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Fed's Schmid Highlights US Economic Strength and Urges Continued Policy Actions
Federal Reserve's Schmid emphasizes solid demand momentum, productivity gains, and relatively low unemployment as key US economic tailwinds. He stresses the need for the Fed to continue policy actions to ensure stable medium- and long-term inflation expectations.
Date:
31.03.2026 |
Source:
FOR-EX.NEWS
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| Instrument | Price | Change (%) |
|---|---|---|
| EURUSD | 1.156200 | +0.87421% |
| GBPUSD | 1.323970 | +0.4042% |
| USDJPY | 158.673000 | -0.64992% |
| XAUUSD | 4683.120000 | +3.82362% |
| USDCAD | 1.391150 | -0.077573% |
| NZDUSD | 0.574610 | +0.42459% |
| USDCHF | 0.799240 | +0.040054% |
| AUDUSD | 0.689970 | +0.68595% |
| EURGBP | 0.873250 | +0.47635% |
| EURJPY | 183.455000 | +0.20264% |
| GBPJPY | 210.076000 | -0.2147% |
| AUDJPY | 109.476000 | +0.080448% |
| CADJPY | 114.060000 | -0.5363% |
| CHFJPY | 198.521000 | -0.64561% |
| NZDJPY | 91.119000 | -0.24523% |
| GBPCHF | 1.058150 | +0.47286% |
| EURCHF | 0.924080 | +0.90853% |
| USDMXN | 17.926990 | -0.94721% |
| USDZAR | 16.929600 | -1.46611% |
| USDTRY | 44.250100 | -0.49225% |
| USDRUB | 81.290600 | +0.080763% |
| USDSEK | 9.460550 | -0.70824% |
| USDCNY | 6.897500 | -0.20112% |
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| Time | Country | Event | Forecast | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.03.2026 | ||||
| 23:50 | 🇯🇵 | Tankan Large Manufacturers Index (Q1) | 16 | 15 |
| 01.04.2026 | ||||
| 01:45 | S&P Global Manufacturing PMI (Mar) | 51.6 | 52.1 | |
| 06:30 | 🇨🇭 | Retail Sales MoM (Feb) | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| 06:30 | 🇨🇭 | Retail Sales YoY (Feb) | 0.9 | -1.1 |
| 07:00 | Unemployment Rate (Mar) | 7.8 | 8.3 | |
| 07:30 | 🇨🇭 | procure.ch Manufacturing PMI (Mar) | 47 | 47.4 |
| 08:00 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 5.3 | 5.1 | |
| 09:00 | 🇪🇺 | Unemployment Rate (Feb) | 6.1 | 6.1 |
| 12:15 | 🇺🇸 | ADP Employment Change (Mar) | 40 | 63 |
| 12:30 | 🇺🇸 | Retail Sales Ex Autos MoM (Feb) | 0.3 | 0 |