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Next Week’s Menu: June 12 – 18, 2021
June 11, 2021
Central Banks: Monetary policies will be reviewed in the United States, Japan, Indonesia, Turkey, Brazil, Switzerland, Norway, Ukraine and Taiwan. Fed Chairman Powell, BOJ Governor Kuroda, Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Lowe, and Swiss National Bank President Jordan will be speaking publicly. RBA minutes to be published. Events and Holidays: U.S. President Biden’s trip to […] More
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Half Percentage Point Central Bank Interest Rate Hike in Russia
June 11, 2021
A third successive hike of the Central Bank of Russia has been engineered, and its 50-basis point increase to 5.5% exceeded forecasts of a 25-basis point move. The rate had been raised by 50 basis points in April and 75 bps in May. A statement from the Board of Directors after the scheduled policy […] More
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G7 Summit and a Greater-than-Expected Interest Rate Hike in Russia
June 11, 2021
Leaders of the Group of Seven (U.S., Japan, Germany, France, Italy, U.K., and Canada) are holding their annual summit in Cornwall, England. A third successive hike of the Central Bank of Russia has been engineered, and its 50-basis point increase to 5.5% exceeded forecasts of a 25-basis point move. The rate had been raised by […] More
