Posts Tagged ‘Federal Reserve’
Can the Fed Still Ignore Inflation?
GBP The Pound had a mixed week making a small gain of 0.1% against the Euro but fell by 0.4% against the Dollar. April’s GDP and industrial production figures were slightly disappointing on Friday and the hangover from Brexit has weighed on the Pound. The so called “sausage war” is leading to growing tensions between…
Read MoreHeightened fears of a global recession after Trump threatens Mexico with tariffs
With factory activity contracting in most of Asia last month, driven by the US – China trade war, central banks are being forced to review monetary policy, with the Federal Reserve potentially being forced to cut interest rates more than once this year. To compound recessionary fears, President Trump not only threatened to levy new…
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