Central Bank Watch
European Central Bank Expands Stimulus Measures
June 4, 2020
The Governing Council of the European Central Bank left its interest rate structure as is but took further steps towards a more accommodative stance via changes in forward guidance and a big increase of the pandemic emergency purchase program (PEPP), which was raised from EUR 750 billion to EUR 1.35 trillion. The PEPP program will […] More
New Overnight Developments Abroad - Daily Update
Strong Equity Rally and Dollar Downtrend Pause
June 4, 2020
Stock markets mostly rose in the Pacific Rim and Europe but only modestly for the most part in contrast to yesterday’s sharp advance. Just prior to the release of U.S. data this morning, U.S. stock futures were suggesting a downtick at the open. The dollar is unchanged from Wednesday closing levels against the euro, yen, […] More
