National Bank of Ukraine Considers Permitting Institutions To Issue Electronic Money

Feb 01, 2016 12:21 pm UTC| Digital Currency Central Banks

The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) is considering granting non-banking financial institutions the right to issue electronic money, the regulators press servicewrote on its Facebook page. It explained the move as a clear...

Currency War Series

Banxico likely to stay mute at its forthcoming meeting

Feb 01, 2016 11:56 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

In Mexico, ongoing growth acceleration along with the pass-through from currency depreciation in tradable goods prices suggest further tightening of the current economic situation as well as inflation. Despite downward...

Fundamental Evaluation Series

Safe-haven bond yields to gradually rise as Fed aims to ease bubbles in the sovereign bond market

Feb 01, 2016 11:25 am UTC| Insights & Views Central Banks

The Fed is likely to tighten monetary policy only by as much as markets allow without major turmoil. The Fed will try to avoid any further asset price inflation and ease any bubbles that have already emerged, such as in...

Why BOJ’s negative rate, not really a negative rate?

Feb 01, 2016 11:21 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

Bank of Japans (BOJ) negative rate is more symbolic and theoretical than actual realty. While, we, at FxWirePro, joined bandwagon of analysts and news service providers on Friday, highlighting Bank of Japans (BOJ) first...

USD/JPY likely to appreciate further on BoJ’s stance

Feb 01, 2016 11:20 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

The Bank of Japan in its January meeting surprised the markets by adopting negative interest rates under the newly introduced Quantitative and Qualitative Easing program which cut the interest rate on current account...

Renminbi Series

PBoC weakens Yuan after six days of strengthening as BOJ weighs

Feb 01, 2016 10:18 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

Peoples Bank of China (PBoC) weakened Yuan, after six consecutive days of strengthening, which has been longest since October, just before International Monetary Fund (IMF), reviewed Yuan to be included in SDR...

BOK to cut 50 basis points or more in 2016 after BOJ shock

Feb 01, 2016 09:05 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

After South Korean exports turned out to be far worse than expected, Bank of Korea is likely to follow up with its own easing. Economy at a glance - South Korea is fourth largest economy in Asia, with GDP growing...