Central Bank Watch
Third 50-Basis Point Canadian Central Bank Rate Cut Since March 4
March 27, 2020
At a regularly scheduled Governing Council meeting on March 4, the Bank of Canada’s overnight policy rate was cut to 1.25% from 1.75%, a level that had prevailed since a 25-basis point hike in October 2018. A statement released after that meeting observed that Canadian GDP was close to potential and inflation near target but […] More
Foreign Exchange Insights and Next Week
Next Week’s Menu: March 28 – April 3, 2020
March 27, 2020
Central Banks: Monetary policy reviews are scheduled in Singapore and Chile. Policy meetings scheduled originally for April 3rd in India and Romania were held in advance of that date. The RBI today announced a 75-basis point cut and several other easing measures, and the National Bank of Romania’s 50-bp cut on March 20 was accompanied […] More
Central Bank Watch
Reserve Bank of India’s Repo Rate Cut by 75 Basis Points
March 27, 2020
The Reserve Bank of India is the latest central bank to call an emergency meeting and approve a slew of stimulus measures. These include a 75-basis point cut of the repo rate to 4.40%, which brings the cummulative drop to 135 basis points since last August and to 210 basis points over the past 13 […] More
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Fresh Coronavirus Concerns Hit Share Prices
March 27, 2020
The global tally of identified Covid-19 infections is at 549,430 people and has produced 24,872 deaths thus far. Spain saw its death count jump by 493 in the past day to 4,858 overall. In the U.K., both Prince Charles and Prime Minister John have tested positive. The United States now tops the leader board in […] More
