Mary Daly, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, said on Thursday that inflation remains the Federal Reserve's (Fed) primary concern, while emphasizing uncertainty around the economic outlook and the future path of interest rates.
ING highlights that investment funds in TTF gas remain relatively relaxed despite LNG supply disruptions in the Middle East.
TD Securities expects the Bank of Canada to stay data dependent despite USMCA uncertainty. The bank sees a high bar for trade risks to alter the current path, with the next BoC hike projected for Q1 2027 while the Fed shifts toward easing.
RaboResearch Global Economics & Markets discusses how the Australian Dollar has been one of the best-performing G10 currencies in 2026, helped by three RBA rate hikes, but notes recent softer Australian data suggest the cycle may be near its peak.
Nordea economists Jan von Gerich and Tuuli Koivu expect the European Central Bank (ECB) to raise rates by 25bp at the June meeting and signal a hawkish stance without firm pre-commitments.
ING’s Frantisek Taborsky reports that the National Bank of Poland (NBP) governor struck a dovish tone after a downside inflation surprise, seeing no need for rate hikes unless Oil prices or fuel caps change.
According to a report from the US Department of Labour (DOL) released on Thursday, the number of US citizens submitting new applications for unemployment insurance increased to 225K for the week ending May 30.
Societe Generale’s Anatoli Annenkov expects the ECB to deliver a 25bp risk-dependent insurance hike from a neutral stance, stressing data-dependency and trade-offs from early action.
Danske Research Team expects the ECB to raise its deposit rate by 25bp to 2.25% on June 11, in line with market pricing and consensus. They highlight upside surprises in core inflation and higher Oil futures, alongside weaker Euro area growth.
United States (US) President Donald Trump has criticized all Democratic and four Republican House members, through a post on Truth Social, for voting in favor of curbing the war against Iran. The House voted 215 to 208 in favor of the war powers resolution, as four Republicans voted with Democrats
Societe Generale strategists note that Central and Eastern European (CEE) policy paths are increasingly diverging, with Hungary moving toward easing while Poland and the Czech Republic remain on hold with a hawkish bias.
BNY’s Geoff Yu highlights that the ECB is heading into its blackout period with a rate hike effectively locked in, as Eurozone households’ 12‑month inflation expectations remain above 3%.
Deutsche Bank’s Henry Allen and colleagues highlight that Brent Oil has reversed earlier gains as reports of a conditional ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon eased some geopolitical risk.
According to sources, the Bank of Japan (BoJ) will raise interest rates in the June policy meeting, Reuters reports. The report also states that the central bank is leaning towards pausing or slowing the pace of its bond-buying taper from Fiscal 2027.
China's commerce ministry said during the European trading session on Thursday that it opposes all forms of United States (US) unilateral tariffs. The statement from the Commerce Ministry is in response to Washington’s proposed forced labor tariffs.