Forex
Weekend – Another attack on a Russian oil refinery
News reports of further attacks on Russian oil facilities over the weekend:Ukraine allegedly attacked another oil refinery overnight, Russian authorities said on Sunday,...
New Zealand’s Business NZ PSI improves to 53.0 in February vs. 52.1 prior
New Zealand’s Business NZ Performance of Services Index (PSI) improved to 53.0 in February from the previous reading of 52.1, according to Business...
Goldman Sachs expect 3 Federal Reserve rate cuts in 2024 (from 4 previously)
A weekend note from Goldman Sachs on their Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) outlook, in brief:Inflation has been firmer in recent months, but...
New Zealand Business NZ PSI climbed from previous 52.1 to 53 in February
New Zealand Business NZ PSI climbed from previous 52.1 to 53 in February
New Zealand services PMI for February 53.0 (prior 52.2)
BusinessNZ Performance of Services Index (PSI) for February is 53.0, from January's 52.2 (revised up from 52.1)53.0 is highest since March 20233 of...
Financial Times front page says high Federal Reserve interest rates needed for longer
The Financial Times is gated, but the article is on the front page if you'd like to read it: This article was written...
Russian election result is unsurprising – Putin stays in power
Just noting the result of Russia's election. No surprise, Putin gets another six year term. He's giving a speech in which he continues...
Trump says if he’s not elected “going to be a bloodbath for the country” (on car tariffs)
I've posted before on the economic policies Trump is promising, including:he would impose 60% tariffs on Chinese imports, or higherTrump has bumped that...
Weekend: China finance minister Lan Fo’an reaffirmed the need for proactive fiscal policy
China's finance minister Lan Fo'an wrote in an article published over the weekend, emphasizing the importance of a proactive fiscal policy in consolidating...
Weekend – de Cos says European Central Bank could start cutting interest rates in June
Bank of Spain´s governor Pablo Hernández de Cos and therefore European Central Bank Governing Council (GC) member Pablo Hernandez de Cos spoke in...
