★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)MarketsMonetary Policy BoJ’s Rate Hike Fails to Halt Yen Slump, FX Intervention Remains Possibility to Avoid Inflation Rebound The Bank of Japan (BoJ) raised its benchmark short-term rate for the first time in 17 years yesterday, but dovish…McAlinden Research PartnersMarch 20, 2024
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)Economics & TradeMarketsMonetary Policy Burgeoning Downtrend in US Dollar Could Ease Difficulties Facing Emerging Market Economies Softening growth in consumer price inflation, paired with declining producer, export, and import prices, lent greater weight to the case against further…McAlinden Research PartnersNovember 16, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)MarketsMonetary Policy ECB Benchmark Rate Reaches Record High, But Euro Could Continue to Crack Without Further Hikes A record high in the ECB's benchmark short-term rate has done little to stem the Euro's ongoing slide against the US…McAlinden Research PartnersSeptember 14, 2023
⚑ Joe Mac's ViewpointsFinanceMarketsMonetary Policy FX and the Impending Fed Inflection Point In tandem with reaching the median terminal rate its policymakers laid out in March, the Federal Reserve boosted bets on…McAlinden Research PartnersMay 12, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)Economics & TradeMarketsPolitics & Policy China’s Diplomatic Onslaught Likely Key to Sustaining International Growth of Yuan-Denominated Payments China's efforts to build inroads with large emerging market economies has been supercharged by renewed diplomatic efforts across western Asia…McAlinden Research PartnersApril 12, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)FinanceMarketsMonetary Policy Hawkish ECB Helps to Reduce Real Rate Spread with US, Ramping Up FX Pressure on USD/EUR Whether the Fed raises its benchmark fed funds rate by 25bps or chooses to pause at tomorrow's FOMC meeting, the Fed's…McAlinden Research PartnersMarch 21, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)Economics & TradeFinanceMonetary Policy As USD Continues to Crack, China and Others Wage War on Dollar Dominance in Global Trade A weakening Dollar throughout the second half of 2022, and into the new year, has coincided with a ramping up…McAlinden Research PartnersJanuary 18, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerCommoditiesMonetary Policy Gold Gains as Fed Passes Peak Hawkishness, Russia Doubles Metal’s Allowance in National Wealth Fund Gold has continued its ongoing rally into the new year on hopes that the Fed's rapid pace of tightening is…McAlinden Research PartnersJanuary 4, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)Economics & TradeMarketsMonetary PolicyPolitics & Policy UK’s Pound Sterling Slammed by Stagflationary Prospects, Loss of Confidence in Policymakers The UK's Pound Sterling (GBP) plummeted yesterday, recording one of its worst days of trading across the past three decades. Moreover,…McAlinden Research PartnersSeptember 27, 2022
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)CommoditiesMonetary Policy Gold Price Looks Toward Resurgence if the Dollar Rally Continues Drying Up Q1 data shows gold demand started the year off strong. However, prices for the precious metal have backed off from their 2022…McAlinden Research PartnersMay 26, 2022