Minutes shows considerable divisions in FOMC

Aug 18, 2016 07:02 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

July was a meeting where only Kansas City Fed President Esther George voted in favor of a rate hike; however, the minutes released yesterday shows deep divisions among policymakers, which left the door open for a rate hike...

Currency War Series

War between FX vols, central banks, EMs and hedging costs

Aug 17, 2016 13:47 pm UTC| Central Banks

FX volatilities currently trade at higher levels than before but we have to realize that previous abnormally low levels in 2014 were the exception, not the rule. Hedging costs increased partly because of higher FX...

UK's first hard data post-Brexit don’t show much impact yet, likely to keep BoE on hold at Sept meet

Aug 17, 2016 12:04 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy Central Banks

The first set of UKs hard data from the post-referendum period do not show any major impact from Brexit yet and hence is likely to keep the Bank of England (BoE) on hold at its September 15 meeting. A survey by...

Long-dated gilt yields dive below short-dated ones at auction

Aug 17, 2016 11:28 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

Long-dated government bond frenzy continues in the UK bond market and that has led to something you dont see every day. The demand is so high that investors bought 1.25 billion long-dated gilts at an average yield of 1.214...

What to watch out in today’s FOMC minutes?

Aug 17, 2016 10:45 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

Today, Federal Reserve Open Market Committee (FOMC) will release the minutes of its July meeting, which is the biggest event risks for the dollar-based pairs. Todays minutes are of particular interest to have a feel of...

BoE’s package leads to a surge in bond issuance

Aug 17, 2016 08:45 am UTC| Commentary Economy Central Banks

The Bank of Englands (BoE) comprehensive package, especially the introduction of a 10 billion corporate bond purchases has triggered a mega surge in bond issuance from UK corporates as the companies join in to avail the...

Higher price makes BoE’s bond purchase operation smoother

Aug 17, 2016 07:11 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

After a Bank of Englands (BoE) securities purchase auction failed to buy all the bonds it wanted to and failed short of 52 million, yields dropped sharply, and pushing bond prices higher. The central bank needs to purchase...