Feb 13, 2017 06:25 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks Economy
Bank Indonesia (BI) is expected to keep its policy stance intact this week. There has been a string of positives in the run-up to the policy meeting this week. Moodys positive outlook on Indonesias rating served as an...
Feb 10, 2017 12:45 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views Central Banks
BoC firmly on hold: The lukewarm outlook indicates that the Bank of Canada would keep policy steady in the face of Fed tightening, which should nudge USDCAD gradually higher through mid-2017. The loonie remains highly...
Bank of Mexico hikes overnight rates by 50 bps, likely to further tighten policy this year
Feb 10, 2017 12:25 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks
The Bank of Mexico hiked its overnight rates yesterday by additional 50 basis points to 6.25 percent, as was widely expected. In this cycle, the total tightening has come to 325 basis points. Significantly, the central...
Feb 10, 2017 07:05 am UTC| Central Banks Commentary
China reported a USD 51.35 billion trade surplus in January of 2017, lower than a USD 56.67 billion surplus a year earlier but above market consensus of a USD 47.90 billion surplus. It was the largest trade surplus...
Feb 10, 2017 05:56 am UTC| Economy Central Banks Commentary
The Canadian dollar now appears cheap both from a PPP perspective and versus a time series of the real trade-weighted exchange rate (refer above graph). This has helped to support growth and is expected to last for longer,...
RBA's Statement on Monetary Policy: Preview
Feb 09, 2017 16:49 pm UTC| Commentary Economy Central Banks
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) issues a Statement on Monetary Policy four times a year. The statement sets out the central banks assessment of current economic conditions, both domestic and international, along with...
U.K.'s accelerating inflation may push the need for rate hikes - BoE's Forbes
Feb 09, 2017 15:47 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks Economy
Bank of England (BoE) policymaker Kristin Forbes who is an external member of the BoE Monetary Policy Committee, said in a speech in Leeds that U.K may soon need a rate increase. Forbes said she was beginning to grow...
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