#monetary-policy

#monetary-policy

The dollar's stability is bolstered by positive trade developments, including potential tariff agreements between the US and Europe, which ease uncertainty in the market.

South African equities experienced a notable decline on Friday, with the JSE FTSE All Share Index falling below the critical 100,000-point mark due to fading market momentum.

"I think that we are falling prey to some confusion between money, means of payment, and payment infrastructure, and that is accelerated..."

Market players are anticipating almost a 60% chance of a Federal Reserve rate cut in September, which diminishes the US dollar's attractiveness against the Yen.

Silver's trade is fluctuating as improved risk sentiment and strong demand expectations impact its market outlook.

If loose monetary policy were thrown into an already unstable inflationary and tariff mix, the dollar would fall further, the flight from US assets would accelerate...

If the United States announces that we are buying a million Bitcoin, that's just a global seismic shock... We probably go very quickly to something like a million dollars per Bitcoin.

The 10-year Treasury yield serves as a bellwether for economic health and monetary policy, directly influencing Trump’s ambitions and strategic decisions made by Scott Bessent.

Gordon Brown has criticized Donald Trump for using tariffs as a weapon, warning that this could lead to a global economic breakdown akin to the 1930s.