Australia's labour market report suggests plenty of spare capacity, RBA to remain on hold for an extended period

Feb 16, 2017 12:29 pm UTC| Economy Central Banks Commentary

Australias January labour market report released earlier today was broadly in line with expectations. Data released by the national statistics bureau showed seasonally adjusted overall employment rose by 13,500 to...

Fed Hike Aftermath Series

Fed Hike Aftermath Series: Key commentaries from Fed’s Rosengren

Feb 16, 2017 08:27 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

In a prepared speech in New York, Boston Fed President Eric Rosengren said that a potential overshoot of economic growth and inflation likely to call for a faster rate hikes from the US Federal Reserve than the central...

Fed should not risk falling behind the curve - Yellen

Feb 15, 2017 15:23 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen in a testimony before the Senate on Tuesday reiterated the Feds December prediction of three increases in 2017, raising the Feds benchmark rate from its current range, 0.5 percent to 0.75...

Central Banking Series

Riksbank keeps interest rate and QE programme unchanged as expected, extends mandate that facilitates quick intervention

Feb 15, 2017 14:43 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks

Swedens central bank in a unanimous decision left its policy rate unchanged at -0.50 percent and also left untouched the QE programme, which was extended in December to run throughout H1 2017. Swedens Riksbank executive...

Central Banking Series

Markets price in 34 pct chance of Fed rate hike at March meet after Yellen's upbeat economic assessment

Feb 15, 2017 12:34 pm UTC| Central Banks Economy Commentary

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellens congressional testimony gave a rather upbeat assessment of the US economy, consistent with the Feds expectation of further gradual increases in interest rates. In a testimony before the...

FxWirePro: CBR remains hawkish, what drives Russian central bank’s short-term cautious and medium-term constructive approach

Feb 15, 2017 11:55 am UTC| Economy Central Banks

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Russia contracted 0.57 pct in the third quarter of 2015 over the previous quarter. Over a medium-term horizon, we remain constructive RUB. The fundamental drivers for the ruble over...

FxWirePro: Obtain optimal hedge in USD/RUB via “Diagonal Credit Call Spreads” to arrest both short-term bears and long-term upside risks

Feb 15, 2017 11:40 am UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis Insights & Views

We encourage longs in USDRUB for long term investing amid short-term slumps, the broader setback to the dollar combined with upward pressure on oil prices to new highs this week have conspired to pull USDRUB lower in short...