by Ryan Littlestone | December 13th, 2018, 14:32:38 | Central Banks, ECB, News
Highlights of the ECB press conference following the December 2018 ECB governing council meeting 13 December 2018 Opening remarks; Incoming data were weaker than expected Weaker data reflects softer external demands Inflation will continue to converge after buying... 
by Ryan Littlestone | December 13th, 2018, 12:47:53 | Central Banks, ECB, News
Details from the December 2018 ECB governing council meeting 13 December 2018 Main interest rate 0.0% Deposit rate -0.40% Marginal lending rate 0.25% Notes; Will reinvest for an extended period and passed a rate increase Expects rates to remain at their present levels... 
by Ryan Littlestone | December 13th, 2018, 11:07:23 | Central Banks, ECB, News
Here’s what to look for from the ECB Today marks the end of the ECB’s QE program, sort of. By the end of this month they would have racked up nearly $3tn in government and corporate assets. Has it been a success? That’s a very open question but one we don’t need... 
by Ryan Littlestone | December 6th, 2018, 17:04:10 | Central Banks, Fed
After today’s economic data (which wasn’t that bad), there’s been a big shift in Fed expectations We’ve had quite a change in the hike odds since the data today. BBG sees Dec at 61.0% vs 72.4% pre-data. RTRS is now 70.4% vs 75.6% prior. The... 
by K-man | December 5th, 2018, 15:04:14 | Bank of Canada, Central Banks
BOC monetary policy decision on 05.12.2018 Inflation may be rising slower than expected. Rate pace to be influenced by trade policy, rate sensitivity and oil prices. Expect less growth momentum in Q4. Appropriate rate path depends on “number of factors. A dovish... 
by Ryan Littlestone | November 23rd, 2018, 16:32:42 | Central Banks, ECB, Fed, Video
With two decisive central bank meetings in December I had a look at a potential trading strategy December is going to be a big month for two central banks particularly. The ECB is looking to end QE and the Fed is set to give us the fourth hike of 2018. In some...