Central Bank Watch
Central Bank of Sri Lanka
May 9, 2017
The statement released after the latest policy review by Sri Lanka’s Monetary Board calls the current stance appropriate, observes a deceleration in the capital city of Colombo, and projects a similar drop of inflation nationally to mid-single digits by the end of this year. Officials also expect credit growth to slow down in line with […] More
New Overnight Developments Abroad - Daily Update
Elections, Fed Rhetoric, and Some New Data
May 9, 2017
On Sunday, French voters elected a centrist president but gave far-right candidate Le Pen about a third of the vote. The result avoids the specter of Frexit for now but didn’t spell the end of pan-European nationalism. In Germany, meanwhile, two recent state elections have also swung to Chancellor Merkel’s pro-EU CDU party, increasing chances […] More
