Foreign Exchange Insights and Next Week
Next Week’s Menu: April 18-24, 2026
April 17, 2026
Central Banks: Monetary policies will be reviewed in China, Indonesia, Turkey, Russian, Kazakhstan and the Philippines. Breeden of the Bank of England, Schlegel of the Swiss National Bank, and Dutch Central Bank President Sleijpen and therefore member of the ECB Governing Council have public speaking engagements in the period. Confirmation hearing before the Senate Banking […] More
New Overnight Developments Abroad - Daily Update
It’s All About the Middle East
April 17, 2026
On a day with very few economic data releases, world financial markets this Friday have been dominated by efforts to end the 49-day-old Middle Eastern war. Known facts are 1) that a 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon seems to be holding; 2) shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains very minimal; and 3) […] More
