FxWirePro: The Day Ahead- 6th December 2018

Dec 06, 2018 05:27 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

Lots of economic data and events scheduled for today, and some with high volatility risks associated. Data released so far: Australia: October trade balance came at $2.32 billion, with exports rising by 3 percent...

National Bank of Poland keeps interest rate on hold

Dec 05, 2018 19:19 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks

The National Bank of Poland kept the interest rates on hold today. The reference rate was kept at 1.50 percent, while the deposit rate was on hold at 0.50 percent. The Lombard rate and rediscount rate was kept at 2.50...

Bank of Canada keeps overnight rate on hold at 1.75 pct, likely to hike in spring 2019

Dec 05, 2018 18:39 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks

The Canadian central bank, Bank of Canada, kept its overnight rate on hold at 1.75 percent today, in line with consensus expectations. The statement released alongside the decision struck a dovish note. One of the biggest...

Bank of Canada unlikely to raise rates at today’s meeting

Dec 05, 2018 14:52 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks

Today, Bank of Canada (BoC) is to provide further guidance in policy meet. The result of the monetary policy meeting is scheduled to be announced at 15:00 GMT. No Press conference is scheduled. Current policy...

Reserve Bank of India keeps policy repo rate on hold, revises down inflation projection significantly

Dec 05, 2018 12:42 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks

The Reserve Bank of India kept its policy repo rate on hold at 6.50 percent today, as was widely expected. Nevertheless, the central bank did not revert its policy stance of calibrated tightening to neutral in spite of a...

FxWirePro: The Day Ahead- 5th December 2018

Dec 05, 2018 05:58 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

Lots of economic data and events scheduled for today, and some with high volatility risks associated. U.S. market is closed today to honor the passing away of former President George W Bush. Data released so...

FxWirePro: Deploy EUR/AUD option strips bidding well-balanced IV skews on RBA’s status quo

Dec 05, 2018 05:18 am UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks

RBA monetary policy statement remains unchanged, key rate is at 1.50%. Australias strong trade surpluses reinforce the positive story from the commodity price up trend since July, lifting some of the US-China trade war...