Sharp rise in real interest rates could negate need for additional BCB tightening
Jan 14, 2016 15:23 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks
The Brazilian real moved back above the 4.00 threshold and stabilised within the 4.00 and 4.07 over the last couple of weeks. Data last week showed that Brazils inflation rate closed 2015 at the highest level in more than...
What will RBI respond to – weak inflation or weak Rupee?
Jan 14, 2016 13:30 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks
Raghuram Rajan took charge of Reserve Bank of India in September, 2013 at a time when Indian economy and Rupee was facing massive turmoil. His arrival, followed by landslide election by reform promising Bhartiya Janata...
Reserve Bank of Australia unlikely to ease policy in 2016
Jan 14, 2016 11:08 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks
In order to aid the Australian economys adjustment and keep the AUD from declining, the Reserve Bank of Australia cut the cash rate twice last year. Policy easing in 2016 is not expected by analysts as officials stated...
Bank of England likely to hike rates in Q2 2016
Jan 14, 2016 09:55 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks
Great Britains CPI inflation has been close to zero for most of 2015 but is expected to rise in the beginning of this year as the effects of lower oil prices and the stronger GBP fade away, while medium-term inflation...
PBoC likely to ease monetary policy before Chinese New Year
Jan 14, 2016 09:28 am UTC| Commentary
The Peoples Bank of China has injected CNY 160bn through 7-day reverse repos today in the morning. Moreover, in a bid to cool the market fears, the central bank sent USD-CNY fixing rate 14pips lower. However, there were...
RBI rate cut expectations rise on weak IIP data
Jan 14, 2016 06:55 am UTC| Commentary
Indias Index of Industrial Production (IIP) and headline CPI data have raised expectations for the RBI to further ease the monetary policy. As inflation continues to be within the central banks target rate at 5.6% y/y and...
Fed would welcome interest rate hike even in 2016
Jan 13, 2016 22:14 pm UTC| Commentary
While looking at the current economic situation in US, markets expect better than expected GDP as well as labour market report in coming months. Such favourable economic data lead the Fed to surprise markets positively,...
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