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This series is dedicated to providing accurate and timely news about central banking, with a focus on monetary policy, financial stability and regulation for anyone looking to understand the policy of central banks and what central bankers think about the global economy.

Central Banking Series

When cutting interest rates might not help

Sep 13, 2018 21:56 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy Central Banks

Theres a meme around official interest rates since the financial crisis, and it goes like this. Central banks have already cut them to nearly zero (or actually zero) but advanced economies are still languishing. Therefore...

Central Banking Series

Bank of Canada likely to keep policy rates on hold in October

Oct 24, 2017 19:34 pm UTC| Commentary

The Bank of Canada is likely to keep its policy rates on hold tomorrow, noted TD Economics in a research report. Market reaction is expected to hinge on significant elements of the communiqué, particularly the...

Central Banking Series

PBoC likely to continue with enhancing liquidity fine-tuning and keeping tightening bias - Barclays

Oct 23, 2017 14:21 pm UTC| Commentary

The Peoples Bank of China is expected to carry on with enhancing liquidity fine-tuning while maintaining a tightening bias in both monetary and regulatory policy, as long as growth continues to be more than 6.5 percent,...

Central Banking Series

BSP likely to hike 25 bps each in both Q2 2017 and Q1 2018, says DBS Research

Sep 15, 2017 04:52 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks Economy

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is scheduled to next week and markets are looking for cues on the policy trajectory going forward. BSP has kept rates steady so far this year. We remain of the view that the central bank...

Central Banking Series

Bank of Japan’s monetary policy to stay extremely accommodative through fiscal 2017 – Danske Bank

Sep 13, 2017 22:45 pm UTC| Commentary

The Bank of Japans monetary policy is expected to stay extremely accommodative through fiscal 2017, which would also underpin demand, both domestically and abroad, noted Danske Bank in a research report. The Japanese...

Central Banking Series

RBA monetary policy: Assessing future bias

Sep 05, 2017 04:58 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) chose to keep the interest rate steady at 1.5 percent. Lets look at the details of policy announcement to assess the bias of RBA. Key highlights RBA notes that the pickup in...

Central Banking Series

ECB President Draghi likely to express concern over recent euro appreciation, says Danske Bank

Sep 04, 2017 10:07 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks Economy

The European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi is expected to express concern over the recent appreciation in the common currency at the upcoming monetary policy meeting on September 7, explicitly mention that the...

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Economy

U.S. dollar likely to benefit amid synchronised monetary policy easing, says ANZ Research

The United States dollar is expected to benefit amid synchronised monetary policy easing environment, wherein the immediate FX implications are broadly neutral, according to the latest research report from ANZ Research....

JGB yields fly at close as investors shy away from safe-haven assets in run-up to G-20 Summit

The Japanese government bond yields close on a higher note Thursday as investors continued to stay away from safe-haven instruments in the run-up to the G-20 Summit starting Friday, where the United States and China are...

Australian bonds plunge tracking U.S. Treasuries on hopes of trade deal ahead of G-20 Summit

Australian government bonds plunged during Asian trading session Thursday tracking a similar movement in the United States Treasuries on hopes of a trade deal with China in the upcoming G-20 Summit in Osaka, Japan,...

U.S. Treasuries plunge ahead of 5-year auction, FOMC member Daly’s speech

The U.S. Treasuries plunged during Wednesdays afternoon session, ahead of a busy day for economic data that brings the advance goods trade and inventories figures for May, as well as durable goods orders data for the same...

German bunds suffer as investors await eurozone’s June consumer price inflation data

The German bunds suffered during European trading session Wednesday ahead of the countrys and eurozones consumer price inflation (CPI) data for the month of June, scheduled to be released on June 27 and 28 by 12:00GMT and...

Politics

Vladimir Putin: Is the Russian President a Fan of Vlogs?

People all over the world have found a new form of entertainment that is freely accessible on the internet vlogs. And in recent QA session with Russian President Vladimir Putin, it was revealed whether he is also a fan of...

Melania Trump, Ivanka Trump: Michael Wolff Book Claims Donald Trump’s Favorite Child Isn’t a Fan of His Wife

There have been several books and articles published about the relationship of the United States First Lady Melania Trump with her step-daughter Ivanka Trump. Now, Michael Wolffs latest book Siege: Trump Under Fire claims...

Donald Trump Signs New Sanctions Aimed at Iran Supreme Leader and Other Iranian Officials

Iran and the United States have been going back and forth for the last few months. Now, the latter has retaliated as President Donald Trump signed on Monday a new set of sanctions aimed explicitly at Irans high-ranking...

CAR: a society without authority, where children's schooling suffers

The news from the Central African Republic (CAR) is rarely good. The country has been involved in an on-and-off war for at least 20 years. It has been rated as having the lowest human development in the world. It is also...

Final 2019 election results: education divide explains the Coalition's upset victory

At the May 18 election, the size of the lower house was expanded from 150 to 151 seats. The Coalition parties won 77 seats (up one since the 2016 election), Labor 68 (down one) and the crossbench six (up one). The...

Science

Marijuana News: Will New York Follow Illinois in Legalizing Recreational Use of Cannabis?

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker just signed a law on Tuesday that makes the recreational use of marijuana legal taking effect on the first day of 2020. This makes Illinois the 11th state in the United States to do so, and...

Cancer Cure 2019: Immunotherapy Drug Under Research Shows Promising Result for Lung Cancer Patients

Finding the complete cure for cancer remains a Herculean task for many researchers around the world. And while that has yet to be achieved, other groups of scientists are working on the next best thing developing...

Black plastic can't be recycled – but we've just found a way to use the carbon in renewable energy

The big problem with plastics is that though they last for a very long time, most are thrown away after only one use. Since plastics were invented in the 1950s, about 8,300m metric tonnes (Mt) have been made, but over half...

Meet the naked mole-rat: impervious to pain and cancer, and lives ten times longer than it should

The naked mole-rat is perhaps one of the most bizarre beasts on the planet. At first glance, it looks like little more than a cocktail sausage with legs and teeth. But beneath its wrinkly pink skin, this creatures strange...

Marijuana News: China Blames Increase in Cannabis Trafficking in Canada, U.S.

Last year, Canada became the second country to legalize the recreational use of Marijuana. Meanwhile, more states in America are doing the same with others eyeing to follow suit in the near future. Now, China claims they...

Technology

'NBA 2K20' Release Date, Gameplay: Will 2K Consider an Incoming Rookie for the Main Game Cover?

Aside from gameplay upgrades, basketball and gaming fans are also excited about who is going to be on the cover of the latest NBA 2K iteration. It seems like 2K Games does not have a rigid set of qualifications in the way...

'Final Fantasy 7 Remake' Release Date, Gameplay: Director Tetsuya Nomura Confirms New Materia System Tailored to Combat-Oriented RPG

Final Fantasy 7 Remake, as established several times, will not have simple updates from the original version of the game released in 1997. It is a total makeover of its gameplay, mechanics, and animation among others....

Windows 10 News: Microsoft Resolves Bug That Delays Shutting Down a Computer

Computers running on a certain version of Windows 10 may experience a minute of delay while being shut down. Microsoft has already recognized that it is indeed caused by a bug and a solution has since been offered to...

Sony PlayStation 5 Release Date, Games: 'God of War' Reboot Speculated as Next-Gen Console’s Launch Game

There is very little information revealed about the PlayStation 5 as of the moment. Aside from its release date, Sony and game developers are still mum on what video games will be launching along with the next-generation...

iOS 13 Release Date, New Features: Adjustable Volume Control, Blocking Unknown Callers and More Hidden Improvements

Now that iOS 13 is available on public beta, it is time for Apple fans to appreciate all the new features and improvements on device performance and various apps. Aside from the widely reported Dark Mode, revamped Photo...