Canada’s Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc stated late Thursday that the country will delay its second wave of retaliatory tariffs on $125 billion in US products until April 2. However, there was no sign that Canada will remove the existing $30 billion tariffs, per Reuters. US President Donald Trump issued an executive order earlier in the … Read more
Trump delays reciprocal tariffs on Mexico until April 2 after talks with Sheinbaum. USD/MXN briefly falls as tariff relief boosts MXN before rebounding above 20.30. Traders eye Mexico’s inflation data and US Nonfarm Payrolls for further direction. The Mexican Peso (MXN) appreciated against the US Dollar (USD) on Thursday after United States (US) President Donald … Read more
Federal Reserve (Fed) Governing Board Member Christopher Waller noted on Thursday that recent data has made it more difficult to argue in favor of additional rate cuts heading into the tail end of the first quarter. Key highlights Not all tariffs are passed through. Fed policy is still restrictive. Fed can cut rates for positive … Read more
The Dow Jones shed around 575 points on Thursday, as trade war fears resume. The more the Trump administration tries to soothe tariff fears, the worse things get. Market sentiment is still churning despite announced tariff delays and upbeat jobs data. The Dow Jones Industrial Average turned tail and ran on Thursday, in tandem with … Read more
Today the ECB decided to cut the policy rate by 25bp, so the deposit rate now yields 2.50%. The most important part of the decision was its assessment of the restrictiveness of its monetary policy stance. The ECB now sees monetary policy as ‘becoming meaningfully less restrictive’, which means it assesses that the current rate … Read more
During her press conference, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde outlined the ECB’s decision to cut key interest rates by 25 basis points at the March policy meeting. She elaborated on the rationale behind the move, emphasizing its role in supporting economic stability. Lagarde also addressed questions from the media, providing insights into the ECB’s outlook … Read more