RBA wants currency to weaken; may slash rates if AUD upswings
Aug 05, 2016 12:45 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks
The Reserve Bank of Australia has taken action in May as well as in August and cut its benchmark rate by 25 basis points each time to a historic low of current 1.5 percent. The central banks move to lower the rate was due...
Aussie strength remains a concern for the RBA
Aug 05, 2016 11:19 am UTC| Insights & Views Central Banks
In reaction to the notable appreciation of AUD since the start of the year, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has reacted in May and as recently as in August and lowered its key rate by 25bp respectively to a historic...
FxWirePro: Bidding 3m cable risk reversals to arrest tail risks of Brexit and BOE easing
Aug 05, 2016 10:50 am UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis Insights & Views
Yesterday saw the BoE deliver comprehensive easing including, a 25bp cut in Base Rate, 60bn in additional gilt purchases, 10bn of corporate bond purchases and introduce a new Term Funding Scheme. The total package exceeded...
Bank of England’s (BoE) balance sheet expansion will be larger than it meets the eye
Aug 05, 2016 10:18 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks
Yesterday, the Bank of England (BoE) delivered a comprehensive package of measures to address the weakness in the UK economy after the June referendum that could result in an eventual Brexit from the European Union. It...
Reserves at SNB surge to new record
Aug 05, 2016 09:11 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks
According to data released on Friday, the FX reserves at the Swiss National Bank (SNB) have climbed to SFr 615.4 billion. In July alone it grew by SFr 6.5 billion. After the UK referendum on June 23, in which majority of...
Aug 05, 2016 07:55 am UTC| Central Banks Insights & Views
As expected, the statement fell short of providing explicit forward guidance, but we interpret the larger number of risks to the outlook and the RBAs forecast that average underlying inflation would be stuck at the bottom...
Chart of the Day: 322 year low
Aug 04, 2016 14:07 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks
With todays rate cut from the bank of England (BoE), theinterest ratein the United Kingdom has dropped to a fresh 322 year low, as shown in this chart from bondvigilantes.com. Speculation would soon grow up for more in...
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