PBoC easing not enough to fix China’s growth?

Aug 27, 2015 05:26 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

The recent market volatility may last as two major uncertainties loom, the Fed and China. On the Fed, given the absence of significant inflation pressure in the US and in light of the global market jitters, it is tempting...

CBR set to halt monetary easing

Aug 27, 2015 04:19 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

As Russia was the earliest of a group of commodity-oriented emerging market economies to abandon the peg, the current turmoil has not surprised Russian markets, neither has the spike in the roubles volatility, which has...

Central bank of Russia set to halt monetary easing

Aug 27, 2015 00:56 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

As Russia was the earliest of a group of commodity-oriented emerging market economies to abandon the peg, the current turmoil has not surprised Russian markets, neither has the spike in the roubles volatility, which has...

Views from Bill Dudley, New York FED President

Aug 26, 2015 15:49 pm UTC| Insights & Views Central Banks

New York FED President Mr. Bill Dudley, today shrugged of any possibility of further quantitative easing or QE4. After Market turmoil on Monday and inflation expectation dropping to 5 year low, several prominent names in...

ECB stands ready to take further action to boost inflation

Aug 26, 2015 14:34 pm UTC| Insights & Views Central Banks

European Central Banks (ECB) policymakers suggested previously that China poses significant risks to Europe due its prominence in global trade and two policymakers Mr. Constancio, Vice President of ECB and peter Paret,...

EUR/SEK uptrend gears up on likely Riksbank rate cut despite lower inflation forecast

Aug 26, 2015 12:10 pm UTC| Insights & Views Central Banks Technicals

In the Scandi FX market, it is time for this weeks key data releases. In Sweden the NIERs inflation forecast is an important driver for expectations on additional Riksbank easing. Our base case remains that the Riksbank...

Fed hike uncertainties to weigh on greenback

Aug 26, 2015 07:15 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

The suspicion that the Fed might postpone the generally expected imminent rate hike has put considerable pressure on the greenback. Adjusted by the risk-off effect, there is now 3% USD weakness since the CNY shock. Of...