FxWirePro: GBP/USD drops towards 1.5300 on dovish MPC minutes, sell rallies
Oct 08, 2015 11:38 am UTC| Technicals Central Banks
GBP/USD rejected at 1.5372, slips towards 1.5300 on dovish UK CPI forecast via MPC minutes. BoE on hold in 8-1 vote as expected, giving no indication it is any closer to raising rates The c.bank said annualized...
Key highlights from BOE monetary policy and minutes
Oct 08, 2015 11:25 am UTC| Insights & Views Central Banks
Bank of Englands monetary policy committee (MPC) chose to keep monetary policy steady for 6 years and 8 months with interest rates at record low 0.5%. Last time policy rate was changed dates back in February 2009, when...
BoJ to wait-and-see until end-Oct for additional QQE measures
Oct 08, 2015 10:35 am UTC| Insights & Views Central Banks
The Bank of Japan has kept monetary policy on hold at its meeting on 6-7 October, and maintained its overall economic assessment in the policy statement. The c.bank acknowledged risks from a slowdown in emerging markets...
Oct 08, 2015 10:21 am UTC| Insights & Views Central Banks
Bank of England (BOE) is scheduled to announce its monetary policy at 11:00 GMT, will release minutes of meeting along with. Pound is heading higher ahead of monetary policy announcement and is best performing major...
Oct 08, 2015 09:01 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks
Mexico inflation has been consistently good. Seasonality will eventually catch up between October and November. Data usually shows a catch up into the start of the school year and ahead of the year-end shopping...
BoJ slow in downgrading its assessment on economy
Oct 08, 2015 07:38 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks
The latest Q3 BoJ Tankan survey showed that the current business conditions DI for large manufacturers fell mainly because of weak exports to China and ASEAN economies despite a firm economic recovery in the US. The Q4...
India's domestic markets stabilise, foreign debt ceilings to be raised
Oct 08, 2015 02:09 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks
Fading external risks and the Reserve Bank of Indias (RBI) recent bunchedup rate cut stoked a relief rally in the Indian financial markets. With the US Fed expected to remain in the waiting-mode for longer, benchmark...
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