BCB minutes likely to highlight medium-term inflation expectation, unlikely to ease policy in 2016
Mar 09, 2016 10:52 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks
The Central Bank of Brazil, as expected, kept the interest rate unchanged at 14.25%. The board had voted 6-2 to hold the rates. Two members asked for a rate hike of 50bp. The central banks language remained the same as...
Bank of Korea likely to keep policy rate on hold tomorrow
Mar 09, 2016 10:36 am UTC| Commentary
The Bank of Korea is likely to keep its policy rate unchanged at 1.5% during its upcoming meeting. The meeting will mainly focus on the weakness in Januarys activity data. Also, there is a higher probability for another...
China’s inflation likely accelerated in February
Mar 09, 2016 10:10 am UTC| Commentary
There was a tight supply of fresh food in China that lasted into Lunar New Year holidays. Hence, there was a sharp increase in vegetable prices, which might have accelerated food inflation in February. Housing CPI...
FED hike aftermath series: Coin flip chance for hike in September
Mar 09, 2016 10:09 am UTC| Commentary
A lot happened through Federal funds future market since last hike in December. Initially market was pricing a hike two hikes for the year and from there went to no hikes, with increasing possibility of a rate cut and now...
UK firm sentiment likely to deteriorate as EU referendum comes closer
Mar 09, 2016 09:26 am UTC| Commentary
The gradual moderation of UK economy witnessed in 2015 is back under process. The Composite PMI headline fell 3.4 points to 52.8 in February. This decline was due to services and manufacturing, both of which unexpectedly...
Fund flow analysis 2016: Global ETFs
Mar 09, 2016 09:14 am UTC| Commentary
Through 2015 and since the financial crisis, ETFs has gained more into prominence, in some sectors, more prominent than mutual funds, grossly surpassing asset under management. So inflows and outflows into the ETF can to...
Norges Bank likely to keep NOK relatively weak to avoid weak economic development
Mar 09, 2016 09:10 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks
Norways mainland economy stagnated through H2 2015, according to the Q4 GDP figures. The slowdown was mainly due to oil related reasons. Excluding oil dependent sectors, the economic growth is fairly well. Meanwhile,...
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