by Ryan Littlestone | July 11th, 2018, 14:02:00 | Bank of Canada, Central Banks, News
Details from the Bank of Canada July 2018 monetary policy meeting 11 July 2018 Prior 1.25% Bank of Canada raises overnight rate target to 1 ½ per cent FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 11, 2018 The Bank of Canada today increased its target for the overnight rate to 1 ½ per... by Ryan Littlestone | July 11th, 2018, 10:37:24 | Bank of Canada, Central Banks, News
With the market pricing in a near 100% chance of a BOC rate hike today, do we have anything left to trade? When looking to trade central bank events I like to leave things until the last moment. Why? I have to see how the price has developed. In the case of the BOC... 
by Ryan Littlestone | July 9th, 2018, 13:40:57 | BOE, Central Banks, News
UK politcal troubles over Brexit gives Carney an excuse not to hike We know Carney likes to give with one hand and take with the other and with an August Bank of England hike being expected by the market (latest Aug hikes odds stand at 67.1%), Carney would like to... 
by K-man | July 5th, 2018, 18:11:01 | Central Banks, Fed, FOMC
FOMC Minutes of the 12-13 June on 05.07.2018 Further hikes could take rates above neutral some time next year Gradual hikes needed amidst very strong economy Discussed flattening of the yield curve Concern tariffs may affect investments Trade policy risks have... 
by Ryan Littlestone | June 25th, 2018, 14:57:50 | BOE, Central Banks, News, Video
GBP has been given a new lease of life after a hawkish BOE MPC meeting Today I spoke to the folks at Core TV about what’s happening in the pound and how there could be a great selling opportunity into the August MPC... 
by Ryan Littlestone | June 21st, 2018, 21:40:28 | BOE, Central Banks, News
Further information on the QE reduction and interest rate levels from the BOE Just reading through the Carney speech Si’s put up, there’s some additional detail on the decision to only start unwinding QE when rates reached 1.5% vs the 2.0% prior; The MPC...