NBP likely to keep official rates unchanged in 2017 on expectations of gradual rise in inflation
Nov 25, 2016 10:18 am UTC| Central Banks Commentary
The National bank of Poland (NBP) is expected to keep official rates on hold through the next year, following expectations of a gradual rise in the rate of consumer inflation. Moreover, the minutes of the latest monetary...
Nerves rattle at Riskbank amid inflationary threat
Nov 25, 2016 10:03 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks Economy
As the bond selloffs showed its ugly head amid looming inflationary threat, it seems that nerves of central bankers are rattling all around the globe. In October Swedens Riskbank kept the rates at -0.5 percent but...
Nov 25, 2016 06:29 am UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis
We target 0.6812 levels (i.e. 23.6% Fibonacci retracements from the highs of 0.7485 levels) which is sensible based on an assumption the Fed will hike in Dec and the further hiking cycle in 2017 is also on the cards, while...
Nov 25, 2016 05:30 am UTC| Technicals Central Banks
The bulls break resistances of 1.0493, likely to make equidistance upmove (2.39%) upon breach above support of 1.0588. The current prices spike above DMAs, capture dips to add longs. RSIs upward convergence signals...
SARB keeps policy rate unchanged in wake of heightened global uncertainty
Nov 25, 2016 05:20 am UTC| Central Banks Economy
The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) remained on hold at the monetary policy meeting held Thursday, underlining weak domestic currency amid heightened risks from global uncertainty. Also, inflation remained below the...
Nov 25, 2016 04:35 am UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis
The Central Bank of Turkey raised its benchmark one-week repo rate by a higher-than-expected 50bps to 8 pct on November 24th and its overnight lending rate by 25 bps to 8.5 pct, while it held its borrowing rate at 7.25...
Nov 25, 2016 02:44 am UTC| Central Banks Commentary
The US dollar index rose to a fresh 14-year high early London but then retraced to be unchanged on the day. The Kiwis trade balance for October was -$846m which is better than anticipated, with a stronger than projected...
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