by Ryan Littlestone | April 21st, 2022, 10:20:59 | Central Banks, ECB, Technical Analysis
Have we seen some game changing ECB speakers? We’ve had a slew of hawks coming out but it’s really been de Guindos today that’s been the key one for me. Looking back over prior speeches, he’s been more cautious about the path of tightening. He...
by Ryan Littlestone | September 11th, 2019, 16:47:46 | Central Banks, ECB, News
Forex trading preview of the September 2019 ECB meeting Here we are at one of the most anticipated ECB meetings for a long while. Rate cut expectations stand at 100%, with a 10bp cut at 66.8% and a 20bp cut at 33.2%. Restarting QE expectations range from 30-50bn a...
by Ryan Littlestone | June 6th, 2019, 10:47:55 | Central Banks, ECB
A few quick thoughts on today’s Mario Draghi show at the ECB It should be a nothing meetings but there will be a couple of key points that could be price sensitive. 1. The new staff projections will show us how the ECB see the economic future. It’s been...
by Ryan Littlestone | March 27th, 2019, 14:15:25 | Central Banks, ECB
The Reuters ECB story has sparked a big discussion in our trading room As per the earlier report, the ECB are apparently looking to tier the deposit rate, effectively giving cashback to banks. That’s got EU banking shares up as it means a boost to profits, and...
by Ryan Littlestone | January 24th, 2019, 14:37:09 | Central Banks, ECB, News
Highlights from the January 2019 ECB press conference 24 January 2019 Opening remarks. Incoming information has continued to be weaker than expected Geopolitical and protectionist factors weighing Rising wages underpins inflation pressures Significant stimulus still...
by Ryan Littlestone | January 24th, 2019, 12:46:06 | Central Banks, ECB, News
Details from the January 2019 ECB governing council meeting 24 January 2019 Main refi rate 0.0% unch Deposit rate -0.4% unch Marginal lending facility 0.25% unch PRESS RELEASE Monetary policy decisions 24 January 2019 At today’s meeting the Governing Council of the...
