Stock Market Outlook Q3 2023: Stay Cautious Our forecast is for major central banks to keep raising rates till year end. This will put a break on economies and potentially lead to a global synchronized recession putting pressure on profits…
ECB Battles Lingering Inflation with Hold or Hike says Lagarde ECB President Lagarde states that rates will not decrease but with either hold or hike to battle stubborn inflation. The mandate of the ECB is price stability. Facing tight job…
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System - Jerome Powell FMOC Raises Rates by 0.25 The Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell lifted interest rates by 0.25 moving the federal funds rate to 5.5% from 5.25%. This was widely anticipated…
What the plan for Ukraine in NATO means? The plan for Ukraine to join NATO has significant geopolitical implications. NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, is a collective defense alliance aimed at countering potential threats from non-member states. Ukraine's inclusion…
The geopolitical risk from the Wagner Group mess has subsided and is now short-lived. However, the implications of a weaker nuclear armed Russia for the medium and long-term still poses a potentially high geopolitical risk to the world and the…
The Bank of England is facing a difficult decision today. Expectations are for a hike of 0.25 to 0.50. Given the nature of the mortagage market in the UK where fixed rates beyond 5 years is not common, means that…
The Turkish Central Bank will need to hike interest rates today. The question is by how much. Currently, expectations from the market are very broad reflecting the high certaintly of the decision. That is a result of restrictive factors such…
The Turkish economy has been facing a multitude of challenges in the post-election period. The lira has been performing poorly, inflation rates are high, and regional disparities still exist. However, the new finance minister, Mehmet Simsek, has come forward with…
Turkish Election 2023: Our Forecast The Turkish election of 2023 is a pivotal event in the country's history. With the presidential and parliamentary elections taking place simultaneously, the electorate is set to head to the polls on May 14, 2023,…
The rate decision is due at 2:00 pm today. More important than the rate decision is the end policy rate signals from the FED. Based on tightening credit conditions which acts as a break of the economy, this should decrease…
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