Key highlights from BOE monetary policy and minutes
Sep 10, 2015 11:47 am UTC| Insights & Views Central Banks
Bank of Englands monetary policy committee (MPC) chose to keep monetary policy steady for 6 years and 7 months with interest rates at record low 0.5%. Last time policy rate was changed dates back in February 2009, when...
No immediate need for SNB to intervene
Sep 10, 2015 11:40 am UTC| Insights & Views Central Banks
SNB convenes on 17 September to announce the quarterly monetary policy assessment and is widely expected to keep the key policy rates unchanged at -0.75%. Although the international environment has become more uncertain,...
Sep 10, 2015 09:44 am UTC| Insights & Views Central Banks
Bank of England (BOE) is scheduled to announce its monetary policy at 11:00 GMT, will release minutes of meeting along with. Pound is trading just below key resistance of 1.543 against Dollar, heading into monetary...
A February hike still likely from BoE
Sep 10, 2015 04:33 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks
August has on the face of it been unkind to the call for a February BoE rate hike. The BoE could give a more dovish feel to Thursdays BoE policy meeting minutes. There is no need for the BoE to sound hawkish right now....
Minutes to provide BCB’s take on BRL and its implications for inflation
Sep 09, 2015 22:19 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks
The BCB kept the Selic target unchanged at 14.25% at its September Copom meeting. While this was not the baseline assumption, the decision was not surprising in light of the hint given at the July Copom meeting. Although...
BoE to sound slightly more dovish
Sep 09, 2015 20:53 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks
The world looks a more worrying and worried place. The BoE will have to recognise that, which could give a more dovish feel to Thursdays BoE policy meeting minutes. There is no need for the BoE to sound hawkish right now....
Canada's policy interest rate unchanged as economy evolves in line with BoC expectations
Sep 09, 2015 18:13 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks
The Bank of Canada left its key policy rate unchanged at 0.50% today. The Bank judges the current level to be appropriate following its decision to cut the rate from 0.75% in July. Inflation continues to move in line...
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