BI likely to lower policy rate by 25bp to support growth amid increasingly fragile global economy, says Scotiabank

Oct 21, 2019 06:51 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks Economy

Bank Indonesia is expected to lower its benchmark policy rate by 25bp to 5.00 percent at its upcoming monetary policy meeting on next Thursday afternoon to support growth amid an increasingly fragile global economy, with...

Norges Bank’s upcoming policy meeting likely to be uneventful, says Danske Bank

Oct 17, 2019 09:42 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks Economy

The Norges Bank is expected to keep policy rates on hold for an extended period, thereby signalling the intermediate rate meeting on October 24 to be clearly be uneventful, according to the latest research report from...

Fed’s dovish stance and balance sheet re-expansion likely to weigh on dollar in months ahead, says Scotiabank

Oct 17, 2019 07:55 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks Economy

The Federal Reserves dovish stance and balance sheet re-expansion are expected to weigh on the dollar in the months ahead, according to the latest research report from Scotiabank. The Feds Beige Book said on Wednesday...

Bank of Korea cuts benchmark repo rate by 25 bps to 1.25 pct, leaves door open for further cuts

Oct 16, 2019 10:52 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

The Bank of Korea cut its benchmark interest rate for the second time in 2019. The BoK cut its benchmark repo rate by 25 basis points to the record low of 1.25 percent, as was widely anticipated. The rate cut was driven by...

NZ consumer prices rise 0.7 pct in September quarter, inflation pressures continue to build

Oct 16, 2019 09:21 am UTC| Commentary Economy Central Banks

New Zealands consumer price inflation was a little higher than expected in the September quarter, rising 0.7 percent q/q. The annual inflation rate dropped from 1.7 percent to 1.5 percent, largely due to the variability in...

MAS likely to adopt further easing to a neutral policy by next policy review in April 2020, says ANZ Research

Oct 15, 2019 13:14 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks Economy

With the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) expecting growth to improve only modestly in 2020 and core inflation not seeing a pick up, further easing to a neutral policy is possible at the next policy review in April...

FxWirePro: EUR/JPY Strategic Currency Briefing, Monetary Policy Implications, OTC Outlook and Hedging Strategies

Oct 14, 2019 09:18 am UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks

Amid the prevailing risks for the slowdown in the global economy, the yen is, on the one hand, in demand as a safe-haven, while on the flip side, it is likely to become more and more obvious in the course of the easing...