13 Jun 2022
Financial Institutions
KResearch assesses that monetary policy tightening attempts by the US Federal Reserve (Fed) and other leading central banks in the West and Asia (with the exception of the People’s Bank of China and Bank of Japan) will become more consistent during 2H22. Central banks that are expected to raise their policy rates during 3Q22 include the European Central Bank, Bank Indonesia and the Bank of Thailand for which the minutes of its latest MPC meeting on June 2022 point towards the likelihood of policy rate hikes during 3Q22. ... Read more
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2 Oct 2020
The White House’s recent confirmation that President Donald Trump was diagnosed with coronavirus (COVID-19) is an issue that warrants close monitoring in the days ahead. KResearch views that President Trump’s illness may not affect his popularity as a Republican candidate for the US presidential election 2020 much because the contest is between two political parties with a completely different political platform. Therefore, Americans, who tend to have their own favorite political parties, may not change their mind on who to vote for.... Read more
27 Apr 2018
KResearch expects the Federal Reserve (Fed) will resolve to maintain its policy interest rate at 1.50-1.75 percent in its third meeting of this year, in awaiting to assess further developments of the US economy and risks arising from trade disputes. Given the US attempts to minimize their trade deficits with many countries, their import duties may be raised again, especially for imports from China. If the two countries cannot reach a satisfactory conclusion on their trade relations, higher import duties imposed by the US will become in effect at the end of May 2018, which will most likely affect their economic developments and inflation directions. Therefore, the Fed will have to keep a close watch on that situation.... Read more