After the unexpected 50 basis point rate cut in September, market participants have turned their attention to the performance of the US economy to gauge the likelihood of further cuts. This focus aligns with the Federal Reserve’s shift toward monitoring the labor market, although inflation, especially excluding food and energy costs, is proving more stubborn than before.
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Strong US Jobs Report Takes Pressure Off Fed for Next Meeting
Surprisingly strong hiring in September has taken pressure off the Federal Reserve by reducing worries over the US labor market, giving policymakers room to continue cutting interest rates at a more gradual pace in coming months.
Fed to Begin Cutting Interest Rates, Signal Next Steps
The Federal Reserve (Fed) is widely expected to lower interest rates this week after holding borrowing costs at a two-decade high for more than a year.
ईसीबी और फेड ने सितंबर में संभावित कटौती से पहले मिनट प्रकाशित किए
इस सप्ताह सभी की निगाहें वायोमिंग के पहाड़ों पर होंगी, जहां फेडरल रिजर्व (Federal Reserve) की जैक्सन होल संगोष्ठी होगी, यह हर साल नोबेल पुरस्कार विजेता अर्थशास्त्री को काउबॉय हैट में देखने का सबसे अच्छा मौका है।
ECB Press Conference Outlook & Report on Thursday, 12 September 2019
Mario Draghi faces one of the most contentious policy meetings of his European Central Bank presidency on Thursday as he prepares to ramp up monetary stimulus again despite skepticism from the euro area’s biggest economies.
U.S. officials are set to Travel to China Next Monday for the First High-Level, Face-to-Face Trade Negotiations Talks
Lighthizer and a small team will be in Shanghai through Wednesday, according to people familiar with the plans who asked not to be identified. The meeting will involve a broad discussion of the issues outstanding and isn’t expected to yield major breakthroughs, a senior administration official said.
China Imports Tumbled in May, Holding Up Trade Deal With China Ahead of G-20
Gold Silver Reports ✔ – President Donald Trump – It’s me right now that’s holding up the deal,” Trump said at the White House before he left on a trip to Iowa. “And we’re going to either do a great deal with China or we’re not going to do a deal at all.”
Trump – Attack Via Tweets Comes Week Before Fed Meets on Policy
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – “The Fed interest rate way too high, added to ridiculous quantitative tightening! They don’t have a clue!” Trump said on Twitter, renewing his complaints about the U.S. central bank a week before it meets in Washington to discuss monetary policy.
World’s Central Banks Want More Gold – Gold Silver Reports
India’s central bank is likely to join counterparts in Russia and China scooping up gold this year, adding to its record holdings and lending support to worldwide bullion demand as top economies diversify their reserves.
