Dollar Ends Busy Week with Rate Boost, Could Its Safe Haven Appeal Kick In? 0 (0)

The economic calendar this past week was loaded with high profile event risk that generated serious volatility in assets and themes. Collectively, the event risk seems to have bolstered market-based Fed forecasts, which has helped the Dollar. That said, its safe haven properties likely carry far more potential ahead.

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ECB Visco says further tightening can continue with caution, regard to steps already taken 0 (0)

<p>Ignazio Visco is Governor of the Bank of Italy and thus a European Central Bank Governing Council member.</p><p>He spoke over the weekend in front of Italy’s Assiom-Forex financial markets association.:</p><ul><li>“The policy tightening can now continue with the due caution, carefully assessing the implications for the economy and inflation prospects of the measures that have already been adopted“ </li><li>said that unwarranted excess tightening would have „serious implications“ for economic activity and financial stability</li><li>said short-term inflation expectations have dropped sharply and longer-term ones remain under control</li></ul><p>Info via Reuters. </p><p>—</p><p>Huh, Visco’s jawboning tilting a little less hawkish after the 50bp rate last week:</p><ul class=“text-align-start vertical-align-baseline“><li class=“vertical-align-baseline“><a target=“_blank“ href=“https://www.forexlive.com/centralbank/ecb-sources-see-at-least-two-more-rate-hikes-20230202/“ rel=“follow“ target=“_self“ class=“article-link vertical-align-baseline“>ECB sources: See at least two more rate hikes</a></li><li class=“vertical-align-baseline“><a target=“_blank“ href=“https://www.forexlive.com/centralbank/ecbs-lagardewe-intend-to-raise-rates-by-50-bps-the-next-meeting-then-monitor-the-path-20230202/“ rel=“follow“ target=“_self“ class=“article-link vertical-align-baseline“>ECBs Lagarde:We intend to raise rates by 50 BPs @ the next meeting & then monitor the path</a></li><li><a target=“_blank“ href=“https://www.forexlive.com/centralbank/ecb-raises-key-rates-by-50-bps-in-february-monetary-policy-meeting-as-expected-20230202/“ rel=“follow“ target=“_self“ class=“article-link“>ECB raises key rates by 50 bps in February monetary policy meeting, as expected</a></li></ul>

This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at www.forexlive.com.

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