Dec 24, 2015 13:00 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks
Last weeks the Fondeo rate 25 bps as a pre-emptive hike by Banxico to protect the MXN seems like serving the purpose at least in short run. With inflation running at historical lows and no demand pressures on...
FED hike aftermath series – Economists expect FED to strike again in March
Dec 24, 2015 10:57 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks
According to a survey of 42 economists by Financial Times, more than 2/3rd of them has aligned themselves with a rate hike by FED again in March. In previous articles under the same series name we discussed there are...
Singapore's MPS likely to stand pat till April 2016
Dec 24, 2015 07:15 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks
Singapores November IP dropped 5.5% yoy, which was much below expectations. On a seasonally adjusted month on month basis, the output dropped 3.6% mom sa, reversing the gains of September and October. The headwinds of...
Bank of Japan November meeting Minutes
Dec 23, 2015 23:54 pm UTC| Central Banks
Full text is here:Minutes of the Monetary Policy Meeting on November 18 and 19,...
Mexico CPI: Forget about inflation in the near future, Banxico will follow the Fed
Dec 23, 2015 21:22 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks
Mexicos CPI increased 0.26% 2w/2w in the first fortnight of December as a result of price increases in airfares and tourism services, partially compensated by lower prices in some durables such as televisions and tires....
Malaysia's BNM likely to remain on hold through 2016
Dec 23, 2015 05:32 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks
Inflation rate in Malaysia is moving in upward trend as it posted 2.6% year on year increase in November. The higher inflation rate is largely contributed by tobacco prices. The Malaysian government raise taxes in the...
India’s external sector performance remains robust
Dec 23, 2015 03:46 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks Economy
Reserve Bank of India released the countrys balance of payments data for third quarter of this year yesterday, which report indicates that the performance of Indias external sector remains strong and the current account...
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