Jan 10, 2017 11:59 am UTC| Central Banks
In Poland, the stronger activity and CPI data unlikely to shift NBP from its wait-and-see stance. We expect the NBP to maintain interest rates unchanged at 1.5% in its first meeting of the year while reiterating its...
BoE to look through inflation rise, could react if slowdown proves more modest than expected
Jan 10, 2017 11:30 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy Central Banks
Incoming economic data in UK do not support the view of an uncertainty driven slowdown in the aftermath of the EU referendum. UK economy expanded at 0.6 percent q/q in Q3 2016, the first full post-referendum quarter. The...
Sniffing a Peg Break Series: Koruna- Euro peg likely to break soon
Jan 10, 2017 11:19 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks
According to talks and rumors in the market, the Czech Central Bank, which has kept the Czech Koruna (CZK) pegged with the Euro since 2013 at 27 per euro could soon break away from this monetary policy regime. In an...
Fed Hike Aftermath Series: Balance sheet reduction likely to be tabled this year
Jan 10, 2017 10:06 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks
While the Federal Reserve policymakers have forecasted three rate hikes this year in the December meeting and discussed on that in their individual speeches, a little or no attention has been paid to the $4 trillion...
Fed Hike Aftermath Series: Balance sheet reduction likely to be tabled this year
Jan 10, 2017 10:05 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks
While the Federal Reserve policymakers have forecasted three rate hikes this year in the December meeting and discussed on that in their individual speeches, a little or no attention has been paid to the $4 trillion...
Fed Hike Aftermath Series: Reanalyzing December projections for hikes clue
Jan 10, 2017 08:07 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks
According to December Projections, the Federal Reserve policymakers expect the Federal funds rate to be 1.4 percent in 2017, which is approximately 75 basis points higher than the current rate and implies three 25 basis...
Jan 10, 2017 07:11 am UTC| Central Banks Commentary Economy Insights & Views
Indias inflation continued to remain subdued during the month of November, exerting deeper pressure on the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to undertake easing policy in the next 2-day bi-monthly monetary policy scheduled to be...
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