Fed Hike Aftermath Series: Key commentaries from San Francisco Fed President
Mar 01, 2017 07:11 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks
San Francisco Fed President John Williams said that he is confident that the economy would continue to grow at a healthy pace even if the Fed increases interest rates. He thinks that the Fed is very close to reaching its...
FxWirePro: The Day Ahead- 1st March 2017
Mar 01, 2017 05:11 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: United Kingdom: BRC shop price index is down 1 percent y/y in February. Australia:...
Fed Hike Aftermath Series: March hike odds rise sharply after Kaplan comments
Feb 28, 2017 10:30 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks
Speaking at an event with the University students in Norman Oklahoma, Dallas Fed president Robert Kaplan said that the Fed should increase interest rates sooner than later in the near future so that the central bank doesnt...
Feb 28, 2017 09:35 am UTC| Central Banks Insights & Views
We expect depreciation pressures on the Renminbi would return over the medium-term. Although the slower capital outflows may persist in the very near-term, the downside risk in the medium-term comes from the private...
ECB likely to stretch QE beyond March 2017, says Commerzbank
Feb 28, 2017 08:33 am UTC| Commentary Economy Central Banks
The European Central Bank is expected to extend its quantitative easing programme beyond March 2017 at its last monetary policy meeting this year, scheduled on December 8. Also, the Italian constitutional referendum, to be...
FxWirePro: Does BoE equate Brexit politics? Stop paying in 10Y GBP versus USD swaps
Feb 28, 2017 07:21 am UTC| Central Banks Insights & Views
GBP has been choppy but trendless this year on a messy interplay between Brexit politics and BoE expectations. Hopes that deterioration in the growth-inflation trade-off might prompt a rate hike as early as the end of this...
Feb 28, 2017 07:13 am UTC| Central Banks Insights & Views
Treasury yields have remained stuck in the same range they have held since early December, even as equities have continued to rise and are now up 5% YTD (refer above diagram). In the recent times, UST yields initially rose...
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