What could drive central banks in US and Japan in Q3’2016 that in turn drives USD/JPY
Jun 13, 2016 08:11 am UTC| Central Banks Insights & Views
The Bank of Japan is expected to stand pat this Thursday. Economic data actually suggest the need for further policy easing. GDP growth rose 1.9% (QoQ SAAR) in 1Q16 after falling -1.8% in 4Q15, meaning no growth over the...
BoJ likely to stay pat on rising global uncertainties
Jun 13, 2016 05:28 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks
The Bank of Japan is expected to remain on hold at its monetary policy meeting scheduled on June 16.This is despite theneed for further policy easing, as suggested by recently released economic data. GDP growth rose 1.9...
Vital Signs: central bankers longing for growth that may not come
Jun 10, 2016 09:20 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy Central Banks
Vital Signs is a weekly economic wrap from UNSW economics professor and Harvard PhD Richard Holden (@profholden). Vital Signs aims to contextualise weekly economic events and cut through the noise of the data impacting...
Dong Tao: China's central bank likely to keep quantitative easing
Jun 09, 2016 10:52 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks
Chinas CPI grew 2 percent year on year , and its PPI slid 2.8 percent year on year in May, official statistics showed on Thursday. The inflationary pressure is smaller than expected, highlighting the weak domestic...
Mario Draghi calls for policy supports from other areas in a speech today
Jun 09, 2016 09:06 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks
Speaking at Brussels Economic Forum, in a lecture organized by European Commission, European Central Bank (ECB) chief, Mario Draghi aggressively called for countries to step forward and provide support to ECBs monetary...
Is ECB buying corporate junk bonds?
Jun 09, 2016 08:24 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks
In its March meeting, the European Central Bank (ECB) announced afresh package of stimulus and one measure of that package kicked off yesterday, corporate bond purchases (CBP). While announcing the guidelines, ECB said it...
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