Central Banking Series

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 England stands pat in September, likely to hike rate by 25bps in Q1 2018

Sep 14, 2017 17:41 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks

As was widely anticipated, the Bank of England kept its key bank rate and stock of bonds unchanged. However, a majority of the committee saw a withdrawal of stimulus appropriate in the months ahead. The MPC decision was...

FxWirePro: CBRT maintains status quo - Alluring TRY valuations in yield-hunting and hedging setup

Sep 14, 2017 12:30 pm UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis Insights & Views

The Central Bank of Turkey held its benchmark one-week repo rate at 8 pct today as widely expected. Policymakers said the economic recovery has gained strength boosted by domestic and external demand from the EU countries...

Pound jumps as BoE prepares market for a hike

Sep 14, 2017 11:16 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

Though rates were kept unchanged at todays meeting, Bank of England (BoE) delivered its strongest signal yet that a rate hike preparation could be under way. Today, the central bank voted 7-2 in favor keeping interest...

FxWirePro: SNB stays pat, a glimpse over BoE MPC and GBPCHF – EURCHF vol spreads

Sep 14, 2017 10:44 am UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis Insights & Views

Swiss National bank maintains status quo in its Libor rate (keeping rate on hold at -0.75%) which is widely expected. Weve already mentioned in our recent posts that the recent developments in the Swiss franc have been...

BoE monetary policy preview

Sep 14, 2017 08:39 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

The pound has moved higher in the past few weeks, riding on speculation that higher inflation would force the Bank of England (BoE) to increase interest rates and a materially weak dollar. According to latest reports,...

SNB monetary policy: Assessing future bias

Sep 14, 2017 07:57 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

The Swiss National Bank (SNB) in its monetary policy meeting today decided to maintain its current expansionary monetary policy, which basically means Interest on sight deposits at the SNB will remain at 0.75% and...