Central banks
Fed in Focus – US Repo and Funds Rate
By Deepta Bolaky @DeeptaGOMarkets Fed in Focus - US Repo and Funds Rate During the week, it was all about the Repo market. A Repurchase Agreement known as Repo is a form of short-term borrowing for dealers in government securities. The Repo ma...
Read MoreECB: Draghi’s Last Call for A Significant Degree of Monetary Stimulus
By Deepta Bolaky @DeeptaGOMarketsCentral banks of major economies like the US, UK and Japan turned to quantitative easing (QE) at a time where they were unable to push interest rates any lower. The European Central Bank (ECB) launched its firs...
Read MoreAll Eyes on Jackson Hole Economic Symposium
All Eyes on Jackson Hole Economic Symposium The annual Jackson Hole Economic Symposium is sponsored by the Federal Reserve of Kansas City and is annually held in Wyoming. It is an exclusive central bank conference which fosters open discussions on g...
Read MoreRBA August Statement
By Deepta Bolaky @DeeptaGOMarketsThe Main Headlines of the RBA August Statement By Philip Lowe, Governor: Monetary Policy DecisionThe Board decided to leave the cash rate unchanged at 1.00 per cent. The outlook for the global eco...
Read MoreDissecting the FOMC Statement
By Deepta Bolaky @DeeptaGOMarkets Dissecting the FOMC Statement The US Federal Reserve cut interest rates overnight by 25 basis points, taking the US Federal Funds rate to 2.25%. The rate cut was mostly seen as a hawkish one. In the press confer...
Read MoreFundamental Analysis: Macro Factors
By Deepta Bolaky @DeeptaGOMarkets Fundamental Analysis: Macro Factors The rapidly growing global interconnectedness means that the health of one country's economy can impact the world markets. As a result, traders generally follow the economic c...
Read MoreDeutsche Bank Revives The Failure of Lehman Brothers
By Deepta Bolaky @DeeptaGOMarkets Deutsche Bank Revives The Failure of Lehman Brothers Deutsche Bank’s woes dominated headlines this week. On Sunday, the multinational investment bank announced 18,000 job cuts around the globe by 2022 and shu...
Read More“Will China Dump US Treasuries?”
By Deepta Bolaky @DeeptaGOMarkets “Will China Dump US Treasuries?”A tweet from Hu Xijin, editor-in-chief of the Global Times grasped attention on Tuesday morning, and even Bloomberg reported that it had triggered a readership surge on...
Read MorePreview: Bank of England Rate Decision
Brexit has been dominating the news flow in the United Kingdom for a long time, but on Thursday all eyes will be on the latest Bank of England rate decision. The decision is set to be announced at 12 PM London time.About Interest RatesIn...
Read MoreCentral Bank Interest Rates
Today, the Bank of Canada announced its decision to leave interest rates unchanged at 1.75% and with other major central bank policy meetings due to take place in the coming weeks, there is no better time to look at the current interest rates of ...
Read MoreUp Next: The Bank of Canada Rate Decision
One of the must-watch economic events this week will be the Bank of Canada interest rate decision. The decision is scheduled to be announced on Wednesday 24th April at 15:00 PM London time. Why Is The Announcement Important? A bank interest rat...
Read MoreFederal Budget – “Back in the Black”
By Deepta Bolaky @DeeptaGOMarkets Federal Budget - "Back in the Black" "Returning the budget to surplus, delivering more jobs, providing lower taxes, guaranteeing essential services."We are in the election year, and the government needed a...
Read MoreHawkish & Dovish Explained!
By Deepta Bolaky @DeeptaGOMarketsHawkish and Dovish are two crucial words widely used in our industry whenever there are central bank speeches or talks about monetary policies.But what does it mean?Central banks are more transparent th...
Read MoreThe Less-Dovish Central Bank
By Deepta BolakyThe Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) made its first interest rate decision and monetary policy, but it was not what the market participants expected. The Central Bank did not follow the same dovish theme seen by other central ba...
Read MoreReserve Bank of New Zealand – First 2019 Policy Statement!
By Deepta BolakyThe Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) will make its first interest rate decision for the year 2019. We will see the Press Conference, Rate and Monetary Policy Statement on Wednesday.Market participants are expecting the RBNZ ...
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