by Ryan Littlestone | January 24th, 2019, 11:54:01 | Central Banks, ECB
Trading preview of the ECB’s January 2019 governing council meeting 24 January 2019 A double-bubble preview today from both K-man and myself. K-Man The chances for a change in policy are virtually zero. 3 things to look out for. The next staff projections are expected...
by Ryan Littlestone | January 22nd, 2019, 15:16:25 | Central Banks, ECB
A preview of Thursday’s ECB meeting from Livesquawk ECB Set To Hold Rates Steady Central Bankers Expected To Maintain Forward Guidance Concerns About Flagging EZ Economy Likely A Main Focus Economic indicators released in the weeks following the last council...
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 | 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...