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,...
Malaysian central bank likely to hold overnight policy rate today
Mar 09, 2016 06:39 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks
The Malaysian central bank is expected to keep the overnight policy rate (OPR) on hold at 3.25% today in order to attain a balance between defending the Malaysian ringgit and strengthening economic growth. Meanwhile, the...
Mar 08, 2016 08:17 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks
Answer to the key question - Will ECB add further monetary stimulus or not? could earn you millions if you get it right with sizable exposure. However price action, surrounding EUR/USD are suggesting traders arent so sure...
BoC will probably leave interest rates unchanged next week
Mar 04, 2016 16:33 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks
The Loonie tumbled more than 12% against the USD from the middle of October 2015 through the middle of January 2016 in a more or less one-way move. Import prices are rising on the back of the weaker currency, thus also...
BCB likely to start easing policy by August 2016
Mar 03, 2016 05:49 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks
The Central Bank of Brazil decided to keep the interest rate on hold. It reiterated the rational of its previous communiqué, which is that the Copom took the decision after assessing the macroeconomic situation,...
BCB likely to keep rates unchanged but upside risks of tightening remain
Mar 01, 2016 12:42 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks
Projecting the Central Bank of Brazils action continues to be very challenging due to the deep stagflation scenario. There are arguments on both the front regarding if the central bank will resume the cycle of tightening...
Stronger US economy and ECB actions might fuel further risk affinity
Mar 01, 2016 11:58 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks
Stock markets around the globe are showing strong signs of rebound and fading risk aversion, so further actions from ECB next week and this weeks non-farm payroll data could further fuel this trend. SP 500 - We have...
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