EUR/USD 1.14256
0.081%
Gold 4066.90
-0.258%
Oil 74.318
-0.266%
USD/JPY 162.458
-0.082%
GBP/USD 1.33956
0.051%
GBP/JPY 217.629
-0.024%
Browse More
  • English
  • 简体中文
  • 繁體中文
  • Tiếng Việt
  • ไทย
  • Indonesia
Subscribe
Real-time News
According to Fox News: Following an earlier U.S. airstrike, Iran has again launched missile and drone attacks against Gulf states.N Yonglis stock price initially surged by over 100%, but the increase has since fallen back to 87.5%.Qiyunshan Food (02797.HK) surged over 120% on its first day of trading, currently trading at HK$17.67 per share, compared to its issue price of HK$8 per share.On July 9th, Dong Lijuan, Chief Statistician of the Urban Division of the National Bureau of Statistics, interpreted the CPI and PPI data for June 2026. On a month-on-month basis, the national CPI decreased by 0.3%. Affected by fluctuations in international market prices, domestic gold jewelry and gasoline prices decreased by 8.7% and 4.9% respectively, with the declines widening by 5.9 and 4.6 percentage points respectively compared to the previous month. These combined contributed to a month-on-month decrease of approximately 0.22 percentage points in the CPI, an increase of approximately 0.19 percentage points in their downward pull on the CPI compared to the previous month. Food prices decreased by 0.4%, the same decline as the previous month, contributing to a month-on-month decrease of approximately 0.07 percentage points in the CPI. In the food sector, abundant seasonal fruits and vegetables led to ample market supply, resulting in a 1.0% and 2.0% decrease in fresh vegetable and fruit prices, respectively, contributing to a combined month-on-month decrease in CPI of approximately 0.06 percentage points. Pork and aquatic product prices decreased by 0.8% and 0.6%, respectively, contributing to a combined month-on-month decrease in CPI of approximately 0.02 percentage points. Meanwhile, low laying hen inventory, coupled with a decline in egg production due to high temperatures, led to a 7.0% increase in egg prices, contributing to a month-on-month increase in CPI of approximately 0.03 percentage points.Zhipu (02513.HK) rose more than 10% as the company plans to raise over HK$31.4 billion through a share placement at a discount of approximately 13%.

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."


截屏2022-04-07 上午9.59.45.png

Suggestion