monetary policy

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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The Reserve bank of New Zealand will be holding its monetary policy meeting this week. The central bank is expected to leave interest rates unchanged. The official cash rate remains at 1.75%. Despite an uptick in recent economic data,…
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The economic calendar for the week ahead is expected to be relatively quiet. The central bank meetings due this week include the Bank of Japan and the Swiss national bank. No changes are expected from either of the central banks at this…
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The Bank of Canada held its monetary policy meeting last week. As widely expected, the BoC Governor Stephen Poloz kept borrowing costs unchanged. Interest rates were steady as policymakers decide to wait for the outcome of the NAFTA…
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The week ahead starts off on a busy note with China's inflation figures due to come out for August. It is also a busy week for the British pound which will see the release of the monthly jobs report alongside the newly started monthly GDP…
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The markets open to a busy trading week which marks the first week of September and the final month for the third quarter. Investors will be closely scrutinizing the economic data which is dominated by many economic releases from the United…
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