Reserve Bank of India
Central Bank Rate Hikes in India and Canada
December 7, 2022
The Reserve Bank of India‘s repo rate was increased 35 basis points to 6.25%. That was the fifth hike this year from a starting level of 4.0% that had prevailed since May 2020. Indian CPI inflation, although down to 6.8% in October from 7.4% in September, remains well above target. The 6.25% new interest rate […] More
Indian Monetary Policy Tightened As Well
September 30, 2022
Excessive inflation also concerns officials at the Reserve Bank of India, who raised the repo rate by an expected half percentage point to 5.90% at this weeks policy review. Three previous hikes in May, June and August had totaled 140 basis points, more than reversing 115 basis points of ease enacted in the first half […] More
Third Quarter Ushered Out With Disturbing Inflation Data, More Central Bank Hikes,High Tension in Asia, a Mega-Storm in the U.S. Southeast, and a Strong Dollar
September 30, 2022
The weighted DXY dollar index rose 0.2% overnight but is 2% below Wednesday’s peak. The dollar advanced so far today by 0.4% against the euro, Swiss franc, Australian dollar and sterling but just 0.1% versus the yen. Thursday had seen heavy selling of equities. Share prices today closed down 1.8% in Japan, 1.2% in Australia, […] More
Reserve Bank of India Raises Interest Rate
August 5, 2022
The Reserve Bank of India engineered a third hike of its policy interest rate, lifting such by 50 basis points to 5.40%. This matched June’s incremental rise, which had followed an initial 40-basis point increase in May. The rate is now at its highest level since September 2019. A released statement explained today’s move: With […] More
Investors Treading Water Ahead of U.S. Monthly Release of Jobs Data
August 5, 2022
Market movements: U.S. stock futures and the dollar are barely changed. Likewise, the prices of gold and West Texas Intermediate crude oil have dipped just 0.2% and 0.3%, although the latter has now retreated roughly 29% from its 52-week high set in early March. Bitcoin rallied 3.4%. The Reserve Bank of India engineered a third […] More
More Bad Inflation News and a Diversity of Central Bank Decisions
April 8, 2022
The dollar continued to trade at historically firm levels overnight. The weighted DXY dollar index is up 0.1% and touched another multiyear high of 99.99. Gains of 0.5%, 0.3% and 0.2% were made against the New Zealand, Australian and British currencies, but the greenback dipped 0.2% versus the Russian ruble. Asian stock markets made modest […] More
Several Central Banks Left Rates Steady, But Fresh Price Data Fan Concern
February 10, 2022
The Reserve Bank of India‘s repo and reverse repo rates were left unchanged at 4.0% and 3.35%. A released statement explains, “The MPC notes that inflation is likely to moderate in H1:2022-23 and move closer to the target rate thereafter, providing room to remain accommodative” And adds “the ongoing domestic recovery is still incomplete and […] More
Quieter Day: Omicron Developments Still Encouraging
December 8, 2021
Omicron news continues to be reassuring. Booster shots appear to reduce rate of transmission, and the symptoms of this Covid variant seem less severe than with the Delta Variant. The most notable financial market development today has been a large rise in Continental European ten-year sovereign debt yields, for instance, of 10 basis points in […] More
Dollar Strengthening after Solid U.S. Employment Report
August 6, 2021
The DXY weighted dollar index advanced 0.4% overnight but, at 92.58, remains well inside its 52-week range of 89.21 – 94.74. The dollar’s overnight advance has been broadly spread, with gains of at least 0.3% against the euro, yen, Aussie dollar, Swiss franc and sterling. The U.S. July employment situation improved more rapidly than anticipated, […] More
Little Change in Dollar or Share Prices; More PMIs Attest to Rising Inflationary Pressure
April 7, 2021
The dollar advanced overnight by 0.6% against the Turkish lira as well as 0.4%, 0.3% and 0.2% against the Australian, New Zealand and Canadian dollars. But the greenback otherwise held steady against the yen and fell 0.1% versus the euro and on a weighted basis. Share prices in the Pacific Rim closed up 0.9% in […] More
