Central Banking Series

Central Banking Series

BoT likely to keep rates unchanged at this week’s meeting, says DBS Bank

May 22, 2017 06:23 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks Economy

The Bank of Thailand (BoT) is widely expected to keep rates steady this week. Indeed, there is no reason why the central bank will tinker with its policy rate at any point this year. The pick-up in private consumption...

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U.S Fed likely to hike rates to 1.50 pct in 2017 and to 2.25 pct in 2018, says Lloyds Bank

May 19, 2017 20:26 pm UTC| Commentary

The U.S. Fed kept its monetary policy on hold following the FOMC meeting earlier in May, as was widely anticipated. The largely unchanged statement by the central bank suggests that there still is a possibility of a rate...

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Bank of Canada likely to keep overnight lending rate unchanged in May

May 18, 2017 23:05 pm UTC| Commentary

The Bank of Canada is set to meet next week for its monetary policy decision. The central bank is likely to keep its overnight lending rate on hold at 0.5 percent in terms. The larger issue is whether the bias would be...

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Bank of Thailand likely to keep key interest rate unchanged at 1.5 pct in May

May 18, 2017 22:06 pm UTC| Commentary

Thai central bank, the Bank of Thailand, is set to have its policy meeting next week. According to a Scotiabank research report, the BoT is expected to maintain its key interest rate at 1.5 percent. Inflation in the nation...

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Bank of Korea likely to keep official bank rate on hold in May

May 18, 2017 21:23 pm UTC| Commentary

The South Korean central bank, Bank of Korea, is likely to keep its official bank rate on hold next week. According to a Scotiabank research report, the central bank will maintain the key rate at 1.25 percent during its...

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PBoC’s assets, liabilities may rise further in May - Scotiabank

May 18, 2017 21:21 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks

In April, the Peoples Bank of China expanded its balance sheet by CNY 394 billion by raising its claims on other depository corporations under the assets and deposits of government on the liabilities side, after...

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Riksbank proposes to scrap CPI as formal target in favour of CPIF

May 16, 2017 22:50 pm UTC| Commentary Economy

On Tuesday, the Swedish central bank, Riksbank, proposed to scrap the CPI as the formal target in favour of the CPIF. Moreover, the central bank also implied that the tolerance bank of plus or minus 1 percentage point...