Feb 15, 2017 11:40 am UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis Insights & Views
We encourage longs in USDRUB for long term investing amid short-term slumps, the broader setback to the dollar combined with upward pressure on oil prices to new highs this week have conspired to pull USDRUB lower in short...
Fed Hike Aftermath Series: Three rate hikes odds move higher
Feb 15, 2017 10:37 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks
After Januarys lackluster jobs report, the probability of three hikes from the Federal Reserve in 2017 declined to 24 percent but after Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen testified before congressional Banking committee...
Fed Hike Aftermath Series: Key commentaries from Fed Chair Janet Yellen
Feb 15, 2017 07:31 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks
The single most important takeaway for the financial markets from the Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellens testimony before congressional senate and banking committee was that the Fed Chair remains open to rate hikes in...
Key commentaries from Fed’s Lockhart and Lacker
Feb 15, 2017 07:04 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks
One dove, one hawk. Speaking at a congressional hearing after Fed chair Janet Yellen, Atlanta Fed President Dennis P. Lockhart said that he sees no compelling reason to move ahead with a rate hike in March this year....
BoJ unlikely to alter policy on rising global interest rates - Gov Kuroda
Feb 14, 2017 15:15 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks Economy
Bank of Japan (BoJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda, making a scheduled speech in Parliament said that rising global long-term interest rates are unlikely to cause a change in BoJs policy. Under a new policy framework adopted in...
Sweden's Riksbank to remain on hold, risks skewed to upward revisions on repo rate forecast
Feb 14, 2017 14:35 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks Economy
The Sweden Central Bank (Riksbank) is set to announce its policy decision on February 15th. At its December policy meet, the Riksbank extended its asset purchase programme and said that it will buy additional SEK 30...
Feb 13, 2017 12:46 pm UTC| Central Banks Insights & Views Economy
Numerous elements that influence the shift in the SNBs FX stance, namely: 1) Economic performance is satisfactory and inflation continues to normalize (the rate of CPI inflation has increased by 1.5% from the 2015 low,...
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