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Two possible options of ECB

Nov 26, 2015 05:42 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

The Euro Areas monetary and financial conditions improved noticeably,sinceOctober ECB meeting, mostlyanticipatedby the policy package which is coming up in December, when Draghi and some members warned on the downside...

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Banxico likely to be more tolerant to additional MXN weakness

Nov 26, 2015 04:59 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

Mexican central banks main focus was on monetary conditions, and how they effect the inflation. These are the main determinants for its monetary policy stance. Market participants broadly expect a hike in US Federal...

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A rate cut may not necessarily translate to faster GDP growth in Indonesia

Nov 26, 2015 01:38 am UTC| Commentary

Whether or not Bank Indonesia (BI) will lower its interest rates in December remains anyones guess at this point. Vice President Kalla continues to insist that BI should lower rates to help boost GDP growth. But BIs...

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Will the SNB pre-empt its Eurozone colleagues with interventions and rate cuts?

Nov 25, 2015 11:45 am UTC| Insights & Views Central Banks

With the ECB willing to do more, by stepping up its asset purchase program in December and even cutting the deposit rate further, the expectations are running high for the Swiss National Bank to step up its efforts to...

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BRL devaluation impact likely to be feeding through to upside inflation dynamics

Nov 25, 2015 03:40 am UTC| Commentary

Brazils businesses and consumers gloomy outlook can be observed in confidence indices, which are at historical lows accross the board bodes poorly for durable goods demand and infact, for whole non-essential...

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Will the SNB cut rates further?

Nov 24, 2015 17:32 pm UTC| Commentary

After the contraction in the first quarter, the second quarter in Switzerland turned out to be much better than expected (0.2% QoQ, instead of the -0.1% median expectation). This means that Switzerland avoided a technical...

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Turkey's CBT may adjust its deposit rate after Fed's hike

Nov 24, 2015 09:17 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

CBT is expected to discuss on bank rate today, but no major policy change is expected from the Bank. If the Fed hikes rate in December, the CBT may adjust its deposit rate at the next meeting. A new economic management...