BOE tightening cycle likely to start in November
Aug 10, 2015 07:58 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks
Markets clearly perceive the cyclical positions of the US and UK to be similar and a gentle increase in US short rate expectations has been accompanied by rising expectations that the MPC cold start to unwind stimulus in...
NFP review in light of FOMC comments
Aug 07, 2015 12:59 pm UTC| Insights & Views Central Banks
Today US non-farm payroll pointed at weaker job gains for month of July, which casts some doubts over FEDs ability to hike rates after comments in last FOMC. In last FOMC, FED officials pointed that they are looking for...
Aug 07, 2015 07:09 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks
The JPY has been under pressure for some days now, particularly against the USD. The Bank of Japans meeting did not move the FX markets during the night. As expected, not much has changed in Japan. The BoJ continues to buy...
BOJ leaves policy unchanged despite Zero Inflation
Aug 07, 2015 04:04 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks
The BOJ has kept policy settings unchanged since October when the central bank last expanded its Qualitative and Quantitative Easing (QQE) program, which currently has the monetary base expanding at a rate of around 80...
Aug 06, 2015 10:19 am UTC| Insights & Views Central Banks
Today isThursday and its a super one, thanks to Bank of England (BOE), which set to release its monetary policy decision along with two other releases - BOE minutes and quarterly inflation report. To add to the mix, BOE...
Aug 06, 2015 03:33 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks
In an interview yesterday with the Wall Street Journal, Atlanta Fed President Dennis Lockhart gave a very hawkish view of the likely path of FOMC policy. Although speaking for himself and not the FOMC, he said that the bar...
BoJ likely to stay on hold for some time with easing bias
Aug 04, 2015 14:20 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks
The Bank of Japan (BoJ) will hold its next monetary policy meeting on 6-7 August. The Bank of Japan(BoJ) is likely to maintain its current monetary easing framework, in light of three factors: (1) it is believed BOJ will...
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