Apr 10, 2017 12:46 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks Insights & Views
SEK has been one of the underperformers in G10 this week, weakening in sympathy with EUR. There isnt an immediately identifiable catalyst for the underperformance, although wage negotiations yielded an outcome that was...
Apr 10, 2017 12:33 pm UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis Insights & Views
Ongoing data surprises mean forecast upgrades forthcoming in next weeks Monetary Policy Report. The data flow from Canada, similar to what has been seen globally, has surprised almost persistently since last September...
Norway's inflation continues to be dragged by falling airfares, likely to keep Norges Bank on hold
Apr 10, 2017 12:18 pm UTC| Insights & Views Central Banks
The Executive Board of the Norges Bank kept its policy rate unchanged at 0.50 percent at its March policy meeting as economists had forecast. Norges Bank has maintained the highest key rate of any major European central...
Banxico likely to raise rates further in near-term, tracking similar move by the U.S. Fed
Apr 10, 2017 07:43 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks Economy
The central bank of Mexico is expected to raise its benchmark interest rate further in the near term, especially in the context of a tightening move by the United States Federal Reserve. The central bank has increased...
Apr 10, 2017 07:25 am UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis Insights & Views
NZDUSD continues to gravitate slowly towards 0.6900, thanks to a firmer US dollar since late March. The pair in medium term perspective: Potential for higher to the 0.7150-0.7300 area during the month ahead, as USD...
FxWirePro: The Day Ahead- 10th April 2017
Apr 10, 2017 04:37 am UTC| Commentary Economy Central Banks
Lots of economic dockets and events scheduled for today and some with high volatility risks associated. Data released so far: Australia: Home loans declined by 0.5 percent in February, investment lending for homes...
FxWirePro: Intricacies of European derivatives and valuation arguments of Bund Swap spread
Apr 07, 2017 13:12 pm UTC| Central Banks Insights & Views
The ECB rhetoric has reduced expectation of an early ECB lift off but the EONIA market is still pricing 10bp of tightening by Jun18. Over the past week, swap spreads narrowed at the front while Bund and Buxl widened...
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