Feb 17, 2017 15:04 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks
Minutes of the European Central Banks Jan 19 meeting showed on Thursday that policymakers broadly agreed to look through the energy-driven recent upturns in headline inflation and sought patience as they judged that the...
Bank Indonesia keeps policy rate unchanged at 4.75 pct
Feb 16, 2017 16:27 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks
Bank Indonesia on Thursday left its benchmark policy rate unchanged for a fourth consecutive policy meeting, as largely expected. Indonesias central bank kept the 7-day reverse repurchase rate at 4.75 percent and also held...
Feb 15, 2017 14:43 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks
Swedens central bank in a unanimous decision left its policy rate unchanged at -0.50 percent and also left untouched the QE programme, which was extended in December to run throughout H1 2017. Swedens Riksbank executive...
Feb 15, 2017 12:34 pm UTC| Central Banks Economy Commentary
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellens congressional testimony gave a rather upbeat assessment of the US economy, consistent with the Feds expectation of further gradual increases in interest rates. In a testimony before the...
Feb 15, 2017 12:28 pm UTC| Commentary
The Indonesia central bank, Bank Indonesia, is expected to keep the key interest rate unchanged during its meeting tomorrow, according to a Societe Generale research report. The focus is likely to be on maintaining...
Key commentaries from Fed’s Lockhart and Lacker
Feb 15, 2017 07:04 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks
One dove, one hawk. Speaking at a congressional hearing after Fed chair Janet Yellen, Atlanta Fed President Dennis P. Lockhart said that he sees no compelling reason to move ahead with a rate hike in March this year....
Australian bonds plunge following softer U.S. treasuries post Fed Chair Yellen’s hawkish testimony
Feb 15, 2017 04:14 am UTC| Commentary
The Australian government bonds plunged Wednesday, tracking softness in U.S. Treasuries after the Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen presented a hawkish testimony before the Senate Banking Committee. Also, investors are...
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