interest rates

The Federal Reserve held its monetary policy meeting last week on Thursday. The first meeting after the U.S. mid-term elections and the stock market rout in October. The central bank maintained the interest rates unchanged at 2.0% - 2.25%…
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The Bank of Japan held its monetary policy meeting last week on Wednesday. As widely expected, the central bank held its monetary policy and QE unchanged. Speaking at the press conference, the BoJ Governor Kuroda cautioned the risks of…
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The Bank of Canada held its monetary policy meeting last week on Wednesday. Amid a resilient economy, rising inflation and the recently lifted clouds of uncertainty over trade, the BoC was seen hiking interest rates in a…
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The European Central Bank held its monetary policy meeting last week on Thursday. As widely expected, the ECB kept its interest rates unchanged but signaled that the central bank was entering the final leg of its bond purchase program.…
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The economic data for the week ahead will be dominated by the central bank meetings. The European Central bank, the Bank of Canada and the Norges Bank will be holding their respective monetary policy meetings this week. With the exception…
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The Federal Reserve Bank of the United States is undoubtedly the central bank that the world watches. In a way, one could say that when the Fed sneezes, the global economy catches a cold. Or so the saying goes! But this shouldn't come…
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Summary Federal Reserve hikes rates by 25bps to bring short-term interest rates to 2.0% - 2.25% as widely expected One more rate hike projected by the end of this year Three rate hikes penciled in for 2019 Fed removes…
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Investors got a brief glimpse of how markets could react to positive remarks from the European Central Bank. The 10-year bond yields rose to the highest level since mid-June on Monday. The spike in the bond yields came after the ECB…
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The Bank of Japan held its monetary policy meeting last week on Wednesday. As widely expected, the central bank kept its interest rates unchanged including its QE operations. The central bank will also continue to purchase exchange-traded…
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The Swedish Riksbank released the meeting minutes last week. Data showed that the first rate hike since July 2011 was inching closer. The central bank’s board was seen giving a broader backing for tightening monetary policy in the months…
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