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FISKAL & MONETER

Powell Insists There's No Risk-Free Path for Fed Amid Dual Threats
Wednesday, 24 September 2025 06:28 WIB | Fiscal & monetary

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said the outlook for the labor market and inflation faces risks, reiterating his view that policymakers will likely face a difficult road as they consider further interest rate cuts. “Near-term risks to inflation are tilted to the upside and risks to...


Fed's Miran Says Policy Too Tight, Risks Higher Unemployment
Tuesday, 23 September 2025 05:56 WIB | Fiscal & monetary

Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran said interest rates are too high and proposed aggressive cuts in the coming months to protect the labor market. In his first policy speech since being sworn in as governor last week, Miran outlined the reasons why the neutral interest rate—where the policy...


Bank of Japan keeps interest rate steady at 0.5%, meets expectations
Friday, 19 September 2025 17:41 WIB | Fiscal & monetary

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) announced on Friday that the board members decided to leave the short-term interest rate target unchanged in the range of 0.4%- 0.5% after concluding its two-day monetary policy review meeting. The decision matched the market expectations. The Japanese central bank...


Fed Cuts Interest Rates, Hints At Further Cuts; Miran Dissents
Thursday, 18 September 2025 11:56 WIB | Fiscal & monetary

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter percentage point on Wednesday and indicated it would continue lowering borrowing costs through the end of the year, as policymakers responded to signs of weakness in the labor market. The move received broad internal support, including from most...


Federal Reserve trims interest rates by 25 basis points
Thursday, 18 September 2025 07:51 WIB | Fiscal & monetary

The United States (US) Federal Reserve (Fed) will announce monetary policy decisions and publish the revised Summary of Economic Projections (SEP), the so-called dot plot, following the September policy meeting on Wednesday. Market participants widely anticipate the US central bank to cut the...


US Economy Slows as Chances of September Rate Cut Increase
Tuesday, 26 August 2025 02:23 WIB | Fiscal & monetary

The US economy is slowing, according to a monthly index released Monday, increasing the likelihood that policymakers will cut interest rates next month. The Chicago Fed's National Activity Index fell slightly to minus 0.19 in July from a downwardly revised minus 0.18 in June. A reading below zero...


Jerome Powell Expected To Provide Clues On Fed Rate Direction In Jackson Hole Speech
Friday, 22 August 2025 23:23 WIB | Fiscal & monetary

US Federal Reserve (Fed) Chairman Jerome Powell is scheduled to deliver a speech titled "Economic Outlook and Framework Review" at the annual Jackson Hole Economic Symposium on Friday at 14:00 GMT. Market participants will be closely watching Powell's speech for new clues on the direction of...


Fed's Powell Unlikely to Give Clear Signal
Friday, 22 August 2025 14:18 WIB | Fiscal & monetary

Fed Chair Powell's looming speech at the annual Jackson Hole symposium will be the next catalyst for the U.S. dollar moves, says Joe Capurso, an economist at Commonwealth Bank of Australia. Still, don't expect Powell to give a clear signal in either direction. He is likely to keep his options...


US President Trump Urges Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook to Resign
Thursday, 21 August 2025 04:42 WIB | Fiscal & monetary

In a post published on Truth Social on Wednesday (August 20th), US President Donald Trump urged Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook to resign, linking to a Bloomberg article titled "Trump Allies Urge Bondi to Investigate Fed's Cook Over Mortgages." "The Director of the Federal Housing Finance...


The Fed's Meeting Minutes Could Indicate Whether Waller And Bowman Have Allies Who Support An Imminent Interest Rate Cut
Thursday, 21 August 2025 01:06 WIB | Fiscal & monetary

The US Federal Reserve's decision last month to keep interest rates unchanged sparked a dissenting opinion from two leading central bankers who wanted to lower rates to prevent further labor market weakness. The outcome of the two-day meeting on Wednesday could indicate whether their concerns are...


Fed's Barkin: Consumers Can Curb Tariff-Driven Inflation
Thursday, 14 August 2025 04:39 WIB | Fiscal & monetary

Richmond Fed President Thomas Barkin believes that consumer spending behavior—now increasingly selective and inclined to "trade down"—can mitigate price spikes caused by import tariffs, potentially making future inflationary pressures more moderate than feared. He conveyed this view in a series of...


Australia Q2 Annual Wage Growth Exceeds Estimates
Wednesday, 13 August 2025 16:39 WIB | Fiscal & monetary

Australia's seasonally adjusted Wage Price Index rose 3.4% year-on-year in Q2 2025, matching the previous quarter's pace and exceeding expectations for a 3.3% increase. Acceleration in both the public and private sectors drove stronger-than-expected growth. Public sector wages jumped 4.7%, up...


Bank of England cuts policy rate by 25 bps to 4% as expected
Friday, 8 August 2025 01:03 WIB | Fiscal & monetary

The Bank of England (BoE) announced on Thursday that it lowered the policy rate by 25 basis points (bps) to 4% after the August meeting, as widely anticipated.


Fed's Waller wants July interest rate cut amid rising growth, job market risks
Friday, 18 July 2025 14:31 WIB | Fiscal & monetary

Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said on Thursday he continues to believe the U.S. central bank should cut interest rates at the end of this month amid mounting risks to the economy and the strong likelihood that tariff-induced inflation will not drive a persistent rise in price...


The Fed Holds Interest Rates Unchanged
Thursday, 19 June 2025 07:45 WIB | Fiscal & monetary

The United States (US) Central Bank, the Federal Reserve (Fed) kept its monetary policy unchanged on Wednesday (1/30) after previously cutting interest rates by 25 basis points (bps) to 4.25%-4.5% in December. This is in line with market players' expectations, which continue to focus on cuts this...


Australia Keeps Cash Rate As Expected
Tuesday, 1 April 2025 17:37 WIB | Monetary

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) maintained its cash rate at 4.1% during its April meeting, holding borrowing costs unchanged after slashing 25 bps in the February meeting, aligning with market consensus. The committee also kept the interest rate on Exchange Settlement balances at...


Federal Reserve To Keep Rates On Hold, Awaiting Clarity On Trump Policy
Thursday, 20 March 2025 03:03 WIB | Fiscal & monetary

Federal Reserve (Fed) Amerika Serikat (AS) akan mengumumkan keputusan kebijakan moneternya dan merilis Ringkasan Proyeksi Ekonomi (SEP) yang telah direvisi, yang dikenal sebagai dot plot, setelah pertemuan kebijakan Maret pada hari Rabu. Pelaku pasar secara luas mengantisipasi bank sentral AS...


Fed To Adopt Gradual Rate Cuts
Wednesday, 27 November 2024 10:12 WIB | Fiscal & monetary

Federal Reserve officials conveyed optimism that inflation is subsiding and the labor market remains robust, supporting the possibility of further interest rate cuts, though at a measured pace, minutes from November 6-7 meeting showed. Officials noted that monetary policy decisions are contingent...


BOJ Stands Pat in Sign It Won’t Rush to Hike After July Surprise
Friday, 20 September 2024 17:25 WIB | Root

The Bank of Japan kept its monetary policy steady Friday, signaling it sees no need to hurry with interest rate hikes as it monitors financial markets after its July increase and hawkish views spooked investors. The BOJ maintained its settings for the unsecured overnight call rate at around...


Swiss Inflation Rate Down to 5-Month Low
Tuesday, 3 September 2024 21:08 WIB | Root

The annual inflation rate in Switzerland eased to 1.1% in August 2024, down from 1.3% in the previous two months and below market expectations of 1.2%. This marked the lowest level since March, as prices declined for food and non-alcoholic beverages (-0.1% vs. 0.1% in July) and transport (-0.7%...



Why US Economic Data Is "Pending"
Thursday, 2 October 2025 23:47 WIB

The bottom line: The release of official US data is delayed because the federal government is currently in shutdown. While the budget hasn't been...

European Stocks Extend Gains to Fresh Highs
Friday, 3 October 2025 14:18 WIB

European stocks extended gains on Friday, with the STOXX 50 up 0.4% and the STOXX 600 rising 0.3% to fresh record highs, as optimism around...

US ISM Services PMI declines to 50 in September vs. 51.7 forecast
Friday, 3 October 2025 21:13 WIB

The business activity in the US service sector stagnated in September, with the Institute for Supply Management's (ISM) Services Purchasing Managers...

Asia markets trade mixed after Wall Street gains as investors look past government shutdown
Friday, 3 October 2025 07:27 WIB

Asia-Pacific markets opened mostly higher Friday, tracking Wall Street gains as investors shrugged off the U.S. government shutdown. Investors are...

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