Mkts Wait for i-rates

It is going to be another busy week for traders and analysts, because of the central banks of key economies are about to unveil their policies related to interest rates. US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is expected to release its comments on Wednesday. The Bank of England and the European Central Bank will also come up with its view on interest rates. Widely it is expected that the Bank of England will raise its interest rates by 25 basis points to curb the inflation. On the other hand US and the ECB is expected to keep its rates untouched.

The next two three days are going to be very exciting. In case if the things don’t go as expected then the markets make take a big hit. Already the Dow is at new all time highs and so are the indexes at other countries like the French CAC.

Indian markets are also showing a similar trend. The Nifty is still hovering above 4000 points. In this market global markets are going to have a significant impact. Keep watching this space for more articles on Interest rate policies and its affect on markets.