Central Bank Watch
Swedish Riksbank
December 21, 2016
The final Executive Board meeting of 2016 produced a An unchanged negative 0.5% repo rate. That’s been the level since a 15-basis point cut last February. The rate turned negative a year earlier in February 2015 and has not been above zero since a 25-basis point reduction in October 2014. Unchanged projected inflation of 1.0% […] More
Central Bank Watch
Bank of Thailand Keeps 1.5% Interest Rate
December 21, 2016
In deliberating their policy decision, the Committee assessed that the Thai economy would continue to expand at a pace close to the previous assessment, but downside risks increased. Inflation was still expected to slowly rise. Meanwhile, monetary conditions remained accommodative and conducive to the economic recovery. Hence, the Committee decided to keep the policy rate […] More
New Overnight Developments Abroad - Daily Update
Somewhat Softer Dollar on This First Day of Winter
December 21, 2016
The dollar has weakened 0.7% against the euro, 0.4% relative to the Swiss franc, 0.3% vis-a-vis the yen, 0.2% versus sterling, and 0.1% against the kiwi and yuan. U.S. stocks are a tad lower. The German Dax is flat. Stocks fell in other European centers and lost 1.0% in Indonesia, 0.3% in China and Japan, […] More
