by Ryan Littlestone | January 25th, 2018, 13:34:43 | Central Banks, ECB
Opening statement from Mario Draghi following the latest monetary policy meeting 25 January 2018 Domestic price pressures remain muted overall Failed to show convincing sings of a sustained inflation pick up FX moves require monitoring FX moves create uncertainty If...
by Ryan Littlestone | January 25th, 2018, 12:33:18 | Central Banks, ECB, Sticky 2, Technical Analysis
It’s nearly Draghi time so what’s the trading play for the ECB meeting? I think we can all guess what’s going to be the big subject on everyone’s lips at the presser today. So, let’s get the easy stuff out of the way first. Expectations;...
by Ryan Littlestone | January 24th, 2018, 13:13:13 | Central Banks, ECB, Research
Some comments from TD Securities ahead of tomorrow’s ECB meeting We look for the ECB to keep its 12:45pm press release unchanged, despite the speculation that it could start changing the language as soon as this week’s meeting, something that we only give a 10%...
by Ryan Littlestone | January 24th, 2018, 08:23:51 | Central Banks, ECB
It’s a Mario Draghi “Dear John” letter writing session Every so often the head of the ECB has to respond to letters from MEP’s. Such fx movements are a side effect of policy and are neither its main transmission channel, nor its objective You...
by Ryan Littlestone | January 19th, 2018, 10:55:02 | Central Banks, ECB
The ECB are hosting an #AskDraghi event Jan 23rd (age restrictions apply) The ECB are hosting a youth group event where folks can ask Mario Draghi some questions. The main topics are; The possibility of a new global economic crisis Cryptocurrencies and blockchain...