Central Bank Watch
Czech National Bank
September 27, 2017
Monetary officials kept their 2-week repo rate at 0.25% at today’s policy review after having broken a streak dating back to November 2012 when such had been pinned at 0.05%. A ceiling on the koruna at 26.0 per euro, which was introduced in November 2013, was lifted back in April, but authorities reserve the right […] More
Central Bank Watch
Bank of Thailand’s One-Day Repo Rate Left at 1.5% as Expected
September 27, 2017
The last central bank interest rate changes in Thailand were a duo of 25-basis point reductions in March and April of 2015 that culminated two percentage points of easing since November 2011. The policy stance is being kept accommodative in light of sub-target inflation and the baht’s appreciation against other Asian currencies. Some political pressure […] More
New Overnight Developments Abroad - Daily Update
Dollar Rises and Long-Term Sovereign Debt Yields Spike Upward
September 27, 2017
The dollar advanced overnight by 0.9% against the Mexican peso, 0.6% versus the yen and Swiss franc, 0.4% relative to the euro, and 0.3% vis-a-vis the Aussie dollar, loonie and sterling. The yuan is flat, and the kiwi edged up 0.1%. Ten-year German bund and British gilt yields leaped six and five basis points. Futures […] More
