ICYMI former BOJ Sakurai hawkish comments: Could be a May hike, sees 1.5% by end FY 2026
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ICYMI on Oil – U.S. shale industry and Saudi Arabia tell Trump they won't boost output
The Wall Street Journal is gated, but if you can access it, the story is here: U.S. Frackers and Saudi Officials Tell Trump They Won’t...
ICYMI – Japan scrambled fighter jets to intercept Russian bombers, fighters, on Thursday
Two Russian Tu-95 bombers, accompanied by a pair of fighter jets, conducted an eight-hour flight over the Sea of Okhotsk and the Sea of Japan...
ICYMI – BOJ deputy governor signals rate hikes if economic conditions align with forecasts
Justin had the remarks from Bank of Japan (BOJ) Deputy Governor Ryozo Himino yesterday; I think they were significant. Himino seems to have become a...
ICYMI – Morgan Stanley slashes UK 2025 GDP growth forecast to 0.9% (from 1.3% previously)
Justin had the news on this on Monday. Morgan Stanley cited: recent slowdown signs of labour market weakness MS added that the lingering effects of...
ICYMI – Trump will “demand that interest rates drop immediately”
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ICYMI – ECB's Nagel says confident of hitting 2% inflation by mid-year
Justin had the news item overnight: ECB’s Nagel says confident inflation will return to 2% target by mid-year The ECB is widely expected to cut...
ICYMI: Nomura are now forecasting a Bank of Japan (BoJ) interest rate hike next week
Nomura assessed Ueda’s comments from Wednesday as being enough to shift their forecast for a Bank of Japan interest rate hike from March to January....
ICYMI – Six EU countries call for lowering of G7 price cap on Russian oil
Info via Reuters overnight, story is here. In summary: The well-supplied global oil market minimizes the risk of market disruption from a reduced price cap....
ICYMI – Bank of America see no Fed interest rate cuts in 2025, risk skewed towards a hike
I posted earlier on Morgan Stanley being unmoved by the jobs report: They look like they are on a desert island though, analysts elsewhere are...