Central Bank Watch
Central Bank Interest Rate Hike in Belarus
April 14, 2021
Accelerating inflation was uppermost on the minds of policymakers at the National Bank of Belarus, who today announced a 75-basis point hike in their refinancing rate to 8.5%. During the first half of 2020, the rate had been cut 25 basis points in Jranuary, 75 bps in May and 25 bps in June to a […] More
New Overnight Developments Abroad - Daily Update
Awaiting U.S. Import Prices, Jay Powell’s Speech and Fed’s Beige Book
April 14, 2021
The dollar fell 0.7% overnight against the New Zealand dollar and 0.5% relative to the Turkish lira and Australian dollar. But more senior dollar relationships such as the euro, yen, Swiss franc, sterling, and yuan, the dollar is barely changed and down just 0.1% in weighted terms. For the first time in years, markets have […] More
