EUR/USD
1.14218
-0.776%
Gold
5016.12
-1.248%
Oil
96.467
1.332%
USD/JPY
159.671
0.208%
GBP/USD
1.32265
-0.866%
GBP/JPY
211.193
-0.611%
Real-time News
March 16 - According to a report by Irans Fars News Agency on the evening of March 15, a spokesperson for the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps stated that most of the missiles currently being launched by Iran were "produced 10 years ago," and many missiles produced by Iran after the "12-Day War" in June last year "have not yet been used," and many of Irans missile arsenals "remain untouched."U.S. Energy Secretary Wright: Prices today are still far below those during the Biden administration, when they were asking Iran for favors, haggling, and even bribing Iran to “perform better.”Canadian Prime Minister Carney: I have arrived in London, England. The United Kingdom is one of Canadas oldest and most reliable partners.According to Irans Tasnim News Agency, Iranian President Pezehizian spoke by phone with French President Macron to discuss regional developments.March 16th - A Financial Times article points out that this week will be a "super central bank week." While the interest rate decisions of these central banks are not expected to bring any surprises, the policy guidance accompanying these decisions will be closely watched given the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. The four major central banks – the Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank, the Bank of England, and the Bank of Japan – will announce their decisions one after another on Thursday Beijing time. In addition, interest rate setters from Australia, Brazil, China, Canada, Indonesia, Sweden, and Switzerland will also meet this week. With the exception of the Reserve Bank of Australia, the other central banks are likely to keep interest rates unchanged. However, the war in Iran has increased the likelihood of a rate hike later this year. The interest rate market has responded hawkishly to the impending energy price shock; expectations for rate cuts by the Federal Reserve and the Bank of England have been erased, replaced by the possibility of a rate hike by the latter. Expectations for a rate hike by the European Central Bank this year have also increased further. Since the start of the war, the Bank of Japans interest rate path has remained relatively unchanged.
