Jan 24, 2017 05:46 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views Central Banks
Please be noted that the rising USDTRY IVs have been signaling CBRT is going to be bringing change in its monetary policy that is scheduled today. As shown in the diagram, ATM IVs of 1m and 10d tenors have successively...
Australian 10-year bond yields hit 1-week low after U.S. President Trump ends TPP deal
Jan 24, 2017 05:20 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks
The Australian 10-year bond yields hit 1-week low Tuesday after the United States President Donald Trump ended the long-standing 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal with its Asian allies on Monday despite...
Malaysia's Bank Negara likely to keep policy rate on hold this year
Jan 23, 2017 16:17 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks
The Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) held overnight policy rate (OPR) unchanged at 3.00 percent, as it was widely expected at policy meet last week. In the policy statement that followed, Bank Negara noted that the private...
Jan 23, 2017 15:08 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks
Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda at the World Economic Forum at Davos was optimistic that Japans economy is likely to head toward a sustainable growth path as global trade and manufacturing activity pick up. The...
Central Bank of Turkey likely to hike rates at Tuesday's policy meet
Jan 23, 2017 14:34 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks Economy
Central Bank of Turkey (CBT) meets Tuesday to decide monetary policy and is likely to hike the benchmark repo rate by 50 bp to 8.50 percent. Turkey has exceeded its inflation target of 5 percent for a very long time. It...
Chart of the Day: UK-US yield divergence
Jan 23, 2017 11:37 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks
Despite a sharp rise in inflation in the United Kingdom and warning from Bank of England (BoE) governor Marke Carney that the next move in the interest rate could be on the either side, speculators are bracing for a faster...
Jan 23, 2017 08:41 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks
The Peoples Bank of China on Friday stated that it gave funds over CNY 100 billion via a temporary liquidity facility to certain huge commercial banks for 28 days to assist in easing seasonal liquidity tightness prior to...
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