Federal funds rate

Wall Street and Australia 200 extended gains, buoyed by trade optimism and inflation data. Markets now price in RBA rate cuts for May and July.

2025-05-02T04:51:41+0100

US stock markets experienced gains last week, driven by tech stocks and delays in new tariffs, while retail sales data and Federal Reserve updates remain in focus.

2025-02-17T03:20:32+0000

The Federal Reserve's hawkish tone after a 25 basis point rate cut jolted risk assets like AUD/USD and Bitcoin, pushing the US dollar and yields higher.

2024-12-19T04:30:30+0000

US markets ended mixed, with the Nasdaq hitting a new high and the Dow falling on rising yields. Eyes are on the FOMC meeting and upcoming inflation data.

2024-12-16T03:11:37+0000

US markets soared after a red sweep in the election and a Fed rate cut, sparking a global rally that lifted the ASX 200 by 2%, despite steady rates from the Reserve Bank of Australia.

2024-11-08T04:28:30+0000

Markets are suggesting that the September move will not be a “one and done”, with cumulative 100 bp worth of easing priced by the end of this year.

2024-09-04T00:18:54+0100

​​​The July FOMC minutes and Fed Chair's Jerome Powell’s speech at the Jackson Hole Symposium should provide colour on the start of the rate cut cycle.​​

2024-08-20T01:12:21+0100

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2024-08-16T05:51:39+0100