Jan 03, 2017 12:40 pm UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis
The Swiss National Bank (SNB) has exhausted with an average of CHF 1.2bn. per week on FX market interventions in 2016, sources say. As a result, the Swiss central bank contributed decisively to keeping the EURCHF exchange...
Jan 02, 2017 13:05 pm UTC| Central Banks Commentary
At year-end Russian consumer prices provided a positive surprise. Last Friday the office of statistics announced that inflation in December had fallen to 5.4%. The previous month the rate of inflation had stood at...
Fundamentals to watch out for this week
Jan 02, 2017 11:05 am UTC| Commentary Economy Central Banks
This week is relatively less risk heavy, compared to the previous one. However, there are some key data such as the jobs report to watch out for. What to watch for over the coming days: Central banks: Federal...
FxWirePro: Dollar index likely to rise to 115 this year; Fed to hike thrice
Jan 02, 2017 04:18 am UTC| Central Banks Insights & Views
The United States dollar index is likely to continue its post-Presidential election merriment even in 2017. We foresee that the dollar index (DXY) will jump above 107 by the first quarter and break April 2002 high of 115...
PBOC to keep policy neutral, liquidity stable in 2017
Dec 30, 2016 15:48 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks Economy
The Peoples Bank of China (PBoC) on Friday said that it would keep monetary policy neutral to help maintain stable liquidity conditions in the year ahead. In a statement summarizing the fourth quarter monetary policy...
Kuroda strikes optimistic tone on Japan's recovery in 2017
Dec 29, 2016 14:32 pm UTC| Commentary Economy Central Banks
In a rare exclusive interview with the Nikkei overnight, Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda continued to strike a more optimistic tone stating that he sees steady Japan recovery next year. He said that brightening...
FxWirePro: RBA’s OCR to slide to 1 pct by end-2017 if CPI fails to recover
Dec 29, 2016 05:38 am UTC| Central Banks Insights & Views Economy
The easier monetary policy has helped to bolster countrys demand, as the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) reacted to sub-target inflation by cutting the official rate by 50 basis points this year to 1.50...
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