Central Bank Watch
Icelandic Central Bank Rate Cut as Growth is Slowing
May 22, 2019
The Central Bank of Iceland unexpectedly cut its seven-day term deposit rate to 4.0% from 4.5%. This reduction constitutes a double-reversal of trend. Following cuts totaling 125 basis points from May 2017 to October 2017, the central bank rate had been raised by 25 basis points just six months ago amid robust domestic growth. Today’s […] More
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Brexit Mess and Central Bank News
May 22, 2019
The latest Brexit proposal from British Prime Minister May was defeated heavily by a parliamentary vote of 432-202. That was a significantly bigger defeat than on her previous attempt. Sterling dropped to a four-month low of $1.2641. The ten-year British gilt yield slid six basis points to 1.02%, but the Ftse-100 avoided the slide experienced […] More
