Foreign Exchange Insights and Next Week
Next Week’s Menu: July 4 – 10, 2026
July 3, 2026
Central Banks: Interest rate policies will be reviewed in Malaysia, Romania, Poland, Serbia, New Zealand, and Peru. FOMC minutes and the Bank of England Financial Stability Report will be published. New York Fed District President Williams, Breeden and Mann of the Bank of England, and Hunter of the Reserve Bank of Australia will be speaking […] More
Next Week’s Menu: June 27-July 3, 2026
June 26, 2026
Central Banks: The Bank of Japan’s quarterly Tankan survey of corporate perceptions and expectations will be published as well as minutes from the last Reserve Bank of Australia Board meeting. Interest rate policy will be reviewed at central banks in Colombia and Jamaica. Central bankers speaking publicly in the period include Barkin and Williams of […] More
Coming Week’s Menu: June 20-26, 2026
June 20, 2026
Central Banks: Interest rates to be reviewed in Hungary, Thailand, China and Mexico. Williams and Goolsbee of the Federal Reserve, as weel as Breeden, Taylor and Dhingra of the Bank of England and Hauser of the Reserve Bank of Australia have speaking engagements. A summary of the latest Bank of Japan Board meeting will get […] More
Next Week’s Menu: June 13-19, 2026
June 12, 2026
Central Banks: A slew of monetary authorities will be reviewing monetary policies next week, including those in the United States, Great Britain, Japan, Sweden, Norway, Taiwan, Russia, Ukraine, Pakistan, Brazil, Indonesia, the Czech Republic, Switzerland, Moldova, and the Philippines. It will be the first FOMC meeting not chaired by Jerome Powell in eight year. That […] More
Taking a Long View of the Dollar
May 17, 2026
A paradox of recent foreign exchange conditions is that while the phenomenon of upwardly shifting inflation prospects and downwardly shifting economic growth forecasts concerning 2026 around the world was a by-product of the U.S. decision to wage war against Iran, the U.S. dollar has so far weathered the storm surprisingly well. As the world’s hegemonic […] More
Next Week’s Menu: May 9-15, 2026
May 8, 2026
Central Banks: Monetary policy reviews are scheduled in Romania and Peru. Hammack, Goolsbee and Williams have speaking engagements. So do Cipollone of the ECB and Mann of the Bank of England. A summary of the recent Bank of Japan board meeting will be published. U.S. Data Releases: Producer prices, retail sales, import prices, small business […] More
Next Week’s Menu: May 2-8, 2026
May 1, 2026
Central Banks: Monetary stances will be reviewed in Australia, Sweden, Norway, Mexico, Poland, Malaysia and the Czech Republic. Fed officials with speaking engagements included Williams, Goolsbee, Musalem, and Hammack. Minutes of the Bank of Japan’s March Board meeting and the quarterly Reserve Bank of Australia Monetary Policy Statement will be published. Holidays and Special Events: […] More
Next Week’s Menu: April 25 – May 1, 2026
April 24, 2026
Central Banks: A busy week for central bank watchers lies ahead, with scheduled monetary policy reviews in the United States, Japan, Euroland, U.K., Canada, Hungary, Ukraine, Thailand, Brazil, Pakistan and Kyrgyztan. The British, Canadian and Japanese meetings coincide with updated in-depth quarterly reports. Post-meeting press conferences will be held by Fed Chairman Powell, Bank of […] More
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
Next Week’s Menu: April 11-17, 2026
April 10, 2026
Central Banks: Monetary stances will be reviewed in Singapore and Turkey. Williams, Goolsbee and Barkin are some of the Federal Reserve officials speaking publicly during the period. So will Governor Bailey and MPC members Greene and Taylor of the Bank of England, Deputy Governor Hauser and Assistant Governor Hunter of the Reserve Bank of Australia […] More
