U.S. Fed likely to hike rates by 25 bps, unlikely to make major changes to economic outlook
Jun 12, 2017 18:38 pm UTC| Commentary
The U.S. Federal Reserve is set to have its policy decision meeting this week. The central bank is quite likely to raise its rates again. Also, if the May consumer price report does not disappoint, the Fed is expected to...
ECB likely to keep policy unchanged, statement could drop easing bias
Jun 02, 2017 12:04 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy Central Banks
Market focus in the coming week will be on the conclusion of the European Central Banks (ECB) latest Governing Council meeting on Thursday, which also includes publication of the central banks updated economic forecasts....
RBI likely to leave policy rate unchanged at 6.25 pct at next policy meeting, says Commerzbank
May 30, 2017 10:04 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks Economy
After the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) shifted to a neutral stance from accommodative in February, the market began to contemplate the idea that the next RBI move could be a hike. Since February however, inflation has...
BoT likely to maintain key policy rate at 1.5 pct for prolonged time period, says DBS Bank
May 29, 2017 10:50 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks Economy
The Bank of Thailand (BoT) is expected to maintain its benchmark policy rate at 1.5 percent for a prolonged period of time. There is only a small chance of seeing headline inflation back above 2.5 percent in the next 2...
Fed likely to raise interest rate three times in 2018, says Lloyds Bank
May 26, 2017 05:46 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks Economy
The United States Federal Reserve is expected to raise its benchmark interest rate three times in 2018 while adopting two more hikes through this year. The central bank left monetary policy unchanged after the Federal Open...
Bank of Canada keeps policy interest rate unchanged at 0.5 pct with neutral statement
May 24, 2017 16:04 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks
As was widely anticipated, the Bank of Canada kept its key policy interest rate on hold at 0.5 percent. The central banks statement accompanying the decision struck a neutral tone, noted TD Economics. The statement...
National Bank of Hungary likely to keep policy on hold in May
May 22, 2017 16:09 pm UTC| Commentary
The National Bank of Hungary is expected to keep its policy on hold this week; however, despite of rising inflationary environment the possibility of additional monetary easing is still there. The latest minutes of the...
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