FxWirePro: The Day Ahead- 15th December, 2016
Dec 15, 2016 05:59 am UTC| Commentary Economy Central Banks
Lots of economic dockets and events scheduled for today and some with very high volatility risks associated. Data released so far: Australia: Consumer inflation expectations rose to 3.4 percent in December....
U.S. Fed hikes rates by 25bps, may hike again mid-2017 – Nordea Bank
Dec 15, 2016 05:46 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks
As was widely anticipated, the U.S. Fed hiked the fed funds rate by 25 basis points to a target range of 0.50-0.75 percent. This is the first rise since December 2015. It was a unanimous decision to hike the rates....
UK households maintain hawkish stance towards Bank of England monetary policy - Markit
Dec 14, 2016 15:24 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks
Survey published by IHS Markit on Wednesday showed UK current inflation perceptions picked up for the third straight month in December, with the respective seasonally adjusted index rising to 76.0. The indes was up to a...
Dec 14, 2016 13:04 pm UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis
Steeper EUR vol curve on ECBs soft taper As has become par for the course in recent years, the December ECB meeting surprised by delivering a soft taper that reduced the pace of asset purchases, but forestalled a vicious...
Sweden 1-2 year inflation expectations continue to rise, reduce likelihood of Riksbank rate cut
Dec 14, 2016 12:21 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy Central Banks
According to Prosperas quarterly survey, the Riksbanks much watched Sweden inflation expectations for the five-year horizon came in at 1.95 percent in December, down from the 2.00 percent in September. Inflation...
FOMC interest rate projections review since 2013
Dec 14, 2016 11:25 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks
The above figure represents FOMC interest rate projections since 2013 and we would try to assess todays meeting from the past projections. First of all, a rate hike is completely priced in and the financial markets are...
Deutsche Bank lays out probable markets reactions to Fed
Dec 14, 2016 09:10 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks
Deutsche Bank laid out probable market reactions after US Federal Reserves monetary policy decision. According to the investment bank, there are three probable scenarios; a hawkish hike, a neutral hike, and a dovish hike...
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