posted by
liorcohen
564 days ago
in USD, EUR, Inflation
As expected the European Central Bank lower its basic interest rate by 0.25 percent points from 1.5% to 1.25%.
posted by
liorcohen
565 days ago
in USD, EUR, Inflation
Following a two day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee, it was decided to keep the monetary policy in the same direction with no earth-shattering changes. But Bernanke in the press conference kept the door open of an additional stimulus
posted by
EJSuratos
569 days ago
in AUD, Special, Inflation
During the first half of this year, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) cautioned the market of tighter monetary policy. But in just a matter of days, this threat has made a full 180-degree turn as speculations of a rate cut hit the financial mar
posted by
FXTimes
574 days ago
in CAD, Fundamental, Inflation
The Canadian Dollar hit parity against the USD on the back of better global growth expectations, higher oil prices, and stronger fundamentals. The the one thing that could click the wings of the Canadian dollar was a dovish bank of Canada interes
posted by
forexalliancecom
578 days ago
in CAD, Special, Inflation
Rising for the second straight day against the US dollar – and the third session of the last four – the Canadian dollar pushed ahead towards parity following an upbeat consumer prices report for the country. According to Statistics Canada, consu
posted by
FXTimes
579 days ago
in CAD, Fundamental, Inflation
In order to help us understand what the Bank of Canada does next, its important to monitor the pace of consumer inflation. In the status quo scenario, CPI increases a small 0.1% increase. With the expectation that headline annual inflation will e
posted by
FXTimes
581 days ago
in USD, Fundamental, Inflation
US producer prices jumped in the month of September, especially if we look at the headline reading which is of 0.8% in September. That followed an unchanged reading in August. Core prices, which include energy and food prices, rose 0.2%, followin
posted by
FXTimes
582 days ago
in USD, Fundamental, Inflation
While the market's focus has remained on Europe, this week will turn the focus on US inflation data, at least for a spell mid-week. Higher inflation would help the USD as it means less lee-way for the central bank to take further stimulus measure
posted by
EJSuratos
583 days ago
in Special, Inflation
Just over a week ago, our buddies over at the Bank of England decided to slap the markets with another round of quantitative easing. The question is now, who will be the next to turn on the monetary easing button?
posted by
FXTimes
586 days ago
in Fundamental, Inflation, Trade
China’s central bank has tried to stamp out inflation which hit 3% year highs this summer. Today we get the consumer price index for September, which is expected to show inflation easing. That could give the central bank scope to keep rates stead
posted by
forexalliancecom
586 days ago
in JPY, Special, Inflation
As markets begin to look to the weekend, there are several key economic data points scheduled for the Asian session tonight. Although Japanese data does appear on the docket, it will be China’s consumer price report that takes center stage. Why
posted by
sbx
589 days ago
in Fundamental, GDP, Inflation
(Dow Jones via eFXnews) There is a slight chance that China will raise interest rates and banks' reserve requirement ratios in the fourth quarter, with its monetary policy entering into an ....