CHF holds losses below 0.8100 amid firm Fed rate hike bets The Swiss Franc has held onto Monday's losses against the US Dollar, trading around 0.8088. The CHF is under pressure due to the USD's outperformance, driven by expectations of a Fed interest rate hike this
Bank of Japan publishes breakdown of circulation reserves, foreign currency assets, and trust-held investments as of June 20, 2026. The Bank of Japan released its June 20, 2026 accounts, outlining reserves allocated for circulation, foreign currency holdings, and trust-bas
Senate bans Fed CBDC for four years The U.S. Senate has passed a housing bill that includes a four-year ban on the Federal Reserve creating a central bank digital currency. The ban is set to last until the end of 2030 and is part of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Ac
AUDUSD and NZDUSD fall after FOMC rate decision The Australian and New Zealand dollars are trading lower, with the NZDUSD down 0.26% and the AUDUSD down 0.14%. The declines follow the FOMC rate decision last week, which has led to a decrease in the value of both cu
The USDCHF found solid support last week at the 100-bar moving average on the 4-hour chart and the 50% retracement of the decline from the June 2025 high, both converging near 0.7908. From that base, buyers regained control and drove the pair higher helped by the more hawk
Retailers HD and LOW fell 2.5%-3% post-Fed decision but recovered losses the next day amid housing market pressures. Shares of Home Depot (HD) and Lowe's (LOW) declined 2.5% to 3% after the Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged following its June 17 meeting. The un
European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde said on Monday that policymakers are not yet seeing signs that the latest inflation shock requires a more aggressive policy response, even as geopolitical tensions add fresh uncertainty to the Eurozone outlook. Speaki
SPEECH Hearing of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament Speech by Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB, at the Hearing of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament Brussels, 22 June 2026 It is a pleasure to...
Greenspan led the Federal Reserve for 18 years, shaping modern monetary policy and central bank credibility. Alan Greenspan, who served as Federal Reserve Chair from 1987 to 2006, has died at age 99. His tenure spanned nearly two decades, guiding the U.S. central bank thro
Joachim Nagel: New forms of money and the transmission of monetary policy Welcome remarks by Dr Joachim Nagel, President of the Deutsche Bundesbank, at the International Conference on Payments and Securities Settlement, hosted by the Deutsche Bundesbank and the Bank of Canada,...