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Gold prices enjoyed a stellar rally in the immediate aftermath of the 2008 global financial crisis. As the markets across the world plunged, investors sought the safety in gold, often dubbed as a safe haven asset. Gold prices rose to…
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The Bank of Canada is set to hike rates this week and will be holding its first monetary policy meeting of the year. According to many, the BoC is expected to hike interest rates by 25 basis points at this week's meeting. The rate hike…
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The year of 2017 has been one of many surprises as far as monetary policy was concerned. Since spring this year, central bankers across most of the G7 economies undoubtedly turned hawkish. The famous central bank convention in Sintra,…
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The Bank of Japan will be one of the last central bank meetings lined up for this year this week. The central bank is expected to make no changes with its QQE program and interest rates which currently stand at -0.10%. This comes amid…
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The latest monthly inflation figures from the United States rose gradually, cementing expectations of a Fed rate hike this December. According to official data, consumer prices continued to rise in October at a rate of 0.1% on a monthly…
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The Bank of England governor, Mark Carney in a speech last week cautioned that inflation in the UK would rise above 3% in the few months. The comments came after earlier in the week, official data showed that consumer prices in the UK rose…
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The week ahead will be marked by central bank meetings that include the BoC, the Swedish Riksbank, and the ECB. The ECB's meeting will, however, dominate the wires. On the economic front, the US and the UK's advance GDP reports will be…
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The monthly inflation data from Canada due to be released today will set an important market for the Bank of Canada. Central bank officials are expected to meet next week at the monthly monetary policy meeting. Although no changes to…
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With the EURUSD now looking to the fourth quarter of the year, the focus for investors will be whether the common currency can hold to the impressive gains made this year. The euro currency has been undoubtedly one of the top performing…
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The week ahead will be a busy one with three central bank meetings lined up. The RBA starts off the week with its monetary policy meeting, followed by the Bank of Canada and eventually handing over the spotlight to the ECB. On the economic…
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