Key takeaways The Federal Reserve delivered a hawkish hold and signalled a major policy regime shift. While rates remained unchanged at 3.50%-3.75%, Chair Kevin Warsh abolished traditional forward guidance, reinforcing a data-dependent approach and increasing Read more…
USD/JPY surged to a fresh two-year high after the Federal Reserve delivered a significantly more hawkish message than markets had anticipated, reviving expectations that US interest rates could rise again before year-end. While the Fed Read more…
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New Zealand’s economy expanded by 0.8% qoq in the first quarter of 2026, matching market expectations and accelerating from the 0.5% qoq growth recorded in the final quarter of 2025. GDP per capita rose 0.5% Read more…
The New Zealand economy made a solid start to the year with GDP rising by 0.8% in the March quarter. Revisions to recent history made this a stronger overall result than we were expecting. Key Read more…
The Fed maintained its monetary policy unchanged in Kevin Warsh’s inaugural meeting as the new Chair. Warsh did not submit personal projections, but the distribution of other committee views signals a shift to hiking bias. Read more…
The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) held the policy rate steady at the target range of 3.5%-3.75% for a fourth consecutive meeting. The move was fully expected by market participants. The post-meeting statement was significantly Read more…
Key Highlights WTI Crude Oil declined heavily below $88 and $85. A major bearish trend line is forming with resistance at $89.50 on the 4-hour chart of XTI/USD. Gold could extend gains if it settles Read more…
Forward guidance is out. Task forces are in. The Federal Reserve under Kevin Warsh’s one-month leadership as Chair isn’t providing the highly anticipated lower interest rates that consumers, businesses and investors initially expected earlier this Read more…