Central Banks
A huge amount of market moves revolves around the interest rate policies of national central banks. Here you can read and search for all the latest and historical news from global central banks and their armies of chattering governing members.
US FOMC raises interest rates to 2.00% – 2.25% at September 2018 meeting
Highlights of the September 2018 US Fed FOMC monetary policy meeting 26 September 2018 Prior 1.75% - 2.00% RAISES TARGET INTEREST RATE TO 2-2.25 PCT, SEES ONE MORE RATE HIKE THIS YEAR AND THREE IN 2019 REMOVES FROM STATEMENT DESCRIPTION OF MONETARY POLICY AS REMAINING...
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US FOMC trading preview – There’s only two points you need to consider
Trading preview of the September 2018 US Fed FOMC meeting All previews try to lead to one conclusion, what will happen to a market or markets before and after? That's the crux of it all. Do I/should I buy/sell XYZ? What's important when looking at events like this is...
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SNB leaves interest rate unchanged at -0.75%
Highlights from the September 2018 SNB monetary policy meting 20 September 2018 Prior decision 3m Target LIBOR rate -1.25% unch Swiss Franc is highly valued Situation in FX markets is still fragile Unchanged 2018 CPI forecast 0.9% Lowers 2019 CPI to 0.8% vs 0.9% prior...
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BOJ leaves monetary policy unchanged.
BOJ monetary policy report 19.09.2018. Maintains interest rate at -0.10% Maintains 10 yr YCC at -.0.2%-+0.2% band Maintains annual pace of JGB buying target at about 80T JPY Maintains annual pace of ETF purchases at about 6.0T JPY Vote 7-2, same dissenters. Will keep...
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Very small window of opportunity for Kuroda san.
BOJ preview for tonight 19.09.2018 With all that's going on LDP elections' side on Thursday, trade talks between Motegi-Lighthizer and Abe-Trump to be confirmed, my personal expectations for any BOJ move are close to zero for tonight. Fin Min Aso seemed to agree...
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ECB leaves interest rates unchanged
Details from the September ECB governing council meeting 13 September 2018 Main refinancing rate 0.00% Deposit rate -0.40% Marginal lending rate 0.25% QE remains at 30bn until end of Sep then reduced to 15bn p/m Oct-Dec PRESS RELEASE Monetary policy decisions 13...
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Bank of England votes 9-0 to keep interest rates unchanged
Details from the Bank of England monetary policy meeting 13 September 2018 Expected vote 9-0 Bank rate unchanged at 0.75% Prior vote 9-0 to hike from 0.50% to 0.75% Finished QE £445bn The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) sets monetary policy to meet...
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Central bank trading preview: Prepare to be underwhelmed but ready for a Turkey show
Preview of the CBRT, BOE and ECB monetary policy meetings 13 September 2018 This one isn't going to be a long preview because I'm expecting very little to come from these meetings. CBRT I'm not going to sugar coat this. Turkey and TRY is a basket case at the moment...
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Bank of Canada leaves interest rates unchanged at 1.50%
Bank of Canada monetary policy meeting August 2018 Prior 1.50% .FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 5, 2018 Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1 ½ per cent OTTAWA – The Bank of Canada today maintained its target for the overnight rate at 1 ½ per cent. The...
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The latest Trump rant on Fed’s Powell has added a heap of pressure onto Jackson Hole
The Trumpster has woken up the market by targeting the Fed One way or another we've had an injection of volatility into the market. Trump saying that Fed chair Powell should have helped him out by staying accommodative and that he "wasn't thrilled" by Powell hiking...
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