National Bank of Poland
Poland’s Second 50-Basis Point Central Bank Cut Since March 17th
April 8, 2020
Poland’s central bank reference rate has been halved to 0.50% and henceforth will be surrounded by a zero percent deposit rate and a 1.0% Lombard rate. There had been an initial monetary policy response to Covid-19 on March 17, including a 50-basis point interest rate cut, liquidity injections via repo operations, and a program of […] More
More Fuel for These Stressful Times
April 8, 2020
Finance ministers in the euro area for a second time failed to secure a deal that would coordinate their response against the coronavirus pandemic. They will try again later. The Bank of France revised its forecast of French real GDP growth in the first quarter of 2020 from +0.1% to negative 6%, which would make […] More
Share Prices Rise on Primary Results and Another Active Day on Central Banking Front
March 4, 2020
Share prices have climbed in Europe by at least 1.4% in Germany, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, the U.K. and France. U.S. futures are higher too. The contest to decide the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee has revealed sharp regional, generational, ethnic divisions in the party. Biden won the South including Texas and Midwest; Sanders captured California, Colorado […] More
Continuing Resurgence of Equities and a Moderately Stronger Dollar, Too
February 5, 2020
Share prices climbed overnight by another 1.3% in China, 1.2% in Japan, 1.4% in Singapore, 1.0% in Indonesia and 0.9% in India and New Zealand. European gains thus far amount to 1.4% in Germany, 1.5% in Spain, 0.9% in France, and 0.6% in Great Britain. In the U.S., the DJIA is 1.1% higher, currently, and […] More
Dollar Firms Modestly; Equity Markets are Mixed
January 8, 2020
The dollar recorded overnight gains of 0.3% against the euro, 0.2% versus the yen and sterling, and 0.1% vis-a-vis the loonie. The dollar remains unchanged relative to the yuan, Swiss franc and kiwi. ADP estimates that U.S. private-sector employment increased last month by a robust 202k, beating November’s result and exceeding analyst expectations. There was […] More
Concerns Over Trade Lessen
December 4, 2019
Zig-zagging perceptions from day to day about the likelihood of a U.S.-Sino trade deal have been a major source all year of short-term financial market volatility. The shifts often happen inexplicably, like changing weather. Today investors are more hopeful than yesterday that a deal will be reached to culminate phase I of the trade negotiations. […] More
A Steady Dollar
November 6, 2019
The dollar on balance remains near Tuesday closing levels. Gold is 0.3% firmer. The spate of recent increases in 10-year sovereign debt yields was reversed today with 3-basis point declines in U.S. Treasuries and British gilt yields and a dip of 1 basis point in the 10-year German bund yield. The Japanese 10-year JGB yield, […] More
Nervous Market Tone Continuing
October 2, 2019
Investors remain leery that policymakers are up to the task of containing the slowdown of global growth. Monetary stimulus has grown old and less effective, while fiscal support is largely missing in action. The trade war motors on even as evidence such as the September purchasing manager surveys show that nobody wins. British Prime Minister […] More
National Bank of Poland Reference Rate Maintained at 1.5%
May 15, 2019
Four just over four years, the reference central bank rate in Poland has been at 1.5% since a pair of 50-basis point cuts in January and March of 2015. That’s the longest span between changes. In a released statement, the conclusion that 1.5% represents an appropriate stance was explained as follows: The outlook for economic […] More
Dollar Eased but Share Prices and Sovereign Debt Yields Rose Overnight
April 3, 2019
The dollar slipped 0.4% against the euro and 0.2% relative to the yen, loonie, yuan, and Swiss franc. Larger dollar drops of 0.8% and 0.6% occurred versus the Australian and New Zealand dollars, and a 0.1% uptick happened versus the yen. Share prices in the Pacific Rim strengthened 1.2% in China, Hong Kong and South […] More
