Norges Bank likely to hold fire, recent economic data suggests recovering economy

Sep 22, 2016 06:55 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks Economy

The central bank of Norway is expected to remain on hold at 0.50 percent at its monetary policy meeting scheduled to be held today, as the recent print of a series of economic data suggest that the economy is recovering...

FOMC monetary policy September 2016: Assessing future bias

Sep 22, 2016 06:32 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

Yesterday, FOMC policymakers preferred to keep policy steady and not to go for a hike. This was somewhat expected given the division among policymakers with regard to inflation and the pace of economic growth. Lets...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: NZD/USD call writers eye on massive shrink in 1w IVs as RBNZ in MPS acknowledger’s Kiwi dollar appreciation

Sep 22, 2016 05:25 am UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis Insights & Views

You can observe ATM implied volatilities of NZDUSD of 1w expiries have massively collapsed from 14.53% to the current 9.82% (just within two days) as this morning the RBNZ stays pat in its monetary policy, leaving the OCR...

U.S. Fed stands pat, likely to hike rates later this year

Sep 22, 2016 05:14 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

As widely expected, the FOMC kept the Fed funds target rate at 0.25 percent-0.50 percent. However, a few analysts had anticipated a rate hike. Taking a look at the rate decision, there were three dissenters Rosengren,...

RBNZ keeps OCR unchanged at 2 pct, likely to cut by 25bp in November

Sep 22, 2016 04:34 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

As widely expected, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand kept the OCR unchanged during its meeting today. The OCR was kept on hold at 2 percent, but the central bank retained a clear easing bias. It gave a balanced and measured...

Fed Hike Aftermath Series

Was the Fed right to delay raising interest rates? Two scholars react

Sep 22, 2016 00:29 am UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks

The Federal Reserve decided to leave its target interest rate unchanged at a range of 0.25 percent to 0.5 percent while suggesting a hike later in the year was very likely. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC),...

RBNZ wants weaker New Zealand dollar to reach inflation target

Sep 21, 2016 12:21 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks

In the upcoming meeting of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, the central bank would be undertaking its rate decision. The central bank is expected to maintain a close watch on the U.S. Fed, which would be making its rate...