Worrisome Signs Series

Worrisome Signs Series: Manufacturing PMI vs. U.S. 10-year yields

Sep 08, 2017 11:29 am UTC| Commentary Economy Central Banks

The above four charts show the relation between U.S. 10-year yields and manufacturing PMI numbers from the United States, Switzerland, Eurozone, and United Kingdom. We have chosen U.S treasury as a representative of global...

Fed Hike Aftermath Series

Fed Hike Aftermath Series: Key commentaries from FOMC policymakers this week

Sep 08, 2017 07:58 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

Several FOMC policymakers have remarked on the monetary policy throughout the week. Here is the compilation of the key remarks, Lael Brainard: As a member of the board of Governors of the U.S. Federal Reserve she is...

Riksbank keeps monetary policy unchanged in September, likely to hike first in October 2018

Sep 07, 2017 18:34 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks

The Swedish central bank, Riksbank, kept its monetary policy on hold. This signifies that the repo rate remains at -0.50 percent and that the QE program is planned to run throughout this year. Also, the repo rate path was...

Bank Negara Malaysia keeps interest rate on hold, unlikely to change policy settings in 2017

Sep 07, 2017 17:57 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks

Malaysian central bank, Bank Negara Malaysia, kept its key interest rate on hold on Thursday. The Overnight Policy Rate was kept unchanged at 3 percent. The central bank, in its policy statement, highlighted on the...

ECB keeps monetary policy on hold, decision on changes to policy likely to be made in October

Sep 07, 2017 16:24 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks

As widely expected, the European Central Bank kept its monetary policy on hold during its meeting today, leaving interest rate on its refinancing operations, marginal lending facility, and its deposit facility on hold at 0...

FxWirePro: Stay short in GBP/SEK with ideal risk-reward profiling on cautious Riksbank

Sep 07, 2017 12:27 pm UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis Insights & Views

The Riksbank remains cautious. It is still saying nothing about the end of the government bond purchasing programme at the end of the year and does not envisage a rate hike before mid-2018. Consequently, the interest...

FxWirePro: Hype or fact? Euro gains upside traction in spot and OTC markets ahead of ECB

Sep 07, 2017 10:34 am UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis Insights & Views

We head into the ECB with prices still within 1.1820 support and the 1.1980 reactions high from last week, currently, gaining upside traction with prevailing spot price at 1.1976 levels. We consider that the 1.20-1.23 area...