Central Bank Watch
Hungarian National Bank
September 20, 2016
The Base Rate of Magyar Nemzeti Bank was left unchanged as expected at September’s monetary council meeting. It’s been 0.90% since three consecutive monthly reductions in March-through-May of 15 basis points. Earlier it was cut incrementally from 7.0% starting in August 2012 to 2.1% by July 2014 and additionally by 15 bps each in March-through-July […] More
New Overnight Developments Abroad - Daily Update
Awaiting News from the Bank of Japan and FOMC
September 20, 2016
Monetary policymakers in Japan and the United States are holding two-day meetings on Tuesday and Wednesday. The BOJ decision will hit the wires around 04:00 GMT tomorrow. The FOMC statement is scheduled for 18:00 GMT on Wednesday. Neither meeting’s outcome is obvious. The BOJ is conducting an atypical full assessment of its policy stance, considering […] More
