ECB likely to extend QE into 2018, may hike deposit rate in Q2 2018 - Barclays
Aug 18, 2017 18:54 pm UTC| Commentary
The ECB expects President Draghis Jackson Hole speech to concentrate on the theme of the symposium, stimulating a dynamic global economy as compared to the monetary policy which was the focus of his quantitative easing...
RBNZ likely to stand pat on policy today
Aug 09, 2017 12:25 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks
Today Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) will announce its monetary policy at 21:00 GMT. Over the past two years or so, RBNZ has reduced rates from 3.5 percent to 1.75 percent, which is an all-time low, however, the bank...
ECB’s deviations from capital key quite large; further deviation likely if QE continues
Aug 08, 2017 12:15 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks
When the European Central Bank (ECB), the latecomer in the Quantitative Easing (QE) program announced its Public Sector Purchase Program (PSPP) in 2015, it was said that the program would follow the central banks capital...
RBI cuts interest rate by 25 bsp, likely to further lower by 25 bps in October - ANZ
Aug 02, 2017 16:58 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks
The Reserve Bank of India lowered its policy repo rate on Wednesday. The RBI cut its key interest rate by 25 basis points. Coming against the backdrop of unusually low inflation and sluggish growth, the interest rate cut...
Slower growth likely to keep BoE on hold despite lower unemployment, says Danske Bank
Aug 02, 2017 11:45 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks Economy
Despite slower growth, the Bank of England (BoE) has turned more hawkish recently, as inflation has moved higher and the unemployment rate lower. Still, we do not expect a BoE rate hike before some time in 2019: GDP growth...
RBI likely to stay on hold with a dovish stance this week, says Scotiabank
Aug 01, 2017 08:14 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks Economy
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is expected to leave its policy rate unchanged at 6.25 percent with a dovish stance on Wednesday afternoon, aimed at striking a balance between bolstering the nations economic growth and...
Greenback pressurized deeper by Fed’s inability to convince markets, says Commerzbank
Jul 27, 2017 08:02 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The FOMC statement seems to have been the trigger rather than the cause of this new leg of USD weakness. The dollar is struggling and the only reason EUR/USD had for not been trading in the mid-1.17ies earlier was that...
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