BOJ Declare Open Ended Asset Purchases – Reaction and Charts
After a month of bullish rhetoric, BoJ finally delivered the promised "strong actions" during its la...
USD / SEK – Another round of rate cut in Feb?
During the latest Central Bank meeting in Dec '12, the Riksbank slashed the reference rate by 25bps,...
QE Infinity: Tokyo Style
The Bank of Japan will consider making an open-ended commitment next week to buy government bonds an...
RBI Governor: Monetary Side ‘No Room for Stimulus’
Ahead of its third quarterly policy review on January 29, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has said i...
USD/THB – New BOT Rules push Baht Higher
Daily Chart Following BOT rates decision on 9th Jan, Baht continue to grew in strength breaki...
EZ interest rates unchanged at +0.75%
The European Central Bank (ECB) has left eurozone interest rates unchanged at 0.75%, as had been wid...
Bank of Thailand maintains rate at 2.75% – Reaction
Thai Central Bank's Monetary Policy Committee maintained its key policy rate at 2.75% as expected. A...
A look into German Exports and the Role of the Central Bank
Gunnar Beck writing for the Guardian breaks down why as German exporters seem to be enjoying a...
Rate cut unlikely for Korea despite Won strength hurting exports
A familiar theme back in Q4 2012, it seems that the trend of Asian/Emerging currencies strengthening...
QE3 to end in 2013 – Reaction and Charts
FOMC minutes yesterday revealed that "several" Fed officials found it "appropriate" to end QE3 befor...
FOMC Participants Saw QE3 Ending in 2013
Federal Reserve policy makers said they will probably end their $85 billion monthly bond purchases s...
Thailand Central Bank Could Leave Rates Unchanged
Thailand's annual inflation rate jumped to 3.63 percent in December, up almost one percentage point ...
Bank of China to Boost Social Financing and Credit
China's central bank will use various tools to ensure steady credit growth to support the economy wh...
German Central Bank Vice President wants to Limit Bank loans to governments
The vice president of Germany's Bundesbank has proposed setting limits for how much banks can lend t...
ECB Warns Bond Buying Conditions are Not Negotiable
The European Central Bank will steadfastly enforce conditions attached to sovereign bond purchases u...
BoJ Holdings of JGB’s Exceed $1.2 Trillion
The Bank of Japan (8301)’s holdings of the government’s bonds exceeded 100 trillion yen ($1.2 tr...
Bank of Japan To Ease This Week
The Bank of Japan will ease monetary policy this week and consider adopting a 2 percent inflation ta...
Swiss Central Bank Opens Singapore Office
The Swiss National Bank is opening a branch in Singapore to allow for round-the-clock management of ...
ECB Bank Oversight will Restore Confidence In Banking Says Draghi
New European Central Bank powers to oversee euro zone banks will help restore confidence in the sect...
Japan LDP Abe Wants New Governor of BOJ to Support 2 Percent Inflation Target
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) President Shinzo Abe said he wants someone in support of his party's ...