FED is focused on interest rate cut
Comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and St. Louis Fed President James Bullard on Tuesday dampened hopes by some investors that the central bank would deliver a half-point interest-rate […]
Central Bank
The evolution of ECB after Draghi
A fresh war of words has erupted between the US president and the head of the European Central Bank (ECB) over whether the Eurozone’s efforts to help itself are unfair […]
The patient FED on meeting
The U.S. Federal Reserve, facing fresh demands by President Donald Trump to cut interest rates, is expected to leave borrowing costs unchanged at a policy meeting this week but possibly […]
The rate cut is coming
The U.S. Federal Reserve has sent a “very strong signal” that it’s ready to consider cutting interest rates, according to a former Fed governor. Sarah Bloom Raskin, who sat on […]
Spread BTP-BUND: is this time different?
The generic term spread in economics indicates the difference between two values and may have different meanings depending on the context in which it is inserted. In Italy, it denotes […]
China becomes a big sellers for US Treasury
China sold the most U.S. Treasuries in almost 2-1/2 years in March amid uncertainty about a trade deal between Beijing and Washington, data from the U.S. Treasury Department released on […]
Switzerland: SNB doesn’t change monetary policy
As expected, the SNB has not changed monetary policy, keeping rates unchanged: the interest rate on sight deposits held at the SNB remains set at -0.75%, and the margin of […]
Swiss 1000 franc note is getting a new look
Among the world’s most valuable currency notes, Switzerland’s 1,000-franc note ($1,002) is currently underway its design makeover and will be unveiled on March 5. The revamping of the top Swiss […]