Fed interest rate hike may have less of an impact than you think

Dec 09, 2015 13:53 pm UTC| Insights & Views Central Banks

There is a very high chance the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates next week. It would be the first time the Federal Open Monetary Committee (FOMC) the Feds rate-setting team has lifted its benchmark rate since...

Fed Liftoff Series

FED liftoff series – long rates rise not a certainty

Dec 09, 2015 11:22 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

The event the world has been awaiting, preparing and speculating for is finally approaching - meeting by US Federal Reserve, in which US interest rates will finally rise from their zero bound. After Fridays super job...

Fed Liftoff Series

Fed liftoff series – term premium might fall and aberrations

Dec 09, 2015 10:32 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

The event the world has been awaiting, preparing and speculating for is finally approaching - meeting by US Federal Reserve, in which US interest rates will finally rise from their zero bound. After Fridays super job...

Fed Liftoff Series

FED liftoff series – Beginning of a mega-rewind?

Dec 09, 2015 09:09 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

The event the world has been awaiting, preparing and speculating for is finally approaching - meeting by US Federal Reserve, in which US interest rates will finally rise from their zero bound. After Fridays super job...

Currency War Series

BOC governor Poloz points to array of available ammunition

Dec 09, 2015 08:13 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

Bank of Canada (BOC) may have held policy steady at last meeting, the governor Stephen Poloz pointed out that the bank is not out of ammunition, instead it has more tools now than ever before ready to be deployed if deemed...

RBNZ unlikely to restrict itself to a rate cut tonight

Dec 09, 2015 07:52 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

Since the beginning of year, NZD has declined by more than 10% on a trade weighted basis, and the Reserve Bank of New Zealands inflation outlook is based on its notably weaker exchange rate. There are a few participants...

Currency War Series

PBoC's one more RRR cut likely this month

Dec 09, 2015 07:05 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

Chinas CPI inflation in November increased marginally and stood at 1.5% y/y against 1.3% in October. The PPI deflation, in contrast, remained steady in the negative territory with a growth rate of -5.9% year on year for...