Economic Outlook – 22 March 2020
Most of last week's data releases can be ignored as they are from before the spreading of the coronavirus and the data releases are in fact outdated since the economy is in another place now. [...]
Economic Outlook – 15 March 2020
Most of the data releases can be ignored as they are from before the spreading of the coronavirus and these releases are in fact outdated since the economy is in another place now. Marina Cassar [...]
Economic Outlook – 8 March 2020
US The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a half percentage last Tuesday, hours after a G7 teleconference in which officials vowed to coordinate policy. Other central banks cutting rates include the Bank of Canada, [...]
Economic Outlook – 1 March 2020
US The bond market now expects almost four Fed rate cuts by the end of the year, but one might rightly wonder how lower short-term rates would alleviate supply chain disruptions and aversion to international [...]
Economic Outlook – 23 February 2020
US Minutes from the January FOMC meeting indicate the coronavirus will not push the Fed to cut interest rates. Positive housing and manufacturing survey data last week supported that view. While trade tensions have receded [...]
Economic Outlook – 9 February 2020
US Employers added another 225,000 workers to their payrolls in January, an outcome that exceeded expectations. Owing partly to the fact that more people are entering the labor force, the unemployment rate edged higher to [...]