Central Bank Watch
Central Bank of Sri Lanka
June 27, 2017
Following last week’s policy review, Sri Lanka’s key central bank deposit and lending rates were again maintained at 7.25% and 8.75%, the levels since a pair of 50-basis point increases implemented last year in February and July. A statement of explanation called the monetary policy stance “appropriate” and predicted that total and core CPI, which […] More
New Overnight Developments Abroad - Daily Update
Stocks and Dollar Mostly Retreat in Choppy Markets
June 27, 2017
The dollar declined overnight by 0.8% against the euro, 0.7% relative to the Swiss franc, 0.4% versus the yuan, 0.3% relative to the Australian dollar and sterling and 0.2% vis-a-vis the kiwi and loonie. The dollar is unchanged against the Japanese yen and 0.3% firmer relative to the Mexican peso. Today’s main event will be […] More