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June 15th - Zhipu (02513.HK) announced the launch of its latest flagship model, GLM-5.2. This model offers a long context of up to 1MB and continues to lead in long-duration tasks. It will be open-sourced under the MIT license. This model is expected to boost the call volume of the companys open platform and API services. As of the date of this announcement, the company is not aware of any information that needs to be disclosed to avoid a false market in the companys securities, or any inside information that needs to be disclosed under the Listing Rules. Shareholders and potential investors are advised to exercise caution when dealing in the companys securities.Japans tertiary sector activity index rose 1.3% month-on-month in April, compared with a previous reading of -0.20%.June 15th - According to the National Railway Administration, from January to May 2026, the national railway passenger and freight volumes remained high, railway construction progressed steadily, effectively playing a radiating and driving role and injecting new momentum into regional economic and social development. In terms of passenger transport, from January to May, the national railway system completed a total of 1.969 billion passenger trips, a year-on-year increase of 5.7%; and completed 697.739 billion passenger-kilometers, a year-on-year increase of 4.2%. In May, the railway system completed 414 million passenger trips, a year-on-year increase of 1.9%; and completed 140.387 billion passenger-kilometers, a year-on-year increase of 2.2%. Regarding fixed asset investment, from January to May, the national railway system completed 248.5 billion yuan in fixed asset investment, a year-on-year increase of 2.6%, and railway construction progressed steadily.June 15th - The Bank of England will hold its interest rate decision on Thursday. The meeting is expected to see a majority vote to keep rates unchanged, but it is anticipated to reflect the Monetary Policy Committees growing concerns about the inflation risks posed by the prolonged energy crisis. Following calls from senior officials, including Governor Bailey and Deputy Governor Briden, for caution before addressing rising inflation risks, the market widely expects the bank to keep the key interest rate unchanged at 3.75%. "The momentum in the labor market has cooled significantly," said Hetal Mehta, an economist at St Jamess Place. "I dont think theres enough impetus for a rate hike at the moment." However, at least two rate setters—Chief Economist Peale and Monetary Policy Committee member Green—have hinted at calling for an immediate rate hike. Another Monetary Policy Committee member, Mann, stated that if the energy crisis worsens, a rate increase at some point cannot be ruled out.June 15th - HSBC and Hang Seng Banks applications experienced technical glitches this morning, according to reports. HSBCs platform indicated that services were temporarily affected due to a technical glitch. Hang Sengs platform indicated that its application or online banking services might experience slow response times or intermittent interruptions. An HSBC spokesperson stated that some customers were unable to use certain banking services normally this morning, and the company was working diligently to restore normal operations as soon as possible. Hang Seng stated that some banking services were temporarily affected due to technical reasons, and relevant departments were working to resolve the issue.

The Devil Is In The Details: Gold Analysis - Federal Reserve Minutes

Larissa Barlow

Apr 07, 2022 10:33

Analyses of Federal Reserve Minutes 

While both the FOMC statement and Chairman Powell's press conference provide market participants with information about the FOMC's updated and revised monetary policy, it is the release of the minutes that provides investors with significantly greater clarity and understanding. The devil, as they say, is in the details.

 

The Federal Reserve issued the official minutes from its March FOMC meeting today, providing insight into the central bank's current plans to begin unwinding its balance sheet assets. Beginning in March 2020, the Federal Reserve will add around $4.6 trillion to its balance sheet by purchasing $120 billion monthly in mortgage-backed securities ($40 billion) and US Treasury securities ($80 billion), bringing their total to just over $9 trillion.

 

According to Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard, the Fed intends to employ a mix of interest rate rises and a quick run-off of the balance sheet to bring US monetary policy closer to neutral later this year.

 

However, the minutes released today imply that the Federal Reserve will unwind around $3 trillion over the next three years, reducing its $9 trillion balance sheet to $6 trillion. While the Fed appears to be indicating a quick runoff of its balance sheet, the reality is that the Federal Reserve's balance sheet will be nearly $2 trillion larger than it was prior to the epidemic.

 

"Participants continued their discussion on plans to reduce the size of the Federal Reserve's balance sheet in a manner consistent with the methodology outlined in the Committee's Principles for Reducing the Size of the Federal Reserve's Balance Sheet, announced following its January meeting."

 

Additionally, the minutes stated, "While no decision was made regarding the Committee's plan to reduce the Federal Reserve's balance sheet at this meeting, participants agreed that significant progress had been made on the plan and that the Committee was well positioned to begin the process of reducing the balance sheet's size as soon as after the conclusion of its upcoming May meeting."


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