May 08, 2020 11:18 am UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks
Norges Bank surprised general expectations yesterday and lowered interest rates by 25bp to now zero. At the same time it made it clear that this was the end of the line and that negative interest rates were not on the...
May 05, 2020 12:08 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) left its monetary policy unchanged this morning, but changed the rules for some collateral to assist with financing conditions on the capital markets. In its main scenario the RBA...
May 05, 2020 11:41 am UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks Insights & Views
We have been recommending shorts in GBP since early April as a core part of our overall defensive strategy. The bearish view has been motivated by multiple fundamental factorsongoing Brexit ramifications, an already-large...
ECB surprisingly eases monetary policy further, cuts interest rate on TLTRO III by 25 bps
Apr 30, 2020 18:03 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks
The ECB surprisingly eased its monetary policy further today. The central bank cut the interest rate on its targeted longer-term refinancing operations (TLTRO III) by 25 basis points. Therefore, the interest rate for banks...
FxWirePro: Spotlight On EUR/CHF Short Trade Ahead of ECB
Apr 30, 2020 09:42 am UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks Insights & Views
Today, euro-focused views are visible in the markets as the series of data announcements are lined-up, with the highlight being the ECB policy announcement at 12:45BST and press conference starting at 13:30BST. During the...
FxWirePro: Quick Run Through On ECB And RBA Previews And EUR/AUD Hedging Perspectives
Apr 30, 2020 09:18 am UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks Insights & Views
Today, euro-focused views are visible in the markets as the series of data announcements are lined-up, with the highlight being the ECB policy announcement at 12:45BST and press conference starting at 13:30BST. During the...
FxWirePro: A Quick Run Through On Antipodean FX Baskets Ahead Of FED & RBA
Apr 29, 2020 11:56 am UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks Insights & Views
While equity markets hold on to recent gains, with continued mixed results from US earnings season, month-end USD rebalancing (selling) seems to be dominating FX markets at the moment. The A$, as a proxy for global risk...
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