United States:
Fed’s Powell Says U.S. Economy Faces Long, Uncertain Recovery
“Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the U.S. economy is improving but has a long way to go before fully recovering from the coronavirus pandemic. “Many economic indicators show marked improvement,” Powell said Monday in the text of testimony he’s scheduled to deliver before the House Financial Services Committee on Tuesday. “Both employment and overall economic activity, however, remain well below their pre-pandemic levels, and the path ahead continues to be highly uncertain,” he said.”
Europe:
Bailey Plays Down Odds on BOE Negative Rates on Virus Risks
“he Bank of England isn’t close to negative interest rates despite the resurgence of the coronavirus reinforcing downside risks to the U.K. economy, according to Governor Andrew Bailey. While the bank has “looked hard” at rate cuts and negative rates are in the toolbox, planned technical work on the policy is to examine whether it can be implemented rather than a signal it is coming, he said.”
Asia:
China Sets Weaker Yuan Fix in First Sign Record Rally May Slow
“China set its daily yuan fixing at a weaker-than-expected level, the first signal that policy makers may want to rein in this quarter’s rapid appreciation. The People’s Bank of China’s reference rate was set at 6.7872 on Tuesday, after the spot rate fell 0.51% overnight. That’s almost 60 basis points weaker than the average estimate in a Bloomberg survey, the largest gap in about two months.”
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