Bank of Japan unlikely to make changes to monetary policy tomorrow
Mar 14, 2016 09:42 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks
The Bank of Japan is unlikely to make any changes to its monetary policy. The central bank is expected to keep its promise of raising the monetary base by JPY 80 trillion on an annual basis and to apply negative rate of...
Bank of Mexico to follow US Fed’s policy strategy, to keep rates on hold next week
Mar 11, 2016 12:13 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks
The Bank of Mexico is expected to follow the US Feds move and keep the overnight rate on hold at 3.75% next week. It is likely to issue a relatively dovish statement in terms of growth but slightly more hawkish in terms of...
Rate hike expectations from BOE move up
Mar 11, 2016 11:52 am UTC| Commentary
Even though inflation expectations moved down, latest survey by Bank of England (BOE) shows that people are more confident that rates are likely to move up over next 12 months. According to 4000 Britons surveyed, 38% of...
South African Reserve Bank likely to proceed with rate hike cycle in 2016
Mar 11, 2016 11:25 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks
The South African Reserve Bank is expected to hike its key rate to 7% as the high CPI inflation outlook continues to pressurize the central bank to go ahead with its rate hike cycle. According to the MPC, the South African...
Strong NZD is making matters more complicated for RBNZ
Mar 09, 2016 14:32 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks
Strong NZD is making matters more complicated for RBNZ Reserve Bank of New Zealand will announce its rate decision early tomorrow followed by a press conference of the RBNZ Governor Wheeler. No changes are expected for...
BoJ to stand pat at next week's meet, easing expectations pushed back until July
Mar 09, 2016 12:22 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks
The BOJs next policy meeting takes place March 14-15, and expectations are the central bank will keep key policy tools unchanged. On January 28, the Bank of Japan shocked the global markets by introducing negative interest...
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...
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