BoE and ECB likely on different policy paths, upside risks to GBP/EUR ahead, says Lloyds Bank
Nov 28, 2016 12:38 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks
Central banks in Europe might be on different policy paths. According to a Lloyds Bank research report, the Bank of England does not look likely to loosen monetary policy, whereas the European Central Bank is expected to...
Nov 28, 2016 12:07 pm UTC| Economy Central Banks Commentary
Data released by the European Central Bank on Monday showed that Eurozone money supply expanded at a slower pace, while private sector credit growth improved in October. October annual M3 money supply growth rose 4.4...
Indian bonds sag as RBI temporarily increases CRR to absorb excess liquidity from banking system
Nov 28, 2016 07:21 am UTC| Commentary
The Indian government bonds slumped Monday as investors moved away from safe-haven buying after the Reserve Bank of India increased its cash reserve ratio (CRR) absorb excess liquidity from the banking. The yield on the...
RBI steps up efforts to control excess liquidity out of demonetization
Nov 28, 2016 05:47 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks Economy
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has stepped up efforts to control the excess liquidity that has emerged out of the whole process of demonetization, announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, effective from November 8,...
ECB expected to extend QE beyond March 2017, Italian politics to remain decisive in ECB policy meet
Nov 25, 2016 11:59 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks Economy
The European Central Bank is expected to extend its quantitative easing programme beyond March 2017 at its last monetary policy meeting this year, scheduled on December 8. Also, the Italian constitutional referendum, to be...
ECB worried over Trump volatility
Nov 25, 2016 11:11 am UTC| Commentary Economy Central Banks
The volatility surge and the selloffs in the bond market post-Donald Trumps victory in the United States that pushed that yield gap between a German 2-year bond and a French 2-year bond to the highest level in 24 months...
NBP likely to keep official rates unchanged in 2017 on expectations of gradual rise in inflation
Nov 25, 2016 10:18 am UTC| Central Banks Commentary
The National bank of Poland (NBP) is expected to keep official rates on hold through the next year, following expectations of a gradual rise in the rate of consumer inflation. Moreover, the minutes of the latest monetary...
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