German ESM Ruling: Reaction
Now that German courts have given the greenlight the ESM, we shall take a look at how the market has...
Expectations ramp up for QE3 — but maybe not now
Fed watchers have little doubt the central bank is getting ready to launch what’s commonly ca...
Europe’s Smaller Banks Are ‘Real’ Problem: EU’s Barnier
It is strange that Barnier named smaller banks when they are the ones that are hardest hit by the cr...
Sheila Blair Urges Congress to Act not the Fed
Additional easing from the Federal Reserve won’t result in more bank lending, Sheila Bair, th...
ECB German Official Defends Bond Buying Plan
The European Central Bank will only buy a euro zone country's sovereign bonds if it commits to "hard...
Swiss Central Bank Intervened Less due to ECB
The Swiss National Bank's foreign exchange reserves hit 71 percent of annual output in August, with ...
Bank of Japan Governor Committed to Stability
Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa said Thursday the central bank is committed to ensuring the...
Eurogroup’s Juncker to attend ECB meeting on Thurs
Jean-Claude Juncker, the chairman of the euro zone's 17 finance ministers, will attend Thursday's cr...
Draghi to deliver bond plan at crunch ECB meeting
European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi faces the most decisive moment of his presidency on Thursda...
ECB will not limit Bond Buying in Latest Crisis Proposal
The impact of the details leaked made the Euro jump versus the USD and it still continues to trade n...
BoC on hold, maintains ‘hawkish’ bias
As expected, the Bank of Canada left the overnight rate unchanged at +1%, but maintained its 'hawkis...
RBA Rates Announcement: Reaction
AUD/USD rallied higher following a more hawkish RBA minutes in which Governor Stevens mentioned that...
Brazil rates at adequate levels
Brazil's economy is picking up steam as borrowing costs fall to adequate levels and a weaker currenc...
Bundesbank President Under Fire from German Politicians
The Bundesbank president Jens Weidmann has been under pressure from European and even American polic...
FOMC Minutes Aug 22
The information reviewed at the July 31-August 1 meeting indicated that economic activity increased ...
Greece Asks for More Time as Junker Visits Athens
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras called for “more time†to carry out policy change...
Yen Traders Comment on BoJ Price Target
Bank of Japan Gov. Masaaki Shirakawa, who set the nation's first inflation goal six months ago to ha...
RBA MPC Minutes Aug 7
Members noted that escalating concerns regarding the fiscal and banking problems facing the euro ar...
Buba a Critic of ECB Bond Program
Germany’s Bundesbank stepped up its criticism of the European Central Bank’s plan to e...
Bundesbank Criticizes ECB Bond Plan
Germany’s Bundesbank stepped up its criticism of the European Central Bank’s plan to e...