Aug 01, 2016 13:08 pm UTC| Insights & Views Central Banks
GBPAUD is an interesting pair to be closely watched and traded among G10 currency space ahead of monetary policy actions in both the continents (RBA and BOE). BoE on Thursday will be the key, with the inflation report...
Chart of the Day: Hike probability reaches certainty
Aug 01, 2016 13:03 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks
This chart from Bloomberg business shows that the rate cut expectations/probability from the Bank of England (BoE) has reached 100 percent, meaning that the market is certain of a rate cut this week. This means that a rate...
FxWirePro: A glimpse on BoE, GBP foreign trade bills and OTC hedging positioning post-Brexit
Aug 01, 2016 10:03 am UTC| Insights & Views Central Banks
GBP continues to be out of fashion, having weakened 10% on a trade-weighted basis post-Brexit. BoE meeting Thursday main event. We and consensus look for a25bps cut, and will look closely at the inflation report to see...
Views of the members of BoE’s MPC
Aug 01, 2016 08:59 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks
The Bank of Englands (BoE) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is made up of nine members. Governor Mark Carney, Deputy Governor of Monetary policy Ben Broadbent, Deputy Governor of Markets and Banking Nemat Shafik, Deputy...
Key commentaries from Fed’s Dudley
Aug 01, 2016 08:11 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks
U.S. Federal Reserves one of the most influential policymakers, New York Fed President William Dudley speaking at a joint news conference in Bali with officials from Bank of Indonesia sent mixed signals in regard to rate...
Chart of the Day: Policy Analyzer
Jul 29, 2016 13:32 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks
This nice policy analyzer from John Kicklighter of Dailyfx Research explains a lot to understand, which policy adaptation might lead to which outcome. From the Neutral point as move more towards left the policy becomes...
Jul 29, 2016 07:36 am UTC| Central Banks Insights & Views
The Antipodes (Australian and New Zealand dollars) rose against their U.S. counterpart on Thursday and gains extended even during early hours of today, after the Federal Reserves decision to leave its monetary policy...
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