What’s the point of forward guidance, if it misleads?
Feb 03, 2016 08:56 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks
Bank of Japans (BOJ) last weeks action is clearly providing evidence that central bankers of the world are relying more on shock therapy than providing actual guidance. So the question is coming is the era of forward...
BoE’s Dr Michael Kumhof – Latest Addition To Ledger Editorial Board
Feb 03, 2016 07:54 am UTC| Digital Currency Central Banks
Ledger, apeer-reviewed academic journalfocused on digital currencies,has announced that a Bank of England economist and researcher, Dr Michael Kumhof, has joined its editorial board, CoinDesk reported. Dr. Kumhof is...
Payment Systems Team Suggests Bank Of Korea To Undertake Blockchain Research
Feb 03, 2016 07:29 am UTC| Digital Currency Central Banks
Governments and central banks world over are starting to recognize the potential of blockchain and distributed ledger technologies and a recent report from the Bank of Korea suggests that it is the latest addition to this...
CBRT likely to begin policy simplification after April
Feb 03, 2016 07:14 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks
CBRT Governor Bascis speech indicated that the central bank does not plan to begin its simplification process in the near term. According to Basci, under the present scenario of volatility, the flexibility given by the...
Feb 03, 2016 03:06 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) left the Repo and reverse repo rate unchanged at 6.75% and 5.75% respectively on Tuesday. While the commentary offered little surprises, the tone was more balanced as the central bank is...
Taiwan's rate-cut expectations warranted
Feb 03, 2016 02:06 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks
The market rates are falling in Taiwan, reflecting the ripple effects of Bank of Japans negative rates policy. The overnight TWD interbank rate, which stayed stable at 0.23% before the Bank of Japans (BOJ) policy...
No rate cut expected in Poland, but further easing to come in the next months
Feb 02, 2016 21:16 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks
National Bank of Poland is going to release its monetary policy tomorrow and market widely expects stable monetary policy by Central government. While analysts continue to believe that further rate cut is helpful to...
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