Central Bank Watch
November 26, 2020
Minutes from the October 28-29 meeting of the European Central Bank‘s Governing Council warn of a “clear deterioration in the near-term outlook” following the strong third-quarter rebound. Known as the ECB Account, the document cites euro appreciation as well as week demand and lower wage pressures as factors behind very subdued inflation. The second Covid […] More
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New Overnight Developments Abroad - Daily Update
November 25, 2020
Trading was comparatively quiet overnight. The dollar recorded gains of 0.4% against the New Zealand and Australian currencies and also rose 0.2% relative to the loonie and sterling. The euro is down 0.1% on net but not before touching a 12-week high of $1.1929. The dollar is flat against the yen and had slipped 0.2% […] More
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New Overnight Developments Abroad - Daily Update
November 24, 2020
The U.S. dollar is grinding lower but slowly and in an orderly fashion. The currency dropped 0.8% and 0.7%, respectively, overnight against the New Zealand and Australian dollars overnight but by only 0.2% relative to the euro and loonie, and it held steady versus the yen and sterling. Favorable vaccine news has created a sense […] More
Tags: British distributive trades survey, French business confidence, German business climate index, German GDP
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New Overnight Developments Abroad - Daily Update
November 23, 2020
A third Covid-19 vaccine has been found to be quite effective in trials, and Regeneron’s antibody therapeutic treatment has received authorization for emergency use against the disease. Global cases are fast approaching the six million mark, 21% of which in the United States. After spiking to nearly 200k last Friday, new U.S. cases fell Saturday […] More
Tags: Covid vaccines, G20 statement, U.K. and Euroland purchasing manager surveys
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New Overnight Developments Abroad - Daily Update
November 20, 2020
The Trump campaign is continuing to try to discredit election results in several states. If it can persuade some key states not to certify Biden’s win, the President-Elect could fall short of the needed 270 electoral votes, throwing the election decision back to state legislatures, the House of Representatives, and perhaps the Supreme Court. The […] More
Tags: British retail sales, German producer prices, Japanese consumer prices, record covid cases
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Central Bank Watch
November 19, 2020
Although the South African Reserve Bank’s repo rate was left unchanged at 3.5%, the vote not to ease of 3-2 was razor-thin. Each dissenter preferred a 25-basis point cut to add to earlier easing moves this year of 25 basis points in January, 100 bps each in March and April, 50 bps in May and […] More
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Central Bank Watch
November 19, 2020
The Filipino policy interest rate was reduced by 25 basis points to a record low of 2.0%. This was the fifth cut of 2020, followings ones of 25 bps in February and a trio of 50-bp moves in March, April and June. The Philippines has been slammed not only by the pandemic but also a […] More
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Central Bank Watch
November 19, 2020
A 25-basis point cut in Bank Indonesia’s seven-day reverse repo rate to 3.75% had not been anticipated today. The move follows four earlier 25-basis point reductions this year between February and July. According to an accompanying statement, the latest easing is meant to maintain liquid money markets and promote economic recovery in the face of […] More
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Central Bank Watch
November 19, 2020
The Central Bank of Turkey raised the one-week repo rate by 475 basis points to 15.0% in an action to counter inflation caused by the depreciation of the lira. Among emerging market economies, Turkey’s currency this year has been the weakest. Turkish monetary officials, like their counterparts around the world, had lowered their interest rate progressively […] More
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New Overnight Developments Abroad - Daily Update
November 19, 2020
The dollar has frequently benefited from intensifying Covid infections and the rise in general uncertainty that accompanies such. Today has been one of those days. New coronavirus cases in the United States topped 170k yesterday, but the increase over the last 24 hours as of this writing is in fact just shy of 180,000. And […] More
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