Nov 25, 2016 02:44 am UTC| Central Banks Commentary
The US dollar index rose to a fresh 14-year high early London but then retraced to be unchanged on the day. The Kiwis trade balance for October was -$846m which is better than anticipated, with a stronger than projected...
Nov 25, 2016 01:16 am UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis
The most recent South African economic data was not exactly constructive: the unemployment rate rose to over 27% in Q3 and the inflation rate also rose to 6.4% in October. That means it has eased only slightly against its...
ECB's policy unlikely to affect CNB’s decision to exit EUR/CZK floor - Gov Jiri Rusnok
Nov 24, 2016 15:35 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks
Czech National Bank governor Jiri Rusnok in an unexpected turn of events announced yesterday that the European Central Banks (ECB) eventual extension of bond-buying programme may not affect Czech National Banks (CNB)...
Swiss National Bank stands ready to act if necessary - SNB's Jordan
Nov 24, 2016 14:38 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks
Swiss National Bank (SNB) Chairman Thomas Jordan declined to comment if SNB was active in FX market after US election but reiterated the central banks commitment to keep upside in CHF under check. Data released on...
Nov 24, 2016 13:11 pm UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis
The market is currently seeing the likelihood of three Fed rate hikes until late 2017 as standing at 50% the highest level since the FOMC meeting in March. At the time the market was still convinced that there would be a...
Central Bank of Turkey hikes repo rate for first time since early 2014
Nov 24, 2016 12:25 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks
The Turkish central bank, Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT) hiked its repo rate during its monetary policy meeting today for the first time since early 2014. The CBRT raised the interest rate by 50 basis points...
FOMC members consider December hike "important to Fed credibility"
Nov 24, 2016 12:25 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy Central Banks
Minutes of the November Federal Open Market Committees (FOMC) meeting released on Wednesday were largely unexciting from a near-term policy perspective. After the recent Congressional testimony of Chair Yellen and...
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