Central Bank Watch
Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey
December 20, 2016
Turkish monetary policy settings were held unchanged at this month’s meeting. The one-week repo rate was left at 8.0% following a 50-basis point hike at the prior meeting on November 24. The marginal funding rate, which was raised 25 bps to 8.5% in November, stays at the level, and the key borrowing rate of 7.25% […] More
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Magyar Nemzeti Bank
December 20, 2016
Having cut Hungary’s key central bank interest rate by 45 basis points in March-May of this year to 0.90% and by 610 basis points since August 2012, monetary authorities shifted their focus from easing via progressive cuts in the interest rate to other monetary tools that promote the pass-through of a lower central bank rate […] More
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Bank of Japan
December 20, 2016
The final BOJ Board meeting of 2016 left all policy settings unchanged as expected. A released statement upgraded economic conditions and prospects, proclaiming that “Japan’s economy has continued its moderate recovery trend and is likely to turn to a moderate expansion” and deleting previous qualifying language that warned “sluggishness is expected to remain in exports and […] More
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Japanese Satisfaction Evident with a Weakening Yen
December 20, 2016
The yen fell 0.8% against the dollar after the Bank of Japan left its accommodative monetary stance unchanged despite a sharply lower yen. Governor Kuroda dispelled any thought of a possible rate hike, noting that depreciation lifts import prices, overall inflation, growth and expected inflation. The dollar also advanced 0.5% against the pound, 0.3% versus […] More
