Category: Central banks news

At the first ECB led by Christine Lagarde, the members decided to leave the deposit rate unchanged at -0.5%. Meanwhile, the main refi rate and…

SNB left the policy rate unchanged at -0.75% in December. Again, the members reiterated the commitments to intervene in the currency in order to curb…

As widely anticipated, FOMC left the Fed funds rate unchanged at 1.5-1.75% in December. Trying to deliver a neutral tone, there were only few changes…

We expect the FOMC will leave the Fed funds rate unchanged at 1.5-1.75% in December. The employment report released last week confirmed a resilient job…

BOC left the policy rate unchanged at 1.75% in December. The accompanying statement turned more hawkish than October. Despite ongoing trade war uncertainty, policymakers remained…

Despite the dovish surprise in October, we expect BOC to leave the policy rate unchanged at 1.75% this week. Economic data released during the inter-meeting…

As widely anticipated, RBA left the cash rate unchanged at 0.75% in December. The central bank was cautiously optimistic about domestic economic development. While seeing…

The FOMC minutes for the October meeting revealed that most members judged that the monetary easing was enough to support growth. However, they continued to…

RBA’s minutes for the November meeting sent a more dovish tone than expected. At the Statement of Monetary Policy, the members noted that “the Board…

RBNZ left the OCR unchanged at 1% in October. The members acknowledged that inflation stayed below the midpoint of the 2% target and inflation forecasts…