Westpac’s Ellis says a second RBA rate hike in March is possible if data momentum builds, though May remains the central case. Summary: Westpac’s Ellis …
Category: Central Banks
China’s central bank leaned on longer-dated liquidity tools to smooth funding conditions ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday. Summary: PBoC injected liquidity via both …
Bloomberg says China’s “national team” is increasingly used to manage equity volatility as Beijing leans on stocks to support confidence, fund tech and offset property …
Earlier: China targets unified domestic market to boost consumption and services demand The PBOC allows the yuan to fluctuate within a +/- 2% range, around …
Sterling is firmer into Thursday’s BoE decision as stronger UK data nudges markets to delay rate-cut bets, with the vote split and guidance the key …
Fed Governor Cook Q&A now, signalled patience is warranted, saying policy is mildly restrictive and inflation progress remains insufficient to justify any near-term move. Earlier …
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 …
Fed Governor Cook signalled a clear bias against near-term rate cuts, saying inflation risks remain skewed to the upside despite a stabilised labour market. Summary: …
The ECB is set to stay firmly on hold this week, with Deutsche Bank expecting domestic resilience to keep policy unchanged through 2026. Summary: ECB …
Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook will be speaking in Miami on her economic and policy outlook. Cook has tended to align with the Fed’s …