Central Bank Watch
Bank of Japan Keeps Existing Policy Settings
October 31, 2017
The Bank of Japan Board released both a statement and a fresh quarterly Outlook for Economic Activity and Prices after its latest policy review, a two-day meeting that consumed a total four hours seven minutes of discussion. The Outlook is the more informative document as it provides extensive background regarding current economic conditions, the baseline […] More
New Overnight Developments Abroad - Daily Update
Mixed News at Month End
October 31, 2017
The dollar traded up by 0.6% against the kiwi, 0.4% relative to the Swiss franc and Australian dollar, and 0.2% vis-a-vis the yen, euro and loonie. The dollar is unchanged against sterling and 0.3% and 0.2% softer against the peso and yuan. In stock market action, share prices rose 0.9% in South Korea and 0.5% […] More