monetary policy

Consumer prices as well as producer price index for the month of June showed a strong pace of gains. The data suggested that the underlying momentum is only going to get stronger. Both consumer and producer prices were seen rising to a six…
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Sweden’s central bank held its monetary policy meeting last week and as widely expected the policy makers at the central bank left the key interest rate unchanged at -0.50%. However, officials guided investors toward a possible rate hike at…
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The economic calendar for the week ahead is relatively quiet following a busy start to the month last week. Among the central bank meetings, the Bank of Canada's monetary policy meeting stands out. Heading into the BoC meeting, the…
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The Bank of Japan has the option to adjust its already large monetary policy further, a high ranking official from the Bank of Japan said last week. The BoJ's deputy governor, Amamiya told a local newspaper that the central bank could…
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The month of June stood out with two major central banks taking monetary policy decisions. The U.S. Federal Reserve hiked interest rates by 25 basis points while the European Central Bank announced a modest taper to 15 billion euro starting…
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The European Central Bank's monetary policy meeting was held last week. As widely expected, the central bank left the key interest rates unchanged at last week's meeting. The main refinance rate which is at zero percent, the deposit rate…
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The Federal Reserve will be holding its two-day FOMC meeting on June 13 and 14. According to the various economic indicators and the Fed's minutes from May, the futures and the swaps markets are pricing in a full 25 basis point rate hike…
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The Federal Reserve released the May FOMC minutes last week. The minutes were released with the usual delay of three weeks after the monetary policy meeting. According to the meeting minutes, officials had earlier this month suggested that…
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The European Central bank released the meeting minutes last week which covered the monetary policy meeting that was held in the last week of May. According the minutes, the ECB acknowledges slowdown in Eurozone growth and expects it to slow…
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The President of The Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank, (known to be a hawk in the FOMC) Loretta Mester aims to maintain Fed's course, stating that the central bank must continue its gradual approach to raising interest rates as the inflation…
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