Brazil central bank keeps borrowing costs on hold for the ninth straight session
Sep 01, 2016 12:00 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks
The central bank of Brazil kept borrowing costs on hold consecutively for the ninth monetary policy meeting, as the economy struggles with a widening recession, deep inflationary pressures and the recent fallout from the...
Impressive comeback of dollar unlikely to sustain
Sep 01, 2016 10:24 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks
Riding on the optimism of an upcoming rate hike as early as September, after several policymakers in Kansas City organized Jackson Hole Economic Symposium hinted at the ideas of supporting a hike as early as next month;...
Sep 01, 2016 09:35 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy Central Banks
Euro crosses derivatives users are the latest group are to be adversely impacted by negativeinterest rates as they get penalized for the cash they park at Europes biggest clearinghouses. Traders can thank European Central...
BoJ Monetary Policy: Trapped without exit
Sep 01, 2016 09:08 am UTC| Commentary Economy Central Banks
The central bankers around the developed world have been trying since the great recession of 2008/09, in order to revive their respective economies and fulfill their statutory mandates which are to maintain price...
Aug 31, 2016 23:34 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks
While the ECB corporate security purchase programme (CSPP) will have a positive impact on the European corporate bond market, its effects will be limited, says Moodys Investors Service in a report published...
Aug 31, 2016 12:35 pm UTC| Central Banks Commentary
USDTRY slide which begun in 2014 when Turkey witnessed protests and corruption scandals followed by two elections in 2015 is being driven by most sectors ranging from services and retail trade to construction. After...
Eurozone inflation disappoints in August, raises pressure on ECB ahead of Sept meet
Aug 31, 2016 11:58 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy Central Banks
Data released by Eurostats earlier on Wednesday showed that Eurozone inflation stayed decidedly flat in August, rising just 0.2 percent in the August month, missing analysts expectations of a rise to 0.3 percent. The more...
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