Feb 06, 2017 10:23 am UTC| Insights & Views Central Banks
The Sweden Central Bank (Riksbank) will announce its next policy decision on February 15th. The Riksbank in December followed the ECB in extending its own asset purchase programme. In addition to the SEK 245 billion...
FxWirePro: Can RBNZ stay pat in OCR? NZD/USD in medium and long term perspectives
Feb 06, 2017 09:57 am UTC| Central Banks Insights & Views
NZD inching higher towards 0.74 against the dollar as the RBNZ has been scheduled for its monetary policy meeting on this Wednesday to decide overnight cash rates followed by press conference. The Ready Reckoner...
German finance minister Wolfgang Schäuble agrees with Trump on Euro but not with ECB
Feb 06, 2017 08:40 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks
Last week, top trade adviser to the Trump administration, Peter Navarro branded Germany as a currency exploiter by suggesting that Germany reaps the most benefits of a devalued euro currency as their own Deutsche Mark...
Bank Indonesia likely to remain on hold throughout this year, says ANZ
Feb 06, 2017 06:32 am UTC| Commentary Economy Central Banks
The Bank Indonesia (BI) is expected to remain on hold throughout this year, closely peering through the rise in the countrys inflation. Higher anticipated GDP growth (2017 forecast of 5.4 percent versus 2016 forecast of...
FxWirePro: Swedish Krona sees appreciation at snail's pace - Cash and options trades for SEK
Feb 03, 2017 13:01 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks
The Swedish economy is recording robust growth and inflation is rising towards the inflation target. That would imply that the Riksbank is likely to end its expansionary monetary policy sooner than the ECB, in particular...
Feb 03, 2017 12:24 pm UTC| Insights & Views Central Banks
National Bank of Poland (NBH) is meeting next week to decide monetary policy and markets expect the event to be largely uneventful. The NBH held rates at its January meet and also flagged a continuance of non-conventional...
Bank of Russia keeps key rate unchanged, expects inflation to decelerate to 4 pct by end-2017
Feb 03, 2017 12:24 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks
As widely expected, the Bank of Russia today decided to maintain the key interest rate 10 percent. The central banks board of directors indicates that inflation has been performing consistent with the forecast and that...
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