Currency War Series

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Further fiscal slippage likely limited for South Africa

Dec 07, 2015 07:37 am UTC| Commentary Economy

South Africa is seeing weak growth and higher public wage settlements, which imply challenges for the governments promises of reducing budget deficit and stabilizing the debt/GDP ratio. The government presented a...

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Russia’s inflation likely to re-accelerate

Dec 07, 2015 07:21 am UTC| Commentary

The central bank of Russia is expected to keep its bank rate unchanged at the current level at its policy meeting end of this week. Earlier, the central bank is expected to cut rates, but as inflation rate in the economy...

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BoK likely to stand pat in December meeting

Dec 07, 2015 06:33 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

Bank of Koreas cash rate has been left unchanged at 1.50% for several months now, saying that it will stand pat for the inter-meeting time period. The same is expected in its December meeting as well, which is likely to be...

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Riksbank likely to cut rate by 10bp

Dec 07, 2015 05:40 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

As a result of last weeks disappointing ECB meeting, along with Swedish data, there is somewhat increased pressure on Riksbank in the near term. The KIX recently gained strength and this weeks inflation data will be of...

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Swiss National Bank to stand pat this week

Dec 07, 2015 05:13 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

SNB has its policy meeting this week and no change in the policy is expected, after last weeks ECB disappointment. Originally it was proposed that SNB would remove the exemption from negative depo rates for the domestic...

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ECB measures make the liquidity outlook brighter

Dec 07, 2015 05:05 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

QE purchases programme was extended to March 2017, with the investment principal payments on securities purchased under the Asset Purchase Programme, as they mature, made the outlook for liquidity brighter with more...

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Taiwan's lagging recovery continues to put pressure on policymakers

Dec 07, 2015 01:58 am UTC| Commentary Economy Politics

Taiwans growth recovery remains slow and lagging. In spite of the rebound in Oct export orders, industrial production has picked up only modestly due to cyclical and structural constraints. It is production that drives...