Fed Liftoff Series

Trade War Series

FED liftoff series – Rise of C-Dollar

Dec 16, 2015 10:45 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

D-day is finally here, last FOMC meeting of the year, decision today, in which FED is widely expected to increase rates from zero bound by a hike of 25 basis points, almost a decade after last one. The decision would be...

Fed to maintain hawkish tone, declining oil prices to slow rate hikes ahead

Dec 16, 2015 09:39 am UTC| Central Banks

The markets seem to be eagerly waiting for the Feds rate hike on Wednesday. But there is still debate going on whether Central bank will hold the rate hike for a while which has already exceeded nine years. In 2014 Fed...

Bank of Thailand likely to keep rates unchanged through 2016

Dec 16, 2015 08:45 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

Bank of Thailand stood pat in its policy rate at 1.50%, consistent with consensus expectations. This was a unanimous decision, indicating that MPC does not see any risks that needs imminent monetary easing. Todays...

RBA Governor: Blockchain Is Actually The Bit About Bitcoin That Was, The Really Clever Bit

Dec 16, 2015 08:05 am UTC| Digital Currency Central Banks

The blockchain technology that powers bitcoin is already creating waves in the financial sector. The decentralized public ledger has great potential to disrupt the banking system. Major financial institution are entering...

Unemployment report to set mood for Pound heading into FOMC

Dec 16, 2015 08:04 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

Since Bank of England (BOE) published its inflation report, suggesting no hike required from BOE in 2016, to keep inflation in check, pound has been struggling. After last weeks dovish monetary policy statement, its even...

Argentina likely to devalue ARS up to 35pct

Dec 16, 2015 08:04 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

The central bank of Argentina is planning to devalue ARS this week. This will encourage the commodities sellers, and thereby the country will able to increase foreign reserve, which is scared at present. The BCRA is...

Czech Republic's unexpectedly low inflation likely to lead to no policy reaction from CNB

Dec 16, 2015 07:39 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks Economy

Czech National Banks repurchase rate is currently at 0.05%, while the market participants expect it to be kept steady in its upcoming meeting at 0.05%. CNB is not set to take any action regarding its monetary policy in...