Mar 17, 2017 08:44 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks Economy
The Polish central bank is expected to hold rates steady at 1.5 percent for the rest of this year, as the countrys rate of inflation remains well below the central banks targeted range of 2.5 percent. However, the rates...
FOMC monetary policy March 2017: Assessing future bias
Mar 16, 2017 08:03 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks
As expected, the policymakers at FOMC increased federal funds rate by 25 basis points yesterday. There were only minor changes in FOMC projections compared to the December material. The forecast for long-term unemployment...
Another no action meeting likely from SNB
Mar 16, 2017 07:02 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks
Swiss National Bank (SNB) will announce interest rates at 8:30 GMT today and it is highly likely that the central bank would not follow actions of its other developed market counterparts such as the Fed, the ECB or the BoJ...
BoK likely to remain on hold in near-term on concerns over rising household debt, says Fitch Ratings
Mar 15, 2017 08:17 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks Economy
The Bank of Korea (BoK) is expected to remain on hold in the near-term, over rising concerns over the countrys household debt problem. The current loose monetary policy is further, expected to help cushion the headwinds to...
Draghi says innovative technology could boost productivity in eurozone
Mar 14, 2017 13:37 pm UTC| Commentary Economy Central Banks
Speaking at a conference in Frankfurt, the European Central Bank (ECB) president Mario Draghi said on Monday that Europe could still see sizeable gains in productivity and that there are several ways to boost productivity...
BoJ likely to stand pat, keep short and long-term targets unchanged: DBS Research
Mar 14, 2017 05:46 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks
The Bank of Japan (BoJ) is expected to stand pat this Thursday, keeping the short-term and long-term rate targets unchanged at -0.1 and zero percent respectively. This is against the backdrop that the United States Federal...
FxWirePro: FOMC meeting preview
Mar 13, 2017 12:38 pm UTC| Insights & Views Central Banks
The Federal Open Market Committee starts its next two-day policy meeting on March 14. US Non-farm Payrolls solid reading on Friday reinforced market expectations of Fed rate hike in March. February jobs report removed the...
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