Central Bank of Azerbaijan
Much More Than an FOMC Announcement Day
February 1, 2023
The FOMC policy statement at 19:00 GMT today (14:00 EST) will be followed half an hour later by the start of Chairman Powell’s press conference. Officials are expected to raise the target federal funds corridor by 25 basis points to 4.50-4.75%. This is the first scheduled FOMC meeting of 2023 and therefore the one in […] More
A Turn for the Worse in Ukraine-Russian Conflict Sends Dollar Up and Equities Down
March 18, 2022
Hopes had been kindled early this week by reports of progress in cease-fire talks, but those signs have not panned out, and a new worry is that China is moving closer to supporting Putin’s imperialistic ambitions. The Central Bank of Russia did not raise its 20% policy rate further at today’s scheduled review, claiming that […] More
Mixed Signals this Friday
September 18, 2020
China’s Shanghai Composite equity index jumped 2.1%, but share prices fell 1.4% in New Zealand and 0.3% in Australia and India. Japan’s Nikkei rose only 0.2%, and Spanish stocks have so far dropped 1.2% on the day. The dollar climbed to another record high against the Turkish lira and shows a year-to-date advance of more […] More
