Mar 07, 2017 10:30 am UTC| Central Banks Insights & Views
The UK headlines are likely to revolve around the House of Lords, which is due to have its final reading and vote on the Article 50 Bill on Tuesday. Given the heavy vote in favor of the amended bill (358 to 256) at its...
Mar 07, 2017 07:56 am UTC| Insights & Views Central Banks
The latest ECB data showed that purchases of German paper (Bund, agencies, and regionals) were again relatively strong in February, like for other large countries. However, the ECB is still discriminating against the...
Mar 07, 2017 06:57 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks Economy
The European Central Bank (ECB) is expected to maintain its dovish stance in the monetary policy meeting scheduled to be held on March 9 by 12:45GMT, although the countrys inflation has hit the central banks 2 percent...
RBA monetary policy: Assessing future bias
Mar 07, 2017 05:56 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks
Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) chose to keep the interest rate steady at 1.5 percent. Lets look at the details of policy announcement to assess the bias of RBA. Key highlights: RBA notes that the global...
FxWirePro: The Day Ahead- 7th March 2017
Mar 07, 2017 04:45 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: RBA kept interest rate steady at 1.5 percent. United Kingdom: BRC like...
ECB likely to maintain dovish stance, will continue to look through changes in HICP inflation
Mar 06, 2017 12:19 pm UTC| Insights & Views Central Banks
European Central Bank (ECB) holds monetary policy meeting on 9th this week and we expect no changes to main rates or QE program. The ECB will also publish new growth and inflation projections. The ECB has maintained an...
Mar 06, 2017 10:37 am UTC| Central Banks Insights & Views
The JGB curve bull flattened this week as market sentiment turned positive in the wake of the 20y auction on last Thursday. Mexico is becoming a favored destination for yield-hungry Japanese investors as the pesos...
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