SCB Economic Update
Interest rates dominate this week
- The US Fed meet this week. No move on interest rates is expected and the statement should be largely unchanged. But watch the wording on the job market. Sterling should be supported by the release of the minutes of the Bank of England MPC and the UK Budget.
- Saturday, March 13 - 2004 at 16:24 |
Gold glitters as dollar hit by poor payrolls
- Standard Chartered's Global Research team looks at the implications of last Friday's poor US economic numbers for interest rates and gold prices.
- Saturday, March 06 - 2004 at 11:38 |
ECB and US payroll report key for dollar direction
- This is an important week for data and events in the majors. Julian Jessop, Standard Chartered's Senior US economist, looks at the two that will set the market direction.
- Monday, March 01 - 2004 at 12:03 |
After the Carnival: Going with the local view on Brazil
- Doug Smith, Standard Chartered's Chief Economist for the Americas, takes a look at the Brazilian economy as the famous Rio carnival gets going.
- Thursday, February 26 - 2004 at 13:39 |
Lebanon: cyclical strength, structural challenges
- Daniel Hanna, Standard Chartered's Middle East economist, examines the current outlook for Lebanon.
- Monday, February 23 - 2004 at 17:41 |
India importing high inflation
- Kishlaya Pathak, Standard Chartered's India economist, looks at the likely policy response from the current bout of imported inflation and explains why we could see the INR appreciate further.
- Friday, February 20 - 2004 at 09:49 |
US: Greenspan upbeat on the economy, dovish on inflation
- US Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan's speech on Wednesday was welcomed by equities and bonds. The US dollar by contrast took a beating. Julian Jessop, Standard Chartered's Senior US economist, looks at what the Fed Chairman said and what it means for global markets.
- Thursday, February 12 - 2004 at 08:45 |
G7 offers little support for the US dollar
- Claudio Piron, Standard Chartered's Chief FX Strategist, examines the impact of the latest G7 statement on the currency market. He concludes that it did little to support the dollar but did put the focus on Asian currencies.
- Monday, February 09 - 2004 at 13:38 |
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