RBA likely to keep interest rate unchanged
Jan 29, 2016 06:30 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks
The Reserve Bank of Australia is expected to keep the cash rate unchanged at 2% on 2 February. Markets are also expecting the central bank to hold rates, with the likelihood of a move close to zero. In February 2015, the...
BOJ catches market off-guard with negative interest rate
Jan 29, 2016 04:16 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks
Bank of Japan (BOJ) acted against majority expectations today and add further stimulus to its already record monetary easing. For the first time in history Bank of Japan (BOJ) has introduced negative interest rates of...
ECB likely to ease further in Q1 2016
Jan 28, 2016 22:36 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks
The recent free fall of oil prices and global growth worries have put the ECB to act again in near future. Moreover in last December, Fed also hiked the interest rates and now market raised questions about the ECBs ability...
CBR meeting preview – rate cut could be postponed again
Jan 28, 2016 18:55 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks
The CBR will meet on Friday 29 January. The key rate cut could once again be postponed because of the volatile RUB and corresponding inflationary risks. Since the beginning of January, the Russian currency has lost ~8%...
RBI expected to address liquidity shortfall
Jan 28, 2016 01:59 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks
Indias domestic liquidity conditions remain tight, in the run-up to next weeks Reserve Bank of Indias policy review. Persistent intervention to stabilise the currency, capital outflows and slower government spending have...
Banxico likely to follow Fed for further rate hikes
Jan 27, 2016 23:35 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks
Mexican economy is likely to boost by service and manufacturing sector. On the other side, construction and mining sector will remain negative for the economy. Recently J.P. Morgan has revised their forecast for the...
BoJ to stay on hold while keeping a close eye on the market and foreign macroeconomic policies
Jan 27, 2016 17:17 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks
The next BoJ monetary policy meeting is scheduled for 28-29 January. Since the last meeting, the risk scenarios the BoJ previously warned about have already started to materialize, before the upcoming meeting. We expect...
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