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Czech National Bank Guide: Rates, Inflation and CZK
How the Czech National Bank uses inflation targeting and interest rates, and how forecasts, wages, euro conditions and rate differentials shape CZK.
EUR Press Release Brief: European Central Bank - Decisions taken by the Governing Council of the ECB (in addition to decisions setting interest rates)
Decisions taken by the Governing Council of the ECB (in addition to decisions setting interest rates)
CZK Press Release Brief: Czech National Bank - CNB keeps interest rates unchanged
At its meeting today, the CNB Bank Board kept interest rates unchanged. The two-week repo rate (2W repo rate) thus remains at 3.50%, the...
Real vs Nominal: Why the Rate You See Isn't the Rate That Moves Markets
Central banks publish one number — but traders need two. This article explains the difference between nominal and real interest rates, shows how to compute real rates from policy rate and inflation data, and illustrates the dramatic real-rate cycles of 2020–24 across USD, GBP, AUD, NZD, and CHF.
2-Year Government Bond Yields and the Policy Cycle
Learn why 2-year government bond yields track the central-bank cycle and how to interpret 1Y-2Y, 2Y-5Y and cross-country spreads.
GPT-6.1 Sol for FX Trading: A Worked EUR/USD Guide
Work through real EUR/USD data with GPT-6.1 Sol and FXMacroData: audit the sample, write Python, compare policy and prices, and test costs.
AUD Rate Decision rises to 4.85%; EUR/JPY rises to 177.09 — FX Market Recap, Nov 3
FX breadth pointed to broad AUD softness. Falling gold left the cross-asset tape mixed. Relative rates and positioning are the next check.
CAD Rate Decision rises to 2.50%; AUD/NZD jumps to 1.2529 — FX Market Recap, Oct 29
FX breadth was mixed rather than one-way, with rising gold leaving the cross-asset tape mixed. Follow-through depends on relative rates and positioning.
FXMacroData vs Federal Reserve H.15 and Data Download Program: US Rates Data for FX Traders
A comparison of the Federal Reserve's H.15 release, its Data Download Program, and the New York Fed Markets Data API with FXMacroData for FX traders and developers who need US rates, FOMC decision timestamps, yields, and rate differentials.
AUD Rate Decision rises to 4.60% — FX Market Recap, Sep 29
FX breadth pointed to broad AUD softness, with cross-asset confirmation still required. Relative rates and positioning are the next confirmation tests.
USD Rate Decision rises to 4.00%; GBP/USD trades near 1.3456 — FX Market Recap, Sep 17
FX breadth pointed to broad USD strength, with cross-asset confirmation still required. Relative rates and positioning are the next confirmation tests.
EUR Rate Decision rises to 2.25%; USD/JPY rises to 154.16 — FX Market Recap, Sep 11
FX breadth was mixed rather than one-way, with rising platinum leaving the cross-asset tape mixed. Follow-through depends on relative rates and positioning.