Renminbi Series

Chinese authorities likely to cap USD/CNY at 6.40 before SDR decision

Nov 24, 2015 05:06 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

USD/CNY rate was fixed at 6.3867 by PBoC yesterday, this is the highest since August ending, which is an upside surprise to the market. This higher rate drove sell-off flows in CNY and CNH and the spread between both...

Currency War Series

No further BI easing expected in 2015

Nov 24, 2015 00:11 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

Potential Fed rate hike in December the constraint to easing. Better current account data, contained inflation and a recovering currency have provided BI with the previously elusive opportunity to shift its focus to growth...

Currency War Series

Hawkish Liikanen turns dovish ahead of ECB December meeting

Nov 23, 2015 11:07 am UTC| Insights & Views Central Banks

European Central Banks (ECB), governing council member and Governor of Finnish Central Bank Erkki Liikanen seem to have transformed himself as a dove heading into much awaited December meeting next week. Finnish...

Downside traction in EUR/USD?

Nov 23, 2015 11:06 am UTC| Technicals Central Banks

The fact that the Fed is looking to hike rates in the same month that the ECB is preparing to increase its stimulus could suggest opening of the floodgates for another drop in the value of EUR/USD. ECB President Mario...

Currency War Series

Watch out for FED’s mysterious closed door meeting today

Nov 23, 2015 10:34 am UTC| Insights & Views Central Banks

US Federal Reserve all out of the blue announced a closed door meeting under expedited procedure at boards office in Washington to be held today at 11:30 am Eastern Standard Time (EST). No major details are provided...

ECB policy decision: Patience till December

Nov 22, 2015 22:21 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks

EURUSD is expected to remain relatively choppy as we approach the December ECB event risk and see any squeeze higher as an opportunity to re-initiate short EURUSD positions ahead of the meeting. Indeed, the ECB further...

Counting the days to the December Fed hike

Nov 22, 2015 12:41 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks

With less than a month away from Federal Reserves December meeting where the FOMC will decide whether or not to start the first tightening cycle in more than a decade. Putting that into perspective, it will potentially be...