The central bank bonanza rolls on with Europe in focus next
News brief
The SNB, BOE, and ECB are all up on the agenda in the session ahead We got the BOC and Fed yesterday, with the latter being the more heavily watched one of the two. The balance of the scales at the Fed leaned more hawkishly even as they held interest rates steady. The median dot plots now shows…
Why traders care
For traders, releases like this can quickly shift rate expectations, currency direction, index futures and broad risk sentiment.
What to watch next
- Watch follow-through, not just the first reaction: liquidity, volatility and confirmation across related assets usually tell the real story.
The SNB, BOE, and ECB are all up on the agenda in the session ahead We got the BOC and Fed yesterday, with the latter being the more heavily watched one of the two. The balance of the scales at the Fed leaned more hawkishly even as they held interest rates steady. The median dot plots now shows… We got the BOC and Fed yesterday, with the latter being the more heavily watched one of the two. The balance of the scales at the Fed leaned more hawkishly even as they held interest rates steady. We got the BOC and Fed yesterday, with the latter being the more heavily watched one of the two. The balance of the scales at the Fed leaned more hawkishly even as they held interest rates steady. The median dot plots now shows just one rate cut for the remainder of 2026 with Fed chair Powell also emphasising on two-sided risks to the inflation outlook. The equities market certainly didn't… For traders, releases like this can quickly shift rate expectations, currency direction, index futures and broad risk sentiment. Watch follow-through, not just the first reaction: liquidity, volatility and confirmation across related assets usually tell the real story.
