Key commentaries from ECB chief Draghi
Feb 07, 2017 11:39 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks
European Central Bank (ECB) chief Mario Draghi addressing an MEP hearing in Brussels said, The ECB stands ready to expand its quantitative easing program in the face of low inflation. The ECB President shrugged off...
FxWirePro: A glimpse over dollar hedging after Trump’s first move and Fed’s monetary policy
Feb 07, 2017 11:32 am UTC| Central Banks Insights & Views
The FOMC statement in the recent monetary policy meeting explains for no urgency for rate hikes, while the jobs data give Fed some breathing room. The February 1st FOMC statement reiterated the Committees outlook for...
FxWirePro: Can you offset GDT prices through NZD TWI, what’s buzzing with RBNZ?
Feb 07, 2017 09:44 am UTC| Central Banks Insights & Views
The sharp rise in NZDUSD during the past month continues to reflect the pullback in the US dollar as well as continuing strength in the NZ economy. The November high at 0.7400 is now vulnerable, and should that break then...
FxWirePro: GBP/JPY diagonal option strips to capture IV convexity and to arrest uncertainties
Feb 07, 2017 06:00 am UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis
Japanese real exports fell in Decemberbut finished Q4 with a strong gain. January flash manufacturing PMI for Japan edged up further; future output index signals a favorable outlook. Japanese core CPI deflation...
RBA monetary policy: Assessing future bias
Feb 07, 2017 05:52 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks
Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) chose to keep the interest rate steady at 1.5 percent. Lets look at the details of policy announcement to assess the bias of RBA. Key highlights RBA notes that the global...
RBA maintains cash rate at 1.50 pct, citing improvement in global economic outlook
Feb 07, 2017 05:15 am UTC| Commentary Economy Central Banks
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has maintained its benchmark interest rate at the current record-low level of 1.50 percent at its first monetary policy meeting of 2017, held earlier today, as was widely anticipated by...
RBA likely to stand pat, may revise down near term growth forecast
Feb 06, 2017 15:37 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks Economy
The Reserve Bank of Australia is expected to stand pat during its meeting tomorrow, noted Societe Generale in a research report. Given that the severe deceleration in the third quarter will have called for major revisions...
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