Australia™s central bank kept interest rates unchanged as it waits for three cuts since June to flow through to areas of the economy beyond the property market. Reserve Bank Governor Philip Lowe and his board kept the cash rate at 0.75% Tuesday, in line with expectations of economists and money markets. He will want to hold onto his remaining conventional ammunition -- estimated at two more cuts -- and monitor the impact of earlier easing and recent government tax rebates. The RBA™s final meeting of the year sees policy makers no closer to reviving wages growth and...
Australia's central bank is likely to lower interest rates again to drive increased hiring and boost households' confidence that inflation will return to target. The Reserve Bank made the comment in minutes of its June 4 policy meeting, released in Sydney Tuesday, when it eased the cash rate to 1.25%, the first reduction in almost three years. œGiven the amount of spare capacity in the labor market and the economy more broadly, members agreed that it was more likely than not that a further easing in monetary policy would be appropriate in the period ahead, policy makers...
Swiss National Bank introduces new policy rate to replace three-month Libor band since future of Libor is uncertain. Keeps deposit rate unchanged at -0.75%, as forecast by economists in Bloomberg survey. SNB will remain active in FX market as necessary. Says CHF remains highly valued. Sees 2019 CPI at 0.6%, 2020 at 0.7%, 2021 at 1.1%. Source : Bloomberg
The European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi, via Reuters, delivering the opening address at the ECB conference on Central, Eastern, and South-Eastern European countries (CESEE), in Frankfurt. Global trade has faced headwinds in recent years. Institutional quality is still below the euro area average in almost all CEE economies. Economies need to find new ways to boost TFP growth and deepen capital accumulation in order to œgrow out of their vulnerabilities. Source : FXstreet
Mario Draghi hardened his language as he said the European Central Bank wont shy away from action to support the euro-area economy as growth weakens. Policy makers are œdetermined to act if needed, citing the œprolonged persistence of uncertainties and the œrising threat of protectionism, the ECB president said in Vilnius after the Governing Council met. Some officials raised the prospect of interest-rate cuts or restarting quantitative easing and there is œconsiderable headroom for more QE, he added. council extended its pledge to keep interest rates at record...
The European Central Bank stepped up support for the euro-area economy by extending its pledge to keep interest rates at record lows, while also reaching agreement on how to infuse lenders with more cheap cash. The Governing Council, which met in Vilnius, now expects borrowing costs to stay on hold at least through the first half of 2020, or six months longer than previously. The cost of long-term bank loans can fall as low as the deposit rate, currently minus 0.4%, plus 0.1 percentage point. The euro was trading 0.4% higher at $1.1260 at 1:54 p.m. Frankfurt time. German bond...
Bank of England Governor Mark Carney said on Monday that the possibility of Britain leaving the European Union next month without a transition deal ranked as the riskiest Brexit scenario for the...
Bank of Japan maintains 10-year JGB yield target at about zero percent after ending a two-day meeting on Tuesday.
Keeps policy balance rate at -0.1%.
Central bank leaves forward guidance and asset...