Fundamentals to watch out for this week

Apr 09, 2018 07:42 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

In terms of volatility risks, this week is relatively calm both in terms of data and events. What to watch for over the coming days: Central Banks: Bank of England (BoE) will release credit conditions survey...

Fed Hike aftermath Series: Hike probabilities over next 12 months

Apr 09, 2018 06:36 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

FOMC increased interest rates again in March and maintained its forecast for three rate hikes in 2018. FOMC also forecasted a faster pace of hikes next year than previously forecasted. March decision was unanimous. Current...

Reserve Bank of India keeps policy repo rate on hold at 6 pct

Apr 05, 2018 12:43 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks

The Indian central bank, Reserve Bank of India, kept its policy repo rate on hold at 6 percent today, as expected. Five members voted for the interest rate to remain on hold, while one member voted for a hike of 25 basis...

FxWirePro: Snippets of drivers and trade radar Scandinavian FX universe

Apr 05, 2018 10:32 am UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks

Norwegian krona bulls have received a fillip over the past two weeks from a hawkish re-assessment of the central banks rate track and a sharp rally in oil prices. The Norges Bank signaled at its March meeting that policy...

RBA monetary policy: Assessing future bias

Apr 03, 2018 14:11 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks

Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) chose to keep the interest rate unchanged at 1.5 percent. Lets look at the details of policy announcement to assess the bias of RBA. Key highlights RBA notes that there was a...

FxWirePro: Euro looks sturdier against antipodeans – Buy EUR/AUD cash and EUR/NZD AED calls

Apr 03, 2018 08:50 am UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks Insights & Views

RBA maintains status quo to leave its cash rates unchanged at 1.50%, our outlook on the Aussie central bank is to remain on hold throughout 2018, and this is anchoring short-maturity interest rates and should keep 3y swap...

FxWirePro: Costless calendar structures for USD/CAD as high beta play

Apr 02, 2018 11:15 am UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks

Before we jump into the core area of this post, lets just glance through some fundamental driving forces. The oil performance has been instrumental in boosting the Canadian currency so far in conjunction with the BoCs rate...