Central Banking Series

Central Banking Series

Bank of Korea likely to adopt balanced view on growth, inflation outlook at this week’s meeting, says DBS

Feb 20, 2017 07:09 am UTC| Commentary Economy Central Banks

The Bank of Korea (BoK) is expected to adopt a balanced view about the growth and inflation outlook and to hold rates steady at Thursdays meeting. Economic growth has shown some signs of bottoming out, thanks to the recent...

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BoT likely to lift benchmark rate to 1.75 pct in the later part of this year, says OCBC Bank

Feb 20, 2017 06:44 am UTC| Commentary

The Bank of Thailand (BoT) is expected to lift its benchmark interest rate to 1.75 percent in the latter half of this year, especially if domestic indicators continue to point north amid rising inflationary...

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ECB minutes show policymakers' support for steady policy stance, suggest little appetite for curbing stimulus

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...

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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...

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Riksbank keeps interest rate and QE programme unchanged as expected, extends mandate that facilitates quick intervention

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...

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Markets price in 34 pct chance of Fed rate hike at March meet after Yellen's upbeat economic assessment

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...

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Bank Indonesia likely to stand pat in February, to focus on maintaining macroeconomic and financial stability

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...