Lagarde to speak at Munich Security Conference: what to watch and how markets may trade it. Summary: ECB President Christine Lagarde is scheduled for opening …
Category: Central Banks
Westpac: near-term NZ inflation expectations likely to rise in Q1 RBNZ survey Summary: Westpac expects a lift in near-term inflation expectations in the Q1 RBNZ …
There were a lot of positive takeaways from the US jobs report yesterday here. That at least if you’re a dollar bull, with the numbers …
Summary: RBA Assistant Governor Sarah Hunter says labour market has stabilised but remains tight. Bank closely assessing capacity pressures and inflation persistence. Inflation expected to …
Summary: Traders say RBI likely sold US dollars before local market open. Rupee strengthened. Intervention reportedly conducted via large state-run bank. Move surprised market participants. …
The PBOC allows the yuan to fluctuate within a +/- 2% range, around this reference rate. Previous close 6.9106 PBOC inject 166.5bn yuan via 7-day …
Japan’s PPI is also known as the Corporate Goods Price Index. Its an indicator to ‘wholesale’ inflation. Data post earlier is here ICYMI: Japan January …
The People’s Bank of China is due to set the daily USD/CNY reference rate at around 0115 GMT (2115 US Eastern time), a fixing that …
Bullock: higher AUD and rates doing the work — but more hikes still possible Summary: Governor Bullock says a higher Australian dollar and higher interest …
Fed near neutral, staying patient — but watching inflation and debt risks. Summary: Beth Hammack says fed funds rate is “right around neutral.” Labour market …