Deeper Analysis
November in Figures
November 30, 2018
Share prices were highly volatile in November, closing higher in the U.S., Japan and Canada but lower in Great Britain and the euro area. Ten-year sovereign debt yields declined in all the economies examined in this monthly feature. None of the central bank rates among these economies changed key interest rates. Among developing economies, however, […] More
Central Bank Watch
Bank of Korea Hikes Base Rate to 1.75%
November 30, 2018
The Bank of Korea‘s benchmark interest rate has been raised by 25 basis points to 1.75%. This was the second such increase of the cycle following an initial tightening in November 2017, which had been the first hike since 2011. In between, there were five 25-basis point cuts from March 2014 to June 2016. A […] More
New Overnight Developments Abroad - Daily Update
Investors Watching G20 Summit and Examining Today’s Load of Data
November 30, 2018
The dollar rose 0.7% against the euro overnight but just 0.1% relative to the yen and sterling. Stocks dropped 1.6% in Australia and 0.8% in Indonesia and South Korea but climbed 0.8% in China, 0.5% in Hong Kong and 0.4% in Japan. Share prices in Europe are down 1.0% in the U.K. and 0.3% in […] More
