Central Bank

Central bank activity will continue next week with policy meetings of the Bank of Japan and Sweden’s Riksbank. It will be a relatively quieter one though for economic indicators, except in the United States, which will see several big data…

The central bank theme will continue for a third week following the past fortnight’s policy meetings by the ECB, Bank of Japan, Fed and the Bank of England. This time, it will be the turn of the Reserve Bank of Australia and the Reserve…

Central bank meetings will dominate the next seven days as the Bank of England, the Bank of Japan and the US Federal Reserve all hold their policy meetings. It will be a big week for economic indicators as well, as the Eurozone releases…

The week ahead will be a busy one with three central bank meetings lined up. The RBA starts off the week with its monetary policy meeting, followed by the Bank of Canada and eventually handing over the spotlight to the ECB. On the economic…

In what could be signs of a sluggish close to the second quarter GDP, the latest manufacturing, construction and industrial production numbers painted a grim picture on the economy. Manufacturing activity in the UK stagnated in June led by…

PBoc Reserves Rise Again in July The latest data shows that PBoC FX reserves rose again in July, reaching around $3.1trln. Central banks in developed economies have been steadily adding to their reserves, which is a trend likely to develop…

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand decision will be released in few hours, while the economic activities have weakened further compared with the data that was available for the bank during the previous decision. At 09:00 GMT+, eyes will be on…

Canada became the first G-7 country to join the US in raising interest rates yesterday, proving the fact that the world’s central bankers have started entering a tightening cycle (as they promised at Sinatra’s forum on central banking).The…

Central Banks Exploring Use of Digital Currencies? As bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies continue to soar in popularity, many central bankers are now keenly debating whether to start issuing digital currency for the first time. In a report…