Australia's business sector reports solid improvement in June, makes RBA August meet a close call

Jul 12, 2016 10:41 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy Central Banks

NABs closely-watched business survey for June tested the sentiment of local firms amidst the uncertainty of the federal election as well as the political unease in Europe and consequent market turbulence. The NAB business...

Markets priced in 75pct chance of a rate cut from BoE this week

Jul 11, 2016 11:26 am UTC| Insights & Views Central Banks

UK Monetary Policy Committee will meet on Thursday, July 14th, for the first time following the EU referendum result. Attention is now focused on how policymakers will respond to the Brexit vote. Market expectations riding...

BoE likely to deliver a rate cut to ease anxiety over Brexit's aftermaths

Jul 11, 2016 09:37 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

The Bank of England is expected to ease interest rates in its monetary policy meeting scheduled to be held on July 14in an attempt to ease the growing anxiety over the possible breakdown after the Brexit outcome. Also, the...

India's consumer inflation likely to ease; rate cut seems closer

Jul 11, 2016 07:45 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

Indias consumer price inflation, due to be released Tuesday, is expected to have eased in June, raising the probability of a rate easeby the Reserve Bank of India in the near term. However, the recent announcement by...

Does Bernanke bring helicopter ideas to BOJ?

Jul 11, 2016 07:11 am UTC| Commentary Economy Central Banks

With fresh smell of stimulus in the morning, Yen has weakened in the Asian hours of trading on Monday as former Federal Reserve governor Ben Bernanke visits Bank of Japan. It was not a surprise move by the end of last...

Bank Korea likely to hold rates post easing in June; economic uncertainty still prevails

Jul 11, 2016 06:27 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

The central bank of Korea is expected to remain on hold at its monetary policy meeting scheduled to take place on July 14, after having delivered a rate cut by 25 basis points during the last policy meeting in June....

Fed Hike Aftermath Series

Fed's focus on 'too big to fail' won't save taxpayers from next bank bailout

Jul 08, 2016 23:22 pm UTC| Insights & Views Central Banks

Last month, the Federal Reserve announced that 31 out of 33 U.S. banks had passed its latest stress test, designed to ensure that the largest financial institutions have enough capital to withstand a severe economic...