RBA likely to cut by 25bp on Tuesday owing to recent weakness in employment figures, says ANZ Research

Sep 27, 2019 07:41 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks Economy

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is expected to cut by 25bp at its monetary policy meeting on Tuesday, taking the cash rate down to 0.75 percent, primarily owing to the recent weakness in employment data, according to...

Philippine central bank cuts Overnight Repurchase Rate by 25 bps to 4 pct

Sep 26, 2019 12:54 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks

The Philippine central bank, BSP, lowered its Overnight Repurchase Rate by 25 basis points to 4 percent today, as was widely expected. The rates on the corridor were adjusted accordingly. BSPs views prospects for global...

FxWirePro: Bearish/Bullish Scenarios, OTC Outlook of AUD/USD and Hedging Perspectives Ahead of RBA

Sep 26, 2019 11:26 am UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks

Bearish AUDUSD scenarios below 0.65 levels if: 1) the RBA cuts rates more quickly than we expect; 2) Fed rate cuts are no longer sufficient to prevent the US from entering recession; 3) the trade conflict between...

Fed, ECB and BoJ likely to adopt 2 more rate cuts by March next year, says Barclays Research

Sep 26, 2019 10:46 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks Economy

The Federal Reserve, European Central Bank (ECB) and the Bank of Japan (BoJ) are all expected to adopt two more rate cuts by 25bp to 1.25-1.50bp, by 10bp to -0.70 percent and to -0.30 percent respectively, according to the...

FxWirePro: Bearish AUD Trades Setup Ahead of Dovish RBA

Sep 26, 2019 08:25 am UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks

Poor visibility on US-China talks and an extended period of disappointing data keepus defensive, even though some metrics of global growth momentum have stabilized. PMIs and trade talks will be key in the coming...

FxWirePro: Spotlight on Bearish Antipodeans – Load-up Aussie Shorts via RVs; Kiwis Via Optionality

Sep 25, 2019 12:24 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks

The RBNZ has maintained the status-quo in its monetary policy today. Kiwis central left the OCR unchanged at 1.0% at todays OCR Review as widely anticipated. The press release suggested that the RBNZ does not currently see...

Bank of Thailand keeps interest rate on hold at 1.5 pct, likely to cut by 25 bps by end-2019

Sep 25, 2019 11:30 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

The Bank of Thailand kept its policy rate on hold today at 1.5 percent in a unanimous vote. However, the central bank cut its growth forecast for this year to 2.8 percent from 3.3 percent. The BoT also lowered its 2020...