Fed Hike Aftermath Series

Fed Hike aftermath Series: Market pushed back rate hike expectation beyond June next year

Sep 08, 2017 12:49 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks

This week, several key policymakers including Lael Brainard, Neel Kashkari, Robert Kaplan have warned against future rate hikes citing of lower inflation. Kashkari even went further to add that Fed rate hikes so far may...

FxWirePro: Euro OTC FX to indicate dollar softness and ECB buoyancy

Sep 08, 2017 12:28 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks Insights & Views

The markets had been waiting for the ECBs monetary policy meeting and above all the subsequent press conference for days. What would ECB President Mario Draghi have to say on the strength of the euro? Only verbal...

Worrisome Signs Series

Worrisome Signs Series: Manufacturing PMI vs. U.S. 10-year yields

Sep 08, 2017 11:29 am UTC| Commentary Economy Central Banks

The above four charts show the relation between U.S. 10-year yields and manufacturing PMI numbers from the United States, Switzerland, Eurozone, and United Kingdom. We have chosen U.S treasury as a representative of global...

Worrisome Signs Series

Worrisome Signs Series: Manufacturing PMI vs. U.S. 10-year yields

Sep 08, 2017 11:29 am UTC| Commentary Economy Central Banks

The above four charts show the relation between U.S. 10-year yields and manufacturing PMI numbers from the United States, Switzerland, Eurozone, and United Kingdom. We have chosen U.S treasury as a representative of global...

Fed Hike Aftermath Series

Fed Hike Aftermath Series: Key commentaries from FOMC policymakers this week

Sep 08, 2017 07:58 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

Several FOMC policymakers have remarked on the monetary policy throughout the week. Here is the compilation of the key remarks, Lael Brainard: As a member of the board of Governors of the U.S. Federal Reserve she is...

Riksbank keeps monetary policy unchanged in September, likely to hike first in October 2018

Sep 07, 2017 18:34 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks

The Swedish central bank, Riksbank, kept its monetary policy on hold. This signifies that the repo rate remains at -0.50 percent and that the QE program is planned to run throughout this year. Also, the repo rate path was...

Bank Negara Malaysia keeps interest rate on hold, unlikely to change policy settings in 2017

Sep 07, 2017 17:57 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks

Malaysian central bank, Bank Negara Malaysia, kept its key interest rate on hold on Thursday. The Overnight Policy Rate was kept unchanged at 3 percent. The central bank, in its policy statement, highlighted on the...