British inflation rate, Fed interest rate decision, BoE interestHighlights this week: British inflation rate, Fed interest rate decision, BoE interest rate, Japanese inflation, BoJ interest rate
Wednesday:
UK inflation rate at 06:00 AM GMT. The consensus is for a pause at the current level of 2.2%. If the publication comes out higher than expected then the pound might find some short-term support against its pairs. On the other hand, if the figure is lower than expected it could influence a more dovish stance from the Bank of England on their next meeting.
Fed interest rate decision at 18:00 GMT is broadly expected to be the first rate cut since the beginning of the ticketing by the central bank. According to the Fedwatch tool there are 41% chance of a 0.25% cut and 59% of a 0.50% cut. Participants are focusing closely on what the comments in the subsequent press conference will be in an effort to get some hints as to the future direction of monetary policy.
Thursday:
The Bank of England decides on their interest rate at 11:00 PM GMT. The general expectation is that the central bank will hold their rate stable at 5% but in the event that we witness another rate cut it could put some pressure to the quid in many of its pairs, especially against the US dollar whereas in the unlikely event of a hike it might give some support on the British pound in the aftermath of the release.
Japanese inflation rate at 23:30 GMT. The expectations for the month of August is that the rate could go up to 3% from the previous 2.8%. This might be somewhat bullish news to the market participants trading the yen.
Friday:
Bank of Japan Interest rate decision at 04:00 AM GMT. The market consensus is that the rates will remain static at 0.25% while in the unlikely scenario of any shift away from this figure will most certainly create volatility on the yen pairs.
