Fed all agree to hold, but mixed view on dots as outlook weakens
The Fed and weak US data is today’s news. Tapas Strickland talks us through what happens next with Aussie employment data, the BoE meeting and the wild card - what next for Iran?
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Thursday 19th June 2025
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The Fed agree unanimously to keep rates on hold, but the expectation of two cuts this year was enough for shares to rise a little today before finishing flat, no doubt driven down by geopolitical uncertainty and more weak data. NAB’s Tapas Strickland says the one central bank that did surprise was the Riksbank. A cut was priced in, and was delivered, but the market was surprised at the prosect of another cut.
Tapas also talks about the perceived challenges to the US dollar as the global reserve, with the PBoC Head talking about a new world currency order, where no one currency dominates. The main number today is the Australian employment read, and three central banks meet, including the Bank of England. Everyone today though will be keeping one eye focused on the news - will the US be drawn into the Iraq-Iran war?
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