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Economist Thomas Prayer speaks to MNI about research published by the BOE on import prices and trade diversion.

Jan-28 07:41

Francois-Philippe Champagne also discusses Monday's G7 finance minister's call.

Jan-28 01:01

Military college professor and government adviser discusses wider impact of U.S. moves on Greenland.

Jan-27 19:31

The Riksbank is widely expected to leave policy on hold in January, with eyes on its perceptions of risk.

Jan-27 13:01

Analysts are split between a hold and a cut as the cautious SARB assesses increasingly benign inflation outlook.

Jan-27 11:26

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Download Full Report Here: https://media.marketnews.com/Fed_Prev_Jan2026_With_Analysts_22448bf33a.pdf This update of our January 23 Fed preview includes analyst expectations - starting page 26 January 2026 FOMC Analyst Views: See You In March None of the 31 analysts' whose previews MNI read expected a Fed rate cut at the January FOMC meeting. * Statement: Most analysts saw the description of economic conditions as largely "marked to market" at the January meeting rather than changed substantively, with the description of "moderate" growth upgraded slightly. * More substantively, some analysts saw tweaks to the description of the balance of risks, potentially including the previous editions' note that risks to employment had risen in recent months. * There were almost no expectations that forward rate guidance would be changed but JPMorgan sees the removal of the word "additional" in the sentence "In considering the extent and timing of additional adjustments to the target range for the federal funds rate" * Dissents: All analysts who expressed an opinion said that it was likely/certain that Gov Miran would again dissent in a dovish direction. Several speculated he could be joined by Gov Bowman and/or Gov Waller, in descending order of probability, * Future action: The MNI analyst median for expected 2026 cuts is 50bp, with a range from zero to 125bp. * The median analyst still sees the next cut coming in March, though several pushed back their easing views to later in the year after the December nonfarm payrolls data released earlier this month. * Several analysts identified June as a logical point of resumption for rate cuts as it would/could reflect the first post-FOMC meeting with a new Fed Chair.

January 26, 2026 09:59

We will be watching the gilt and repo markets for any impacts of this week's large redemption

January 26, 2026 08:20

The Riksbank is expected to hold the policy rate at 1.75% on Thursday

January 26, 2026 02:44

Both labour and CPI data are marginally worse than the BOE forecast in November - but not meaningfully so

January 26, 2026 07:21

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Both labour and CPI data are marginally worse than the BOE forecast in November - but not meaningfully so

January 26, 2026 07:21

Download Full Report Here: https://media.marketnews.com/Fed_Prev_Jan2026_ffe579f7da.pdf EXECUTIVE SUMMARY * The FOMC's January meeting appears poised to deliver a neutral hold, with heated debate continuing about the appropriate pace of easing over the coming year. * Divisions within the FOMC over the way forward are unlikely to have narrowed much since the December cut. The center of the Committee is likely to hold sway in maintaining an easing bias, albeit with no rush to make the next move now that rates have been brought down to within plausible estimated ranges of neutral policy. * If anything, the Committee may be even more patient now than it was 6 weeks ago. * Recent data have done little on net to affirm the case for another near-term cut, with the unemployment rate steadying and economic activity proving more resilient than expected. * With government shutdown-related distortions failing to clarify the overall picture, Chair Powell is likely to repeat his message from the December meeting that the FOMC is "well positioned to wait to see how the economy evolves", with plenty of data to consider before the next decision in March. * The new Statement is likely to see only limited changes, but should acknowledge both reduced near-term concerns over the labor market as well as the above-expected economic activity since the last meeting. It will maintain the rather vague forward guidance adopted in December that the "extent and timing" of future easing will depend on the data. * That would likely be taken in stride by rate markets which price only around a 3% implied probability of a 4th consecutive 25bp cut, with the next easing expected only by July.

January 23, 2026 10:15

Download Full Report Here: https://media.marketnews.com/Fed_Speak_Jan2026_939436abc7.pdf Ahead of next week's Fed decision, we've published our summary of FOMC participant communications since the December FOMC meeting, including MNI's Hawk-Dove Matrix and a recap of the latest Beige Book and December meeting minutes.

January 23, 2026 04:34

Norges Bank held the policy rate at 4.00% as unanimously expected.

January 22, 2026 04:03