An Adjustment Of Monetary Policy Outlook
Five Questions for the ECB
Growing concern about the impact of trade tensions on the economic outlook, another spike in Italian borrowing costs, fraught Brexit talks and volatility in world markets make for a colorful backdrop to Thursday’s European Central Bank meeting.
Trade war eating up China industrial profits – Gold Silver Reports
GSR (Gold Silver Reports) — While other data still have yet to show the trade war impact, industrial profits seem to show that the trade war is eating up profits of manufacturers in China, and even more so for foreign manufacturers.