Central Bank Watch
European Central Bank And Czech National Bank
February 3, 2022
The European Central Bank‘s cluster of interest rates (a -0.50% deposit rate since September 2019 and a zero percent refinancing rate and 0.25% Marginal Lending Facility rate since March 2016) were not changed today. Bond purchases as part of the Pandemic Emergency Program will cease after next month however, and quantitative support through the monthly […] More
Central Bank Watch
Central Bank of Brazil
February 3, 2022
Officials at the Central Bank of Brazil authorized a 150-basis point hike of their Selic interest rate to 10.75%. From a pandemic low of 2.0% prior to March 2021, there have been eight increases totaling 875 basis points. Brazilian CPI inflation accelerated from 4.6% in January 2021 to just over 10% currently and way above […] More
Central Bank Watch
Rate Hike at the Bank of England
February 3, 2022
After a scheduled meeting of the Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee, the BOE Bank rate was doubled to 0.5%. The increase follows a 15-basis point hike in December and lifts the rate level to its highest point since March 2020. The 25-basis point size of today’s hike was as analysts expected but accompanied with […] More
New Overnight Developments Abroad - Daily Update
Omicron, Central Banks, ISIS, Metaverse, OPEC, Russia, Inflation and January PMIs Vying for Market’s Attention
February 3, 2022
The top leader of ISIS and his family have died after a U.S.-led raid in Syria. Geopolitical tensions between the U.S. and Russia remain very high. A total of 3,623 Covid-19 deaths yesterday in the United States were the greatest single-day total in a year. Omicron affected numerous service-sector and composite purchasing manager surveys reported […] More
