ECB will likely revise growth up and inflation down
Mar 04, 2015 00:42 am UTC| Commentary
After the announcement of the expanded asset purchase programme (quantitative easing - QE) in January, the European Central Bank (ECB) is widely expected to refrain from further new measures in the near term. Thursdays...
Daily outlook for AUD/NZD: Westpac
Mar 03, 2015 20:32 pm UTC| Commentary
Quotes from Westpac Research:- AUD/NZD 1 day: The RBA surprise yesterday only gave it a minor boost, such that 1.0350 below is vulnerable. AU GDP today is a risk.- AUD/NZD 1-3 month: Theres much chatter about reaching...
Daily outlook for NZD/USD: Westpac
Mar 03, 2015 20:31 pm UTC| Commentary
Quotes from Westpac Research:- NZD/USD 1 day: Yesterdays RBA surprise restores NZD to a slightly positive near-term footing. We target a break above 0.7575, but AU GDP will be a risk.- NZD/USD 1-3 month: Multi-month, we...
Daily outlook for AUD/USD: Westpac
Mar 03, 2015 20:31 pm UTC| Commentary
Quotes from Westpac Research:- AUD/USD 1 day: Yesterdays RBA surprise puts AUD in a neutral 0.7750-0.7850 range ahead of GDP, ensuing direction then dependant on the direction of any surprise.- AUD/USD 1-3 month: Falling...
Mar 03, 2015 20:17 pm UTC| Commentary
Quotes from Westpac Research:- US 10yr treasury yields rose from 2.08% to 2.11% - a one-week high, the 2yr yield rose from 0.65% to 0.67%, and the curve retained a steepening bias.- Apart from expectations of Fed...
Mar 03, 2015 20:16 pm UTC| Commentary
Quotes from Westpac Research:- Australian 3yr government bond future yields ranged sideways between 1.83% and 1.87%.- That compares with the 1.78% level prevailing just before the RBA surprised the market by not cutting...
Central Bank of Poland looks set to cut interest rates today: Capital Economics
Mar 03, 2015 19:56 pm UTC| Commentary
Quotes from Capital Economics:- The Central Bank of Poland looks set to cut interest rates today. Having kept rates on hold at the previous meeting, Governor Belka made it pretty clear that rates will be lowered this time...
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