Singapore Says One-Third of U.S. Exports Hit by New 12.5% Tariff 
Philippine GDP Growth Slows to 2.3% in Q2 
Asian Stocks Slide as Semiconductor Selloff Weighs on South Korea and Japan 
BOJ Expected to Hold Rates Steady While Signaling More Hikes Ahead 
Australia Inflation Cools as Core CPI Misses Forecasts, Easing RBA Rate Hike Pressure 
Chile Central Bank Holds Interest Rate at 4.5% as Inflation and Global Risks Persist 
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ECB Expected to Hold Rates as Middle East Tensions Keep September Hike in Focus 
RBA Signals More Rate Hikes Possible as Australia Battles Stubborn Inflation 
Singapore Central Bank’s Exchange Rate Policy Explained: Why MAS Uses the S$NEER Instead of Interest Rates 
The Bank of England (BoE) is expected to maintain its neutral policy stance at the monetary policy meeting, scheduled to be held on March 16. Further, the central bank is also expected to hold its Bank Rate at 0.25 percent while leaving the targets for the stock of government bond purchases (APF) and the stock of corporate bond purchases (CBPS) unchanged at GBP435bn and GBP10bn, respectively.
While it is also likely that the CB will tighten monetary policy in a time of elevated political uncertainty, there is need to see substantially slower growth and/or higher unemployment before easing becomes likely again, Danske Bank reported.
Governor Mark Carney has said that one of the reasons the UK has been resilient to Brexit uncertainties so far is due to the significant monetary easing from the BoE.
"In our view, the BoE seems to be more worried about slower growth than too-high inflation if this is only temporary. EUR/GBP has reached our 1-3M target of 0.87 and we are currently reviewing our forecast. We still see risks skewed to the upside for EUR/GBP in the coming months ahead of and after the triggering of Article 50," the report commented.
