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.
FOMC leaves monetary policy unchanged.
Federal reserve interest rate decision 30.01.2019 Removes the reference to "further gradual " interest rates increases. Also prepared to adjust balance sheet normalisation. Holds rates, pledges patience on future moves. To continue with current floor approach to...
The big tournament week for the AUD starts tonight.
Getting ready for potentially serious moves The week starting tonight has the potential to show us the direction for AUD, and probably NZD in the distance, for a decent amount of time. It starts with the CPI tonight, we're going to have credit and housing data on...
US FOMC preview – How the mighty have fallen as the market prices a Fed rate cut
The market endured nearly three years of trying to gauge when the Fed would end QE and tighten policy yet it's taken less than two months for it to start pricing in rate cuts Going in to December, there's was a zero chance seen of a rate cut in 2019. On the first...
Reporters miss their chance to pressure ECB’s Draghi once again.
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...
ECB leaves interest rates unchanged at January 2019 governing council meeting – Full statement
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...
ECB trading preview – The only way is down, right?
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...
ECB preview – Livesquawk
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 meeting...
BOC leaves interest rates unchanged at 1.75% at January 2019 monetary policy meeting
Highlights from the Bank of Canada monetary policy announcement 9 January 2019 They've cut GDP estimates, and the inflation outlook, and are looking for the economy to pick up in Q2. CAD is gaining. They've bigged up oil and tied that to global trade policy and...
BOC upcoming interest rate decision: I’m going for a neutral hold.
Bank of Canada rate decision and press conference 09.01.2019 No one prices in a rate hike, neither am I. The wording will be the important bit, as is now the norm with every CB. Poloz will have his moment in the spotlight, he loves it, I wonder how loose his hands...
The heat is on for Fed’s Powell tomorrow
Fed chairs joint interview at AEA on 04.01.2019 Tomorrow from 15:15 gmt we're expecting Powell, Yellen and Bernanke to participate in a joint interview about monetary policy, central banking and supply of money and credit at the American Economic Association. In the...
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