The SNB is the first central bank among the G10 countries to reduce interest rates. Markets were surprised because the bank's earlier announcements did not indicate such a move in March. The Swiss franc lost both against the dollar [...]
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15 February 2024
Recessionary start to Thursday's session
The beginning of Thursday's session on world markets is marked by recession. GDP data for the fourth quarter indicated that both Japan and the United Kingdom were struggling with technical economic contraction in the second half [...]
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14 February 2024
Pound under pressure from lower inflation. Will the BoE accelerate the easing of monetary policy?
The beginning of Wednesday's session on financial markets is not favorable for the British pound. Lower CPI data from the UK combined with higher inflation readings in the US push the GBP/USD pair down. Policy [...]
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1 February 2024
BoE meeting: the number of variants considered may increase
With inflation falling faster than expected in the Bank of England's (BoE) November Monetary Policy Report, the revision of inflation projections is likely to show UK CPI falling [...]