by Ryan Littlestone | July 11th, 2019, 17:18:59 | Research
Fixed Income Research & Macro Strategy (FIRMS) – 10 July 2019 European Central Bank President Mario Draghi will step down at the end of his eight-year term on 31 October. Christine Lagarde, the head of the IMF – which has implicitly called for looser global...
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 | April 8th, 2019, 22:53:45 | Technical Analysis, Video
Can EURUSD pull away from the 1.1200 area or will the ECB tip it over the edge? A quick look at EURUSD ahead of the ECB meeting this Wednesday. Check out our other videos and subscribe to our YouTube channel...
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...