BOJ's Monetary Policy - Negative Interest Rates or QE Expansion?

Jan 21, 2016 14:35 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks

The BOJ has kept monetary policy steady since expanding its massive stimulus programme in October 2014. But concerns about inflation moving further away from its 2 percent target on account of falling oil prices is raising...

Bank Negara Malaysia likely to maintain a moderately dovish stance

Jan 21, 2016 12:27 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks

Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) kept the policy rate unchanged at 3.25 percent, in line with the consensus. However, to ensure sufficient liquidity in the financial system the central bank reduced the statutory reserve...

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Central Bank’s of Hungary and Poland likely to cut rates in March Meeting

Jan 21, 2016 12:02 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks

Hungarys policymakers have suggested that there is no requirement for further rate cuts, as unconventional easing is unlikely to bring major benefits when it comes to supporting growth. The central bank estimates 1.7%...

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PBoC seen maintaining accommodative monetary policy stance

Jan 21, 2016 10:13 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

PBoCs recently increased its liquidity as it injected CNY600bn via medium-term lending facility (MLF) on Tuesday, followed by another CNY150bn liquidity injection via short-term liquidity operation (SLO) and CNY400bn via...

Yen boosted by trade balance but edgy on BoJ’s policy outlook

Jan 21, 2016 09:56 am UTC| Insights & Views Central Banks

Japanese current account surplus: The major transformation in macroeconomic fundamentals of yen is the current account balance improvement. It reached 13.1trn in the first nine months of the year, significantly...

BoC cuts growth forecast to 1.4% y/y in 2016 and 2.4% y/y in 2017

Jan 21, 2016 07:55 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

The Canadian central bank has kept its overnight rate unchanged at 0.5% on balanced inflation risks. According to the bank, the inflation trend has been near to its projections. Canadas headline inflation continues to be...

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Central Bank of Brazil likely to start easing policy by August 2016

Jan 21, 2016 07:21 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

The Central Bank of Brazil kept the Selic rate unchanged at 14.25%. The majority of the board voted to leave the rate unchanged, while two members voted for a rate hike by 50bp. According to the board, the decision to keep...