Central Bank Watch
Rate Cut at Bank Indonesia
August 22, 2019
There’s been an unexpected second consecutive cut of Bank Indonesia’s 7-day reverse repo rate, which now becomes 5.50%. Overnight deposit and lending rates were also sliced 25 basis points to 4.75% and 6.25%. Indonesia’s central bank interest rates had been lifted by 175 basis points last year, with the final move in November, in order […] More
New Overnight Developments Abroad - Daily Update
Sterling Up, Yuan Down
August 22, 2019
Sterling strengthened 0.9% against the dollar and euro overnight. This appreciation was a response to remarks by German Chancellor Merkel after talks with British Prime Minister Johnson. Merkel considers a solution on the contentious border issue between Northern Ireland and the rest of Ireland still possible by the October 31st Brexit deadline. The Chinese yuan […] More
