Central Bank Watch
Bank of Israel Retains 0.1% Key Interest Rate
December 26, 2016
Israel’s policy interest rate has been 0.1% since a 15 basis point cut in February 2015. The rate previously had dropped from 3.25% to 0.25% during 2011-14. The Bank of Israel released a formal statement and remarks from Governor Flug justifying the need for the accommodative stance and explaining how Israel’s economy reflects the United States […] More
New Overnight Developments Abroad - Daily Update
Time Out for the Holidays
December 26, 2016
The dollar is unchanged against the euro and Swiss franc, up 0.2% relative to the yen and 0.1% vis-a-vis the yuan and Mexican peso but down 0.5% against the kiwi, 0.3% versus the Aussie dollar and 0.2% against the loonie. Share prices rose 0.4% in China, reversing an initial sharper slide, but fell 0.2% in […] More
