Bank of Thailand likely hike key interest rate to 2 pct in 2019

Dec 20, 2018 12:35 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks

The Bank of Thailand hiked its key interest rate yesterday by 25 basis points to 1.75 percent. This is its first hike since 2011. Todays decision shows the policymakers desire to minimise the risk of financial instability...

FxWirePro: Stay short EURGBP though a ratio put spread ahead of BoE and Brexit

Dec 20, 2018 11:59 am UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks

The Bank of England will leave its monetary policy unchanged today. What else could it do? Even though the rate of inflation eased slightly in November rising wages suggest that underlying inflation pressure is...

Bank Indonesia keeps key interest rate on hold at 6 pct

Dec 20, 2018 11:42 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

Indonesian central bank kept its interest rate on hold today. The 7-day reverse repo rate was kept unchanged at 6 percent, as anticipated. The recent consolidation in USD/IDR provides scope for BI to hold fire after its...

BOE monetary policy preview

Dec 20, 2018 11:14 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

The pound has been struggling amid domestic political trouble, toning down of hawkish rhetoric from Bank of England (BoE), a materially strong dollar, uncertainties surrounding the Brexit transition deal between the...

CBC likely to stay pat in 2019, Taiwanese government bond yield likely to remain in range of 0.8-1.0 pct: ANZ Research

Dec 20, 2018 09:03 am UTC| Commentary Economy Central Banks

The Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan) (CBC) is expected to stay pat during the course of next year, keeping the policy rate unchanged at 1.375 percent, according to the latest report from ANZ Research. At...

FxWirePro: USDJPY OTC indications for mounting bearish risks on Fed and BoJ – Deploy debit put spreads to arrest buzzing bears

Dec 20, 2018 09:02 am UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks

The US Federal Reserve delivered another quarter-point increase in interest rates at its December meeting, an outcome that was widely expected. Moreover, the Fed continued to signal that further hikes were warranted,...

FxWirePro: G10 FX OTC market perceives FOMC’s dovish hike by bidding for USD’s bearish risks – Square-off spot long and short hedge

Dec 20, 2018 08:19 am UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks

Market participants have been on the edge leading into the last policy meeting of the US FOMC, with the VIX spiking to over 25 this week (first time since early February 2018). In the event, the Fed sounded only marginally...