BSP likely to hike 25 bps each in both Q2 2017 and Q1 2018, says DBS Research
Sep 15, 2017 04:52 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks Economy
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is scheduled to next week and markets are looking for cues on the policy trajectory going forward. BSP has kept rates steady so far this year. We remain of the view that the central bank...
Bank of Japan’s monetary policy to stay extremely accommodative through fiscal 2017 – Danske Bank
Sep 13, 2017 22:45 pm UTC| Commentary
The Bank of Japans monetary policy is expected to stay extremely accommodative through fiscal 2017, which would also underpin demand, both domestically and abroad, noted Danske Bank in a research report. The Japanese...
RBA monetary policy: Assessing future bias
Sep 05, 2017 04:58 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks
Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) chose to keep the interest rate steady at 1.5 percent. Lets look at the details of policy announcement to assess the bias of RBA. Key highlights RBA notes that the pickup in...
ECB President Draghi likely to express concern over recent euro appreciation, says Danske Bank
Sep 04, 2017 10:07 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks Economy
The European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi is expected to express concern over the recent appreciation in the common currency at the upcoming monetary policy meeting on September 7, explicitly mention that the...
Bank of Korea likely to keep monetary policy accommodative, adopt wait-and-see approach
Aug 31, 2017 22:24 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks
The South Korean central bank, Bank of Korea kept its key interest rates on hold at 1.25 percent on Thursday, as was widely anticipated. It has kept its rates unchanged since lowering by 25 basis points in June 2016. The...
ECB’s tapering decision likely to take place in months ahead, may lower inflation forecast
Aug 31, 2017 22:06 pm UTC| Commentary
The tapering decision of European Central Bank is likely to take place in the months ahead, noted Nordea Bank in a research report. The fragile inflation outlook is expected to postpone the decision until October, but the...
BoE MPC member Michael Saunders lays out case for rate hike
Aug 31, 2017 08:19 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks
Bank of Englands (BoE) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) member Michael Saunders laid out a case for rate hike during a speech on Thursday. He said that the UK labor market is quickly approaching full employment, while the...
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