Bank Negara Malaysia maintains interest rate unchanged at 3 pct
Mar 02, 2017 16:33 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks
Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) stood pat at policy meeting on Thursday, holding the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) unchanged at 3.00 percent. BNM said that economic conditions have evolved in line with their expectations. In...
Mar 02, 2017 15:28 pm UTC| Commentary Economy Central Banks
Poland PMI in February dropped slightly from 54.8 in January to 54.2 points, but still remains close 22-month highs, which point to strong business conditions in the Polish manufacturing. Business conditions have improved...
RBNZ likely to hike official cash rate around mid-2018, says ANZ Research
Mar 02, 2017 05:47 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) is expected to raise its official cash rate (OCR) probably around mid-2018, even though at the February Monetary Policy Statement, the RBNZ remained very neutral and today that was...
Feb 28, 2017 09:35 am UTC| Central Banks Insights & Views
We expect depreciation pressures on the Renminbi would return over the medium-term. Although the slower capital outflows may persist in the very near-term, the downside risk in the medium-term comes from the private...
ECB likely to stretch QE beyond March 2017, says Commerzbank
Feb 28, 2017 08:33 am UTC| Commentary Economy Central Banks
The European Central Bank is expected to extend its quantitative easing programme beyond March 2017 at its last monetary policy meeting this year, scheduled on December 8. Also, the Italian constitutional referendum, to be...
Strong data from the euro area suggest ECB could start taper in early 2018
Feb 27, 2017 12:14 pm UTC| Insights & Views Central Banks Economy
The ECB has maintained an ultra-loose monetary policy with an aim to stimulate economic growth in the euro area and push inflation towards the central banks target of just below 2.0 percent. Recent data from the euro area...
Bundesbank hawk assures stability in ECB policy
Feb 27, 2017 10:09 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks
Most notable hawk in the European Central Banks (ECB) governing council and the chief of German central bank Jens Weidmann maintained his sharp criticism of the ECBs monetary policy as usual; however, he was ready to...
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