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...
BoE likely to maintain 'neutral' policy stance, Bank Rate at 0.25 pct: Danske Bank
Mar 10, 2017 07:01 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks Economy
The Bank of England (BoE) is expected to maintain its neutral policy stance at the monetary policy meeting, scheduled to be held on March 16. Further, the central bank is also expected to hold its Bank Rate at 0.25 percent...
RBA maintains cash rate at 1.50 percent as widely expected, no change in currency guidance
Mar 07, 2017 14:59 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), governed by Philip Lowe, maintained the cash rate at 1.50 percent as widely expected. Policymakers judged that the current stance was appropriate to maintain sustainable growth and...
Mar 07, 2017 06:57 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks Economy
The European Central Bank (ECB) is expected to maintain its dovish stance in the monetary policy meeting scheduled to be held on March 9 by 12:45GMT, although the countrys inflation has hit the central banks 2 percent...
RBA monetary policy: Assessing future bias
Mar 07, 2017 05:56 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks
Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) chose to keep the interest rate steady at 1.5 percent. Lets look at the details of policy announcement to assess the bias of RBA. Key highlights: RBA notes that the global...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects