Central Banking Series

Bank Indonesia likely to hike 25 bps in 3Q17 on hopes of upbeat GDP growth, says DBS

Feb 21, 2017 07:03 am UTC| Commentary Economy Central Banks

Bank Indonesia (BI) is expected to hike its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 5.00 percent by the third quarter of this year, following hopes of a strong growth in the countrys gross domestic product (GDP)....

FxWirePro: The Day Ahead- 21st February 2017

Feb 21, 2017 03:58 am UTC| Commentary Economy Central Banks

Lots of economic dockets and events scheduled for today and some with high volatility risks associated. Data released so far: Japan: Nikkei manufacturing PMI improves to 53.5 in February. Australia: RBA...

APRA fiddles on bank risk while Rome burns

Feb 21, 2017 02:56 am UTC| Insights & Views Law Central Banks

Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) chairman Wayne Byers has made it clear the bank regulator will be cracking down on bank capital levels this year. Bank capital reserves are a loss-absorber, designed to...

Central Banking Series

PBoC likely to proceed cautiously in raising interbank rates

Feb 20, 2017 11:50 am UTC| Central Banks Commentary

The Peoples Bank of Chinas (PBoC) easing cycle since late 2014 has been accompanied by a buildup in borrowing. By end-2016, the nations debt to GDP ratio swelled to 270 percent from 150 percent in 2008. On 24 Jan, the PBoC...

Central Banking Series

Bank of Korea likely to adopt balanced view on growth, inflation outlook at this week’s meeting, says DBS

Feb 20, 2017 07:09 am UTC| Commentary Economy Central Banks

The Bank of Korea (BoK) is expected to adopt a balanced view about the growth and inflation outlook and to hold rates steady at Thursdays meeting. Economic growth has shown some signs of bottoming out, thanks to the recent...

Fundamentals to watch out for this week

Feb 20, 2017 06:55 am UTC| Commentary Economy Central Banks

Compared to the previous week, this week is less risk heavy. But there are certain economic data and events scheduled that can trigger high volatility. What to watch for over the coming days: Greece:...

Central Banking Series

ECB minutes show policymakers' support for steady policy stance, suggest little appetite for curbing stimulus

Feb 17, 2017 15:04 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks

Minutes of the European Central Banks Jan 19 meeting showed on Thursday that policymakers broadly agreed to look through the energy-driven recent upturns in headline inflation and sought patience as they judged that the...