Central Banks
Macro & Micro Compass - Fed Faces Close Call as Inflation Pressures Revive Rate-Hike Debate
Federal Reserve officials will enter this week’s policy meeting facing a renewed surge in price pressures, making the decision over whether to hold or raise interest rates unusually close — and potentially contentious.
Macro & Micro Compass - Fed Rate-Hike Bets Mount Before Inflation Data, Warsh Testimony
Bond traders ramped up bets that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates later this month, ahead of a closely watched US inflation report and remarks from Fed Chair Kevin Warsh.
Stock price tumbled: Is SK Hynix rally over after Nasdaq debut?
The Korean memory chip-maker's stock price tumbled more than 10% (as of morning July 13, 2026) after its stunning Nasdaq debut last Friday (up 12.8%). Is the rally over, or is this a buying oppotuntiy?
Macro & Micro Compass - Federal Reserve Fed officials were split on direction of interest rates at last meeting, minutes show
Fed policymakers were split on the future of interest rates at their June meeting, with officials offering competing cases for hikes or cuts, according to minutes released Wednesday.
Macro & Micro Compass - The BoE Eased Leverage Rules — But Not With the Gilt Exemption Banks Wanted
Hours before the Bank of England(BoE) published its July Financial Stability Report, we framed the leverage rule debate around three possible outcomes. Will the BoE Loosen Bank Leverage Rules to Support the Gilt Market?The Bank of England(BoE) is going to publish its July Financial Stability Report at
Will the BoE Loosen Bank Leverage Rules to Support the Gilt Market?
The Bank of England(BoE) is going to publish its July Financial Stability Report at 10:30 a.m. (GMT+1) on July 7. There is one issue could have consequences well beyond bank regulation: whether British lenders should be given more room to hold government bonds. The BoE has
Macro & Micro Compass - BOJ Lifts Rates to 1%: The End of Japan’s Ultra-Low-Rate Era?
The Bank of Japan has raised its policy rate to around 1.0%, with the decision approved by a 7–1 majority. The complementary deposit facility rate will also rise to 1.0%, while the basic loan rate increases to 1.25%. The new guideline takes effect from June 17,
Macro & Micro Compass - Yen Short Bets Jump to Nine-Year High as Carry Trade Revives
Speculators are betting heavily against the yen, reviving the carry trade as a persistent interest rate gap with the US makes intervention risks seem manageable.
Reprint: The Latest EU Monetary Policy Decisions
ECB Raises Rates Again as Middle East War Rewrites Europe’s Inflation Outlook Brief Analysis The European Central Bank raised its three key interest rates by 25 basis points on 11 June 2026, saying the war in the Middle East is generating new inflation pressure and creating uncertainty around the
