FxWirePro: SNB’s status quo keeps Swiss franc forecasts modestly bullish – Strangle writing still seems attractive carry

Jun 16, 2017 12:16 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views Central Banks

In the yesterdays SNB LIBOR rate announcement, the central bank has maintained status quo, leaving interest rates unchanged at -0.75% followed by monetary policy assessment and press conference. In the press conference,...

FxWirePro: Sterling bumps along the bottom after data season, add optionality trades to keep price turbulence on the check

Jun 16, 2017 12:07 pm UTC| Economy Insights & Views Central Banks

The UK economy has weathered the 12 months since the vote to leave the EU better than feared, though the 1Q gain in GDP was, at 0.1% qoq, the slowest in the EU and the uncertainty emanating from the 8 June election result...

RBNZ expected to remain on hold at 1.75 pct, likely to reaffirm neutral bias

Jun 16, 2017 12:06 pm UTC| Insights & Views Central Banks

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand convenes to decide monetary policy on June 22 and we expect the central bank to stay pat at 1.75 pct. The statement is likely to reaffirm a neutral bias. At an interview following the May...

CBR likely to follow easing path, hit 8 pct by end-2017: Danske Bank

Jun 16, 2017 08:09 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks Economy

The Central Bank of Russia (CBR) is expected to follow along the lines of easy monetary policy, cutting the benchmark interest rate to 8.00 percent by end-2017 and to 7.00 percent by late 2018. Given dovish pricing by...

Central Banking Series

BOJ monetary policy: Assessing future bias

Jun 16, 2017 06:22 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

At todays meeting, policymakers at the Bank of Japan (BoJ) kept the policy unchanged, and the benchmark interest rate at -0.1 percent. Lets look at the current monetary policies, Bank of Japan had already shifted...

FxWirePro: The Day Ahead- 16th June 2017

Jun 16, 2017 05:12 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

Lots of economic data and events scheduled for today and some with high volatility risks associated. Data released so far: Japan: BoJ kept monetary policy unchanged. China: Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)...

Vital Signs Series

Vital Signs: Australia is facing an interest rates dilemma

Jun 16, 2017 04:43 am UTC| Insights & Views Central Banks Economy

Vital Signs is a weekly economic wrap from UNSW economics professor and Harvard PhD Richard Holden (@profholden). Vital Signs aims to contextualise weekly economic events and cut through the noise of the data affecting...