Central Bank Monitor
Compare the market-implied policy path across six major central banks. The blue line is the implied policy rate by meeting, amber bars show total hikes or cuts priced versus the current target, and gray bars show the repricing since the nearest available historical snapshot.
Solid lines = actual historical policy rates. Dashed vertical = today. Dashed lines = market-implied path at each upcoming meeting.
| Bank | Nominal Rate | Inflation | Real Rate | Breakeven 5Y | Terminal Real |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FEDTIPS | 3.63% | 2.61%5Y Breakeven | 1.28% | 2.61% | 0.88% |
| ECB | 2.00% | 1.94%CPI YoY (Dec 25) | 0.06% | — | 0.67% |
| BOJ | 0.75% | 2.74%CPI YoY (Jan 24) | -1.99% | — | -1.30% |
| BOC | 2.25% | 2.32%CPI YoY (Mar 25) | -0.07% | — | 0.49% |
| BOE | 3.75% | 3.42%CPI YoY (Mar 25) | 0.33% | — | 0.56% |
| RBA | 4.10% | 2.40%CPI YoY (Jan 25) | 1.70% | — | 2.23% |
PPP shows where a currency should trade based on relative price levels. Combined with the real rate differential it gives a fuller picture: rates tell you the direction of pressure, PPP tells you how stretched the valuation already is.
| Pair | Spot | PPP (2025) | USD +/- | Real Rate Diff | Combined Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUR/USDECB | 1.1799 | 1.4179 | +20.2% | +1.22% | Rates vs valuation |
| USD/JPYBOJ | 158.90 | 95.00 | +67.3% | +3.27% | Rates vs valuation |
| USD/CADBOC | 1.37 | 1.15 | +19.8% | +1.35% | Rates vs valuation |
| GBP/USDBOE | 1.3567 | 1.4930 | +10.0% | +0.95% | Rates favor USD |
| AUD/USDRBA | 0.7156 | 0.7329 | +2.4% | -0.42% | Mixed |
RIRP: a higher US real rate implies USD appreciation. Trend = how the differential evolves across the path. Δ/Mtg = avg change per meeting.
| Pair | Now Diff | M1 Diff | Terminal Diff | Δ/Mtg | Trend | Terminal Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
▶EUR/USDECB | +1.22% | +0.89% | +0.21% | -0.10% | USD narrowing ↓ | EUR/USD lower ↓ |
▶USD/JPYBOJ | +3.27% | +2.93% | +2.18% | -0.11% | USD narrowing ↓ | USD/JPY higher ↑ |
▶USD/CADBOC | +1.35% | +1.11% | +0.39% | -0.10% | USD narrowing ↓ | USD/CAD higher ↑ |
▶GBP/USDBOE | +0.95% | +0.67% | +0.32% | -0.05% | USD narrowing ↓ | GBP/USD lower ↓ |
▶AUD/USDRBA | -0.42% | -0.86% | -1.35% | -0.07% | USD narrowing ↓ | AUD/USD higher ↑ |