Next move in RBNZ's OCR likely to be up
Mar 16, 2015 05:52 am UTC| Commentary
The RBNZ is still uncomfortable with the strength of the exchange rate - while the NZ dollar has fallen quite a bit against the US dollar, it remains at a very high level in tradeweighted terms.If anything, the language in...
CBT to adapt cautious stance in the near term
Mar 16, 2015 05:46 am UTC| Commentary
The long-awaited Erdogan and Basci meeting conveyed the common message of maintaining "confidence" and "stability", which has given the market the hope of easing political tension on the CBT in the near term.The CBT...
SNB to keep policy on hold but risks are still heavily skewed towards additional easing
Mar 16, 2015 05:36 am UTC| Commentary
Attention will once again turn to the SNB, which will be setting policy on Thursday. Markets expect no additional measures, at this juncture, albeit highlighting that the risks remain heavily skewed towards further easing...
Norges Bank to cut rate by 50bps
Mar 16, 2015 05:33 am UTC| Commentary
In line with last weeks economic outlook survey, released by Statistics Norway, the decline in oil prices to weigh heavily on the investment sector of the economy, pushing GDP significantly lower in 2015.With inflation...
Mar 16, 2015 05:28 am UTC| Commentary
Bank of Japan (BoJ) will hold its monetary policy meeting on Tuesday. Markets expect no change for policy at this meeting.Kurodas press conference will be watched with regards to his views on decelerating...
BoE MPC minutes to highlight tension between low inflation and robust activity
Mar 16, 2015 05:26 am UTC| Commentary
The March BoE Minutes (Wednesday) are likely to be fairly neutral for GBP, highlighting concern with an outlook of near-term disinflationary pressure but medium-term upside risks to activity and wages.Governor Carney noted...
FOMC expected to remove “patience” from the statement
Mar 16, 2015 05:17 am UTC| Commentary
FOMC rate decision (Wednesday) will be the focus of the market. Analysts expect them to remove the word "patience" from the statement, suggesting that the decision whether or not to hike will be judged meeting-by-meeting...
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